Vikramaditya
Registered Users (C)
Immigration Gurus,
I’m facing a problem of abundance and would sincerely appreciate your insights. I’m posting this message in both the US and Canadian Immigration forums, so please excuse the double posting.
My I-485 has been approved around 3 weeks ago, and I’ve had my passport stamped since. I’m currently waiting on my physical card. I had also applied for immigration to Canada while my green card was in progress, as a standby. Yesterday I received a letter from the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo, informing me that my processing was complete, and asking me to send my passport for the Visa stamping to enter Canada. You could argue that I don’t really need Canadian residency since my green card is done, but I’d like to hold on to it at least till I receive my physical card (I’m rather paranoid….).
My questions are as follows:
1) Can a person maintain both US and Canadian permanent residency at the same time? From this forum, I get the impression this is not possible. Is this correct?
2) Will the Canadian consulate even stamp my passport with the Visa if they see the I-551 stamp? Will their stamping invalidate my green card in any way?
3) Do I need to send my passport right away for Canadian consulate stamping? Can I wait for a month or two till I get my Green Card in hand, and then decide to keep or abandon the Canadian application?
4) When am I considered a Canadian permanent resident? After the visa is issued, or after I enter Canada with the Visa and undergo processing?
5) When do I have to decide which permanent residency to give up? Right at this point, or at the time of re-entry into the US with a Canadian Permanent residency stamp (or whatever the process on entering Canada is), or at a certain point after that?
Many Thanks..
I’m facing a problem of abundance and would sincerely appreciate your insights. I’m posting this message in both the US and Canadian Immigration forums, so please excuse the double posting.
My I-485 has been approved around 3 weeks ago, and I’ve had my passport stamped since. I’m currently waiting on my physical card. I had also applied for immigration to Canada while my green card was in progress, as a standby. Yesterday I received a letter from the Canadian Consulate in Buffalo, informing me that my processing was complete, and asking me to send my passport for the Visa stamping to enter Canada. You could argue that I don’t really need Canadian residency since my green card is done, but I’d like to hold on to it at least till I receive my physical card (I’m rather paranoid….).
My questions are as follows:
1) Can a person maintain both US and Canadian permanent residency at the same time? From this forum, I get the impression this is not possible. Is this correct?
2) Will the Canadian consulate even stamp my passport with the Visa if they see the I-551 stamp? Will their stamping invalidate my green card in any way?
3) Do I need to send my passport right away for Canadian consulate stamping? Can I wait for a month or two till I get my Green Card in hand, and then decide to keep or abandon the Canadian application?
4) When am I considered a Canadian permanent resident? After the visa is issued, or after I enter Canada with the Visa and undergo processing?
5) When do I have to decide which permanent residency to give up? Right at this point, or at the time of re-entry into the US with a Canadian Permanent residency stamp (or whatever the process on entering Canada is), or at a certain point after that?
Many Thanks..