NVC received approved application for GC but now I have PR in Canada

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Fpm800

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Hi everyone, I would like some advice on a situation I am facing. I used to live in the US holding a student visa. My mother applied for my green card when she became a permanent resident. My green card had to wait as I was over 21 and born in the Philippines so the visa bulletin was 10 years behind my application date. I recently received an email from NVC stating that my application was approved by USCIS and need to follow the steps for an interview.
This is where things get confusing. Since my mother originally applied, I moved to Canada as a permanent resident due to the fact that I graduated and had no other way of staying in the us legally. I am now eligible to apply to become a Canadian citizen next year in March.
How should I notify USCIS that I am not a permanent resident in Canada? As I am so close to becoming a citizen of Canada, I would like to make that a priority but would still like to get my green card in the US as I would like the option to move to the US in the future if needed. Would this be possible?
When going for an interview for my green card, can this be done in the us embassy in Canada?
 
So, the first thing you need to decide is where you want to live. You can’t get a green card as an “option to move to the US in the future if needed”, because there are residency requirements in the US to keep your green card.

(The short version is that you should be able to delay it to get your green card interview after you get your Canadian citizenship, but if you're not going to move to the US soon after that it’s not worth doing it anyway.)
 
SusieQQQ said:
So, the first thing you need to decide is where you want to live. You can’t get a green card as an “option to move to the US in the future if needed”, because there are residency requirements in the US to keep your green card.

(The short version is that you should be able to delay it to get your green card interview after you get your Canadian citizenship, but if you're not going to move to the US soon after that it’s not worth doing it anyway.)
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Thank you for your response. I read about the requirements. I still hold active bank accounts in the US and have an address in my mother's house. I'm hoping that might help with some of the requirements.

On the email I received it said that I have up to one year to respond otherwise they will close my case. Is that what you mean by delaying? I am asking because I can only apply for my citizenship in April and current timeline to grant of citizenship is taking one year from the date of application.

If do end up getting an interview, can that be requested to be conducted in Canada rather than the Philippines? Asking because the email said an interview would be conducted in the Philippines which I haven't been back for more than 15 years.
 
Fpm800 said:
Thank you for your response. I read about the requirements. I still hold active bank accounts in the US and have an address in my mother's house. I'm hoping that might help with some of the requirements.

On the email I received it said that I have up to one year to respond otherwise they will close my case. Is that what you mean by delaying? I am asking because I can only apply for my citizenship in April and current timeline to grant of citizenship is taking one year from the date of application.

If do end up getting an interview, can that be requested to be conducted in Canada rather than the Philippines? Asking because the email said an interview would be conducted in the Philippines which I haven't been back for more than 15 years.
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Yes you can have it in Canada.
You need to physically be in the US to meet residency requirements. Living and working elsewhere can lead to a finding of abandonment. Anyone can have a bank account and property. (You would need to fulfill tax requirements too - filing with the irs and declaring worldwide income regardless where you actually live/earn it. A green card is not a super visa or contingency document.
 
SusieQQQ said:
Yes you can have it in Canada.
You need to physically be in the US to meet residency requirements. Living and working elsewhere can lead to a finding of abandonment. Anyone can have a bank account and property. (You would need to fulfill tax requirements too - filing with the irs and declaring worldwide income regardless where you actually live/earn it. A green card is not a super visa or contingency document.
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That's what I was thinking as well.
What about the delaying part? When you mentioned delaying were you speaking about the 1 year that was stated in the email?
 
Fpm800 said:
That's what I was thinking as well.
What about the delaying part? When you mentioned delaying were you speaking about the 1 year that was stated in the email?
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Yes. But it seems you will not become a citizen in March next year as i initially understood but only a year from April, so I don’t think it’s going to work anyway. You’ll have to choose.
 
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