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I am leaving soon to visit my country for emergency purposes and I have sent my US passport application in, but for routine service only and then all of a sudden we decided to go back to our country sooner than expected as soon as we booked the flight, I have called in to expedite it but they have the right to say no, they said. I am also not sure if it will come before my flight. Can I leave with my Canadian passport and let my mother bring my U.S passport to me once it finishes processing and enter with it when I come back to the U.S? and also will the immigration know that my US passport is still processing when I present my Canadian passport when I leave? (that is if I don't receive my passport by the time of my flight) hoping to get answers on this..

drat
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Stephanie
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To answer your questions:

Can I leave with my Canadian passport

US law says you must leave the US "bearing" a US passport, but there is no consequence for breaking this rule. The US doesn't have exit checks, so there is no practical difference what you "leave with".

and let my mother bring my U.S passport to me once it finishes processing and enter with it when I come back to the U.S?

Yes

and also will the immigration know that my US passport is still processing when I present my Canadian passport when I leave? (that is if I don't receive my passport by the time of my flight) hoping to get answers on this..

As mentioned above, the US has no exit checks. So you do not "present" anything to "immigration" when you leave the US.

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Are you asking whether you can leave the US on one passport and enter it on another? Yes, you can.

The US doesn't have exit immigration, so there is no passport you leave on. Since you want to enter the US on a US passport, you'll have no issues since US citizens have a right to enter the US.

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According the US Immigration and Nationality Act, you're required to leave and enter on nothing but a US passport. While it's true there is no exit check, but you'll be doing so at your own risk.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by the President and subject to such limitations and exceptions as the President may authorize and prescribe, it shall be unlawful for any citizen of the United States to depart from or enter, or attempt to depart from or enter, the United States unless he bears a valid United States passport.

Having confirmed flight tickets with a close date should entitle you to the fastest expedited service at the passport agency which is five business days at the moment.

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