Is a Russian passport as good as a US passport when traveling between US/CANADA if you are a US resident?

as long as its YOUR passport, you shouldn't have any trouble traveling anywhere.

If you are a US resident you are best to show your US passport.

People with Russian passports need to fill out the form for a Canadian tourist visa. Russians will be denied entry without the tourist visa.

Note, the Canadians have been cracking down on American's with felonies. So even someone who got charged with writing a bad check has been denied entry into Canada.

If the passport is yours, it is REQUIRED. Along with the documentation proving that you are, indeed, a US resident. And, if you're intending to return to the US, you'll need to verify that you have multiple entry status (if you're on a visa, and not actually classed as a permanent resident).

The reason for this is that US passports ARE NOT ISSUED to residents - they are issued to citizens.

The requirement is to show "proof of citizenship". A passport or birth certificate are the only valid ways of doing this - and, as an adult that is neither Canadian nor American, it is highly likely that a passport will be the only accepted document.

might want to check this link on dual citizenship plus check with the canadian authorities at their web site:

Dual Nationality

The concept of dual nationality means that a person is a citizen of two countries at the same time. Each country has its own citizenship laws based on its own policy.Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather than by choice. For example, a child born in a foreign country to U.S. citizen parents may be both a U.S. citizen and a citizen of the country of birth.

A U.S. citizen may acquire foreign citizenship by marriage, or a person naturalized as a U.S. citizen may not lose the citizenship of the country of birth.U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another. Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship.

Intent can be shown by the person's statements or conduct.The U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists but does not encourage it as a matter of policy because of the problems it may cause. Claims of other countries on dual national U.S. citizens may conflict with U.S. law, and dual nationality may limit U.S. Government efforts to assist citizens abroad. The country where a dual national is located generally has a stronger claim to that person's allegiance.

However, dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country. They are required to obey the laws of both countries. Either country has the right to enforce its laws, particularly if the person later travels there.Most U.S. citizens, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport does not endanger U.S. citizenship.Most countries permit a person to renounce or otherwise lose citizenship.

Information on losing foreign citizenship can be obtained from the foreign country's embassy and consulates in the United States. Americans can renounce U.S. citizenship in the proper form at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad.

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For further information on entry requirements, travelers may contact the Embassy of Canada at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, tel. (202) 682-1740, or the Canadian consulates in Buffalo, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York or Seattle. The Canadian Embassy's website is: http://www.canadianembassy.org/.