Does applying for Canada P.R. affect my current US. Green Card Processing?

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ds74

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Hello All,

I am in the U.S. on a H1B Visa and my G.C. Process is in the Labor Stage.
I am in the process of applying for the Canad P.R.

I had the following queries:

Q1> Does applying for Canada P.R. affect my current US. Green Card Processing?

Q2> Can I maintain both the US GC status and Canada P.R. Status?

Q3> Can you suggest me some good sites with lots of information on people holding both US G.C & Canada P.R. Status?

I would really appreciate all your help in this matter.

Thanx,
Regards,
 
I had the following queries:

Q1> Does applying for Canada P.R. affect my current US. Green Card Processing?
--------- NO
Q2> Can I maintain both the US GC status and Canada P.R. Status?
NO becase GC is also permanent residence card for US and Canada PR is permanent residence in Canada. How you will maintain residency requirements? how you can be resident of both the countries at same time
Q3> Can you suggest me some good sites with lots of information on people holding both US G.C & Canada P.R. Status?
--- Don’t know
 
Originally posted by ds74
Hello All,

I am in the U.S. on a H1B Visa and my G.C. Process is in the Labor Stage.
I am in the process of applying for the Canad P.R.

I had the following queries:

Q1> Does applying for Canada P.R. affect my current US. Green Card Processing?
Ans: No

Q2> Can I maintain both the US GC status and Canada P.R. Status?
Ans:
Check this out for detailed answer on holding both the GC's.

Source>>>>
http://www.grasmick.com/morefaq.htm#CAN_I_KEEP_BOTH


16. Can I keep both the U.S. Green Card and Canadian Landed Immigrant status?

ANSWER: Yes, you can keep both...but you better have a good story!

Here's the problem: to keep your green card, you have to have the intent to reside permanently only in the United States. Canada requires a similar intent of it's landed immigrants. How can you intend to reside in both countries at once? If INS suspects that you no longer intend to reside permanently in the U.S., they can lift your green card. This usually happens during border crossings. The issue can also come up during naturalization: to become a U.S. citizen you must have intended to reside permanently in the U.S. continuously since the day you got your green card.

As a practical matter, you'll have some explaining to do at the border if INS finds out you hold residency in both countries.

Nevertheless, courts have held that application for and receipt of landed immigrant status in another nation, without more, does not establish intent to abandon permanent residency in the U.S. It is a significant factor showing that one intends to give up U.S. residency, but is not conclusive.

Here are some solutions:


Get citizenship in one country or another. With U.S. citizenship, you can reside wherever you'd like.
Apply for a Returning Resident permit. (For information on this permit, and other issues concerning Returning Residents, you may request an E-Mail report.) This permit diminishes---but does not eliminate---the chance that INS would be able to lift your green card.
Get a temporary work permit for one of the countries and keep the permanent residence in the other.

Q3> Can you suggest me some good sites with lots of information on people holding both US G.C & Canada P.R. Status?


Ans: http://www.grasmick.com

I would really appreciate all your help in this matter.

Thanx,
Regards,
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Hope this info helps you.
Vijay :)
 
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