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I was born in Colombia but I am a Canadian citizen. When I was getting my ticket for USA that’s in a few weeks I put nationality as Colombian because I was born there but my passport says Canadian Nationality. I can’t change it. Will this be an issue?

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It is possible to have two (or more) nationalities. If you hold a Canadian passport, then in virtually all cases your Canadian passport will say

Nationality
CANADIAN / CANADIENNE

This is normal and does not affect any other nationalities you might have.

For travel to the USA, if you are a Canadian citizen then you will want to say you are Canadian (even though you weren't born there) because the entry rules for Canadians are much easier than for almost any other nationality.

For buying the ticket from the airline, it probably doesn't matter very much. When you arrive at the airport, the airline will want to double check your passport. At this point you'll give them your Canadian passport. On entering the US when talking to the CBP officer, again you want to use the Canadian passport.

If the only actual passport you have is your Canadian one (that is, you don't hold a Colombian passport even though you're probably a Colombian citizen), then you're fine. Just say you're Canadian whenever anybody or any form asks.

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