Will I lose my canadian resident status if I become a US permanent resident?

Question

I am a Canadian resident since April 2005 and I have never been out of Canada but now I am appliying for a permanent residence visa in the US.

Answer 1

Both Canada and the US require you to be in the country a certain number of months consecutively per year in order to keep your permanent residency. If you can satisfy both their requirements, there is no rule that you cannot get permanent residency in both. For example, in the US you cannot leave for more than 6 months or a year, depending on the situation.

Answer 2

You can still be a Canadian citizen because you will just be residing in the United States.

Answer 3

I think Canada requires that you spend no more than 180 days per year out of the country to retain permanent resident status. That means more than half in Canada. If the US also requires more than half, you are going to be illegal somewhere.

Answer 4

These people above me are wrong. You are a legal resident of Canada and yes you will lose it if you become a US permanent resident and spend most of your time out of the country. If immgration inspectors suspects that you are spending most of your time out of the country you can lose your status.

For all those people above me legal residents are not citizens,

Answer 5

I think you will lose residency. If you were a citizen of Canada, that would be a different story.

Answer 6

No only if you become a USA citizen, then you must relinquish your Canadian citizenship.

Answer 7

no you can hold dual citizenship. i have someone i know who is both a us citizen and a Canadian citizen