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If American marries a Canadian in Canada, would it make the American into a Canadian Citizenship ?
If an American were to marry a Canadian, would the country they get married in change the citizenship of the opposite nationality?
IE: American marries Canadian in Canada, American then becomes a Canadian
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9 Answers
- tuppenybitzLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
No. the canadian spouse would have to sponsor the american to immigrate to canada as a permanent resident then after 3 years they can apply for citizenship
Source(s): canadian resident through marraige - 5 years ago
Marriage to a Canadian citizen does not automatically give you citizenship. You must first apply and obtain permanent residence, then apply for Canadian citizenship and meet the same requirements as any other person seeking citizenship in Canada. Hope this helps
- 1 decade ago
No way. You still have to go through filing for Canadian citizenship. My best friend married a Canadian and lived in Canada for 14 years before finally filling out paperwork for Canadian citizenship, which was a requirement for his job advancement. He now has dual citizenship.
- sunybuniLv 61 decade ago
No. My Mom was Canadian and she married an American. She still had to apply for and pass the tests to become an American citizen.
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- 1 decade ago
No. Just marrying a citizen of that country does not grant the other individual citizenship as well. You must apply, and in most cases be a permanent resident first, in which case, the citizen would have to petition for the spouse.
- 1 decade ago
No...you would need to become a resident and then pass the citizenship exam to be a Canadian citizen.
- 1 decade ago
no....but if you want to become canadian then i highly recommend getting married in Canada then in the States. Apprantly it's better.
