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Immigrating to Canada then US?
Due to certain reasons, I'm going to immigrate to Canada in the following year. I wanted to stay there for some years and then hopefully immigrate to USA. However I've recently heard that you can't be a citizen of 3 countries, so if I get Canadian citizenship I can't get a US citizenship as well.
I was wondering if this is true and if it is, if there's a way around it. For instance, can I give up my Canadian citizenship and get an American one? If so, will I have to give it up before applying for US, or can I have it until I actually get my American citizenship? This is all so confusing.
PS: The reason this is really important to me is that I currently live in Iran, and once I leave this country I can't ever come back due to certain reasons.
I'm not trying to use Canada as a means of getting to US. I currently have a student visa for Canada and I will be studying there, and if I stay 3 years I will get a Canadian citizenship. After that I planned to work in US, hopefully run a business there.
Also I can not go back to Iran for political reasons.
4 Answers
- Anonymous8 years agoFavorite Answer
Canada allows dual (and therefore multiple) citizenships. Iran doesn't, but ignores other citizenships and pretends you don't have them. The US does pretty much the same. So you could have all three citizenships.
It's not that easy and fast to acquire a citizenship as you seem to think, it's not that if you ask you will get it. You first have to be a permanent resident (which is a status which is not necessarily easy to get). Then you have to live for a number of years in that country. For Canada you need to have been present for 3 full years out of the last 4 years, for the US you need first to get a greencard and then also reside in the US for 3-5 years.
I wouldn't look that far ahead. Take one step at a time. If you are moving in a year to Canada I assume you have been accepted and granted an immigrant visa.
- ibu guruLv 78 years ago
And how did you think you were going to become legally resident in US? Who is your immediate blood relative who is a US citizen and who earns enough to support you & provide a home for you, and who is willing & able to file a petition for you? If it is a sibling, you are looking at a wait to enter the US of at least 12 years, if the petition were ever approved.
Canada is not some "way station" on the road to US. Canadian citizenship is not going to do anything to help you get to US. Furthermore, leaving Iran is not going to get you barred from reentry to your country of citizenship. E.g. if you were deported for violating any visa regulations, immigration or other laws, etc, Iran has to take you back.
- EdLv 78 years ago
If after obtaining Canadian citizenship you are able to immigrate to the US, you could retain your Canadian citizenship as long as you wanted while a permanent resident of the US. However, if you
applied for US citizenship, you would be required to renounce the Canadian citizenship.
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