for Canadian citizens,s only?

Question

how difacult is it to have duel citzenship \ usa\ canadien thinking of moveing up your way but not willing to renounce all my right,s and become a canadien citizen \\ and by same token if i was to marry a canadien women could she have same duel citzenship \ \anybody know please rsvp

Answer 1

Here is the scoop ... I lost some of my links on this, but it is the facts, and you can google dual Citizenship and find sources that back it up.

1) A U.S. Citizen does NOT have to renounce citizenship to become a citizen of Canada, therefore dual citizenship.

2) A U,S, Citizen can only lose citizenship by specifically renouncing it at an embassy in writing.

3) You can live in Canada as a Permanent Resident for the rest of your life if you want to, you don't have to become a citizen, however you are unable to vote or hold down some government jobs if you aren't a citizen, everything else is granted you when you get Permanent Residency Status.

4) When a person from another country becomes a Citizen of the U.S., in the Oath they take is a renunciation of their former citizenship, however, while this is still on the laws, it is not enforced. So technically a person becoming a citizen of the U.S. loses citizenship of other countries, but in practical use, this is not so, as the other country usually still considers them to be a citizen, and as stated, the law is no longer enforced, but neither has the Oath been revised to eliminate this.

5) A person can live a lifetime as a Permanent Resident in the U.S., but won't be able to vote, run for office, or hold some government jobs.

6) in general, it is easier to immigrate to Canada than to the U.S.;but in case of marriage, it's about equal, unless there are extenuating circumstances, such as criminal record, etc.

7) In order to get Canada Citizenship, a person must first become a Permanent Resident and live in Canada 3 out of 4 years.

8) In order to become a U.S. Citizen for a married person, you get limited status for two years after the marriage, or after being sponsored, then get it changed to P.R. Status, then you can apply for citizenship in 3 years (rather than in five as for other classes of immigration).

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/
http://www.uscis.gov/

Answer 2

I don't know any Canadians personaly. The company that I work for was dealing with another company in Canada and the people there were REALLY rude. But I think you will run into people like that no matter where you go so I can't really use that to base my opinois on all Canadians. Anyways you seem nice so I couldn't say all Canadians are rude =)

Answer 3

EVERTHING "Pichi" said is correct! I too am an American married to a Canadian, living in Canada (Alberta).

I am in the process of becoming Permanent and had the following company do all of my paperwork (a few thousand dollars): Canadian Immigration Solutions, Inc. 403-246-2692.

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