Maintaining both US and candian GC

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kuljit bhatia

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I have canadian PR for 3 years. I live and work in US. My GC in US close to approval. I have easily maintained by canadian PR while living in US. I am planning to move out of north america after I get my US GC. My question is- can I maintian my US and candian PR while staying out.

My plan is as follows:
For canada- Since there is 180 days rule. They will know if you enter canada from any other country but not from US.

For US- there is a rule of entering the country 2 times a year and maintaining a residence, bank account etc. here.

If I enter US every two years and travel to canada (if needed) from US, can I maintain both GC.

Any comments are welcome. Thanks.
 
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Hi kuljit bhatia
How did you maintain PR of Canada while living and working in US. I have recently become PR of Canada and would like to maintain the PR and I would like to continue in US for some more time. Thanks in advance.
 
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Maitaining canadian PR is easy. If you never go to canada after landing and getting required govt documents, you have no problem. But if you travel to canada frequently (like I do) the only thing to remember is when you enter canada don\'t tell them you stay in US. Your answer should be You just came to visit a relative or friend. And you should have a permanent address in canada, a bank account, health card. Take out any loose papers out of passport like I94 concerning US. When they look in your passport they only look for candian immigration stamp and not US stamps. Even if they notice your US visa stamps, they cannot prove anything and you are allowed away from the country for 6 months. You can tell them you used to work in US but you like canada and now living in canada.

The kind of Border you are crossing also makes a difference. A busy border is tougher. While coming back to US you have no problem. Don\'t tell them about canadian PR and focuss on US stamps. Thats it!!
 
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Hi bhatia
We landed in Canada last month,stayed for 2 days applied for SIN card with our US address. I don\'t have any Canada adress. Now we are waiting for our sin card after which we are planning to apply for RRP since we have a valid reason.
But Bhatia what happens to IT return. Do you file IT return in Canada?
 
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Hi, Kuljit:

I have a question for you. I have an H-1 visa. I am going to visit Canada for 2 days. When I re-enter the U.S., do I need to present an employment letter? Or the H-1 approval notice is enough?

If you see this message, please reply ASAP, since I plan to leave during this long weekend but forgot to ask my employer for a letter. Thanks a lot!!!!

a_waiter
 
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Hi Bhatia,
   Could you please e-mail your address. Maybe we can keep in touch.
 
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Kuljit,
How does the technicalities of I-94 work when you go from US to Canada? Do you need to surrender with the airline? Also, is it a problem with the US GC process if you are a citizen of another country and are a PR of Canada?
 
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Please read this:

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.
If you need information about the impact of holding green cards under Canadian law, please contact a Canadian immigration lawyer.
 
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Hello All,
I am a Canadian PR,currently working in U.S. I am planning to go back to Canada permanently in Jan 2002.(I am on RAP). Now My question is as my mother is visiting me here in US.(10 years multiple entry Tourist Visa), can I apply a Canadian Visitors visa for my mother from here (in LA. Canadian Consulate)? If it is possible she can go with me for a while and then from there depart from there to India. If anybody can give me any information on that, I will Will really appriciate that.

it is very urgent and important.

Thank You all,
Moloy Bagchi
 
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kulijit bhatia,

are you still available for questions?

kindly give more info on how to deal with tax issues.
 
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SO IT MEANS YOU TRAVEL BY ROAD FROM USA TO CANADA IN YOUR CAR WHICH HAS USA NUMBER PLATE OR cANADA REGISTRED VEHICAL?
1 IF IT IS USA REGISTRED VEHICAL DONT CANADA BORDER POST ASK FOR THE REASON, BECAUSE THEY WILL DOUBT YOU IF YOU ARE IN USA REGISTRED VEHICAL ALL THE TIME AND THEY WILL ASK YOU WHY DID NOT YOU REGISTER YOUR CAR IN CANADA? I THINK ONE IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER HIS CAR WITH CANADA AUTHORITES AFTER SOME TIME.
2. IF YOU HAVE REGISTRED CAR OF CANADA AND DRIVING IN USA YOU ARE SUPOSED TO GET IT REGISTRED IN USA AFTER SOME TIME
3 WHAT ABOUT THE TAX? SO MANY PERSONS HAVE ASKED YOU, BUT YOU HAVE NOT REPLIED, IT MEANS YOU HAVE NOT PAID any tax to canada, every Landed immigrant is supposed to pay the tax in canada and same is with USA as you or on nonimmigrant visa and supposed to pay your State and fedral tax.
4. I think you only claim to have MAINTAING your PR, or you think so, I do not think that with out paying your tax you can maintain your PR.
Please DO NOT GIVE WRONG ADVICE TO OTHERS,IF you can not reply to the questions asked by them.

I hope that you THINK that you have VALID PR,but only you will come to know when you now enter Canada and then post here, that will be the only proof that you Have MAINTAINED PR for 3 years, unless you enter how you can claim that you have PR.
regarding the TAX question you are quiet, I doubt that you have still valid PR
 
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SO IT MEANS YOU TRAVEL BY ROAD FROM USA TO CANADA IN YOUR CAR WHICH HAS USA NUMBER PLATE OR cANADA REGISTRED VEHICAL?
1 IF IT IS USA REGISTRED VEHICAL DONT CANADA BORDER POST ASK FOR THE REASON, BECAUSE THEY WILL DOUBT YOU IF YOU ARE IN USA REGISTRED VEHICAL ALL THE TIME AND THEY WILL ASK YOU WHY DID NOT YOU REGISTER YOUR CAR IN CANADA? I THINK ONE IS REQUIRED TO REGISTER HIS CAR WITH CANADA AUTHORITES AFTER SOME TIME.
2. IF YOU HAVE REGISTRED CAR OF CANADA AND DRIVING IN USA YOU ARE SUPOSED TO GET IT REGISTRED IN USA AFTER SOME TIME
3 WHAT ABOUT THE TAX? SO MANY PERSONS HAVE ASKED YOU, BUT YOU HAVE NOT REPLIED, IT MEANS YOU HAVE NOT PAID any tax to canada, every Landed immigrant is supposed to pay the tax in canada and same is with USA as you or on nonimmigrant visa and supposed to pay your State and fedral tax.
4. I think you only claim to have MAINTAING your PR, or you think so, I do not think that with out paying your tax you can maintain your PR.
Please DO NOT GIVE WRONG ADVICE TO OTHERS,IF you can not reply to the questions asked by them.
I hope that you THINK that you have VALID PR,but only you will come to know when you NOW enter Canada and then post here, that will be the only proof that you Have MAINTAINED PR for 3 years, unless you enter how you can claim that you have VALID PR.just keeping the Landing Papers with you in US is not proof that it is still VALID.
regarding the TAX question you are not replying to any post, I doubt that you have still valid PR
 
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