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My situation:

I hold two citizenships, Pakistan and British.

I was refused a US visa back in 2011, then was approved later last year and it is valid for the next 5 years.

I already have an answer here.

Based on that answer I will use my Pakistan passport to travel to NY. Now I am planning to visit Canada as well. I am planning to cross border by driving. As I understand, being British Citizen means I can just enter without a visa if passing through a road border.

I don't want to apply for a Canada ETA because it will be refused as I have had US visa refusal back in 2011.

Question

If I use my Pakistani passport to enter the US, can I still use my British passport to cross the border, or I will be asked which passport I used to enter the US? (Because I cannot use Pakistani passport as I will require visa)

Or, if I can use my UK passport, will they ask me if I have valid ESTA or Visa in the UK passport?

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Canada will not care which passport you used to enter the US. Nor will they care how you got into the US. In the unlikely event that they ask, there is no problem with showing them the visa in your Pakistani passport.

You can and should use your British passport to enter Canada.

By the way, I don't believe a US visa refusal automatically means you will be refused an ETA.

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