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LoveAmerica

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I just pretty much remembered my DV lottery case and it's pretty much slipped my mind the past month. Should I continue with it? Life is excellent in Canada and I just don't see what the US has to offer besides lots of states and variety and what not. My plan originally was to get dual citizen over there so I can work back and forth anytime I desire in the United States, but now I just don't see if it's worth the time and effort.

What do you people think?
 
I think you've pretty much answered your own question... to become a citizen you have to have held your green card for 5 years and at the time when you apply you have to have resided in the US continuously for 30 months. this is a long process for someone who just casually thinks they want a dual citizenship. if you have a good job in canada stay put there, if you can get a canadian citizenship its really simple to visit the us
 
not to mention all the money you would spend first getting your GC $1000+ and later to get citizenship. and perhaps you already know this but the US makes you renounce your other citizenship so unless your first country of citizenship recognizes dual citizenship it wouldn't work..
 
I have some friends in Canada and they are well settled there and have very well paying jobs. They like it in Canada and have no desire to immigrate to the US. When I visited them I noticed that standard and style of living in Canada is pretty similar to US. Their health care system is superior to US one in my opinion, but of course it comes with a price of higher taxation. I would go with what you feel is right. If you feel that you are well established in Canada and have bright future ahead I'd just say to continue building your life there. But if you feel that you can move to bigger and better things in the US, go for GC. It is a 100% your call.
 
stay in canada man .;here everything is difficult ;;its difficult to get here and even more to stay here ..food is expensive ..finding a job next to impossible....in other words its sux to be in the us right now and probably for a very looooooooooooong time:mad:
 
In my opinion please go ahead and pursue your DV case don't ignore it. I live in Canada and much as it offers some comfort, the US still has many oppourtunities which Canada can never offer that is the fact. It is always good in life to have options as opposed to having no options.

All the best.
 
Bermuda08 said:
In my opinion please go ahead and pursue your DV case don't ignore it. I live in Canada and much as it offers some comfort, the US still has many oppourtunities which Canada can never offer that is the fact. It is always good in life to have options as opposed to having no options.

All the best.
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i agree with you, usa is prefered for offering a wide range of options...............
 
maybe only option is if you order some item from website sometimes they don't ship to Canada. But that is rare.

So my opinion is stay in Canada and do something for your life :)
 
LoveAmerica said:
I just pretty much remembered my DV lottery case and it's pretty much slipped my mind the past month. Should I continue with it? Life is excellent in Canada and I just don't see what the US has to offer besides lots of states and variety and what not. My plan originally was to get dual citizen over there so I can work back and forth anytime I desire in the United States, but now I just don't see if it's worth the time and effort.

What do you people think?
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well. it seems like you've answered that question for yourself already :)
Canada has free (and despite critics) good healthcare, good pension system, low crime rate, good social care, and good educational system.

If you intend to proceed with greencard and still live in Canada and go back and forth to "preserve your US residency requirements" keep in mind that immigration officials can and may question your residency status. They may likely record every entry to the US, just like they record every entry to Canada if you are permanent resident of Canada. I remember that a friend of mine got Canadian PR and nearly lost it at the Canadian border because the official argued that he was merely visiting and not living in Canada. It was quite stressful for him to provide evidence of residential ties to Canada; simple rental agreement didn't cut it though. Proving residential ties to the US may become tedious and expensive if you are not living in the US. You will have to file US taxes (not only for US earned income but worldly income (including Canadian)); as a consequence, there will be a small level of overtaxation overlap.

The ultimate decision is your, but I do know of people who didn't proceed with application, because they were living a good life in their country.

Now if you lived in Kenya, Rwanda, Ethiopia...or similar countries, I would say you would have a very good reason to immigrate to the US. But when Canada is in question, it's a different scenario.
 
dadadada72 said:
i agree with you, usa is prefered for offering a wide range of options...............
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True! there are more opportunities in the US especially if you're in a creative field, wish to be an entrepreneur etc etc.
What bothers me though is that you're so nonchalant about it whereas so many applicants and winners would do anything for the opportunity to get their GC. if you're not 100% sure don't pursue it.
 
japaneschinlove said:
True! there are more opportunities in the US especially if you're in a creative field, wish to be an entrepreneur etc etc.
What bothers me though is that you're so nonchalant about it whereas so many applicants and winners would do anything for the opportunity to get their GC. if you're not 100% sure don't pursue it.
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correct , as a doctor i have plenty opportunities in usa than anywhere else............
 
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dadadada72 said:
correct , as a doctor i have plenty opportunities in usa than anywhere else............
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that is true. It's also true that many professions such as physicians, lawyers, architects..require certification from a US accredited body. For foreign medical graduates, that means they need to pass ALL medical exams again,..etc. It may (and likely will) take years to get these certificates and then start reaping the benefits of work. In the end, I think it really comes down to personal preferences and personal strength to pursue certain goals. Some people thrive in the US, while others not so much.
 
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kunato said:
that is true. It's also true that many professions such as physicians, lawyers, architects..require certification from a US accredited body. For foreign medical graduates, that means they need to pass ALL medical exams again,..etc. It may (and likely will) take years to get these certificates and then start reaping the benefits of work. In the end, I think it really comes down to personal preferences and personal strength to pursue certain goals. Some people thrive in the US, while others not so much. I wouldn't encourage someone to immigrate to the US, but at the same time I would not discourage anyone either.
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as a doctor you have to pass all the exams all over like you never studied medicine -that's about 10-12 years of studying right there ..during that time you will get paid nothing
.;friend of min ended up doing just that .; when he got the first job as a pathologists he was 47 years old and in debt more then 300 000 dollars .. now he was one of the top 10 students back in my country and all of his colegues from those days are well off and very well established in medical professions with average career span of 17 years and he is thanx to his "amarican dream" at the very beginning of his career and working as a pathologists since they won't let him work as surgeon ..so its all question of how much time you gonna waste chasing this dream of success in america ....
 
hahhahaah..dude which part of "chill out" did not registered with your pea brain??
about your "success"..you know being a "kitchen porter" does not really counts for much around here ...about my education ..well.. you will need to climb the ladder to kiss my a** in that respect !...as I said before chill dude ..;)..relax .."get life"...and stay "positive "(but don't inhale too much of that stuff laying on your kitchen table ;))....
 
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