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Subject: Re: Multiple citizenships and a greencard Posted on: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:10:18 +0000


> Apologies for cross-posting this (to both the Canadian and US
> immigration forums), but I wasn't sure which place was the
> right one...
>
> Extraordinarily long story as short as possible:
>
> I'm Canadian, moved to England at age 10, married a Brit at 24, became
> a British Citizen in 2005 (so I now have dual citizenship). I've
> sponsored my husband to get Canadian PR, intending to move to Canada
> in October 2006.
>
> In the meantime, my parents are Canadian citizens with US Greencards.
> They waited 14 years for their greencards (they'd applied for the
> whole family), but by the time they were approved my older brother and
> I had turned 21 and were removed from the application. They now live
> in the States. Without my asking them to, my parents submitted a new
> application for me to get a greencard (it's been in process for about
> 18 months). They've been told it will take about 5 years for me to be
> approved. In 4 years time, my husband will (Hopefully) be in the
> process of applying for Canadian citizenship.
>
> We're the type who never turn down an opportunity, so if someone hands
> me a greencard I think it would be silly not to at least land, however
> I don't know what effect this might have on my current citizenships.
>
> Can one person hold a Canadian and British citizenship and a US
> greencard simultaneously? And if I obtain a greencard, can I sponsor
> my husband to get a greencard (I'm not leaving him behind!)? All I can
> say for sure is that we are intending Canada to be our home for the
> immediate future (5 years minimum), but who knows what will happen
> after that, so I'm not turning down any opportunity unless it is
> detrimental to our current statuses.
>
> Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.

Yes, I did! In fact, I now hold a Canadian, UK, and US passport!

Ian

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