I am a landed immigrant of Canada living in the United States with my Canadian husband. He works for a large Canadian company that is also based in the States. Can I still get my Canadian citizenship? I lived in Canada for 8 years, and now live down here for the past 6 years. Since I am accompanying him and this counts towards the residency requirements, will it be valid to get the citizenship itself? A lawyer in Vancouver told me not, but another told me it does! And if I can, where do I apply, through the Buffallo, N.Y. office?
Thanks for the assistance!!!
2006-11-24 20:01:18 · 8 answers · asked by gnogni 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
To update, no I am not American. And yes, by Canadian Immigration law I still do have residency because I am hopping the planet with a Canadian citizen. I don't intend to go back to my original country ever if I can help it, so I feel most connected culturally to Canada because of my husband and the time that I spent there.
2006-11-25 11:44:28 · update #1
You are eligible for citizenship. You married a Canook citizen....Can't tell you where to go, but you are certainly eligible.
Oh & thanks for the thumbs down, whoever you are.
2006-11-24 21:07:08 · answer #1 · answered by 5150 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What country do you have actual citizenship with? Is it the USA? That's what I'm taking it as, you are a US citizen who moved to Canada, married a Canadian, and then moved back to the US 6 years ago? To tell you the truth, I believe you have by now lost your Canadian landed immigrant status because I believe in order to keep this, you have to remain in Canada for a minimum of 6 months out of the year. I think you have to start all over again and first, you will need to be moving back to Canada in order to re-apply. Better check out the Canadian Immigratin website and maybe give a call to the nearest Canadian Embasy to you.
2006-11-24 21:49:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the lawyer that told you no is correct. Your husband IS a citizen and is only taking care of residency rules. You however cannot piggy back your citizenship on his needing to work outside the country. You have been absent for 6 years and in fact since you have you have not been on Canadian soil you cannot add the time to fulfill your residency requirements. The first lawyer is correct. You can check the info with the consulate or embassy nearest you.
2006-11-24 20:35:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would be very surprised - you have spent almost as much time living in America as in Canada and they should want a demonstration that you are committed to Canada. I think you would have to move back for a period of time. But instead of asking us, why not contact the Immigration Department of the Canadian government?
2006-11-24 20:04:07 · answer #4 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a landed immigrant in canada and I had to move to the us to help family. I want to take out my canadian citzinship.
2013-10-01 14:08:35 · answer #5 · answered by Sherrie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe you can being married to a Canadian, check with immigration at cic.gc.ca
2006-11-24 22:55:46 · answer #6 · answered by nbr660 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am not sure of your question and cannot answer for sure based on your living area ? but it is a Canadian Co.
therefore i will put you the Canadian embassy page in order for you to find some answers ;
top left of the page is :Citizenship
here you are
http://services3.cic.gc.ca/ecas/ECAS.jsp
2006-11-24 20:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by HJW 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you at present prefer a valid Canadian passport to shuttle to united statesa. via Air, Sea, or land shuttle (so all entries). except you have a NON-expired visa out of your homestead united states of america, it heavily isn't possible. Sorry! maybe you could fnd a loop hollow; good success!
2016-10-17 12:27:33 · answer #8 · answered by corridoni 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋