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Kumar_h1

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My friend recently got his passport stamped after
485 approval. he needs to goto canada in jan 2002
to take his citizenship oath and get his citizenship
of canada.(he is originally from india).

While entering canada, the canadian immigration official
might look at the passport stamp of US greencard
and ask him why he is a resident of both countries.

actually he applied for citizenship(Canada)
and green card(US) simultaneously. he just happened to
get his green card in december 01 and citizenship
in Jan 02. He intends to become a canadian citizen
and work in US using his Green card.

How should he respond to the canadian immigration official
so that he can enter canada and get his citizenship card
and come back to US.

The intention here is not to maintain residency in two
countries. It is to become a citizen of Canada and
work in US.
 
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Your friend will have a tough time defending what he is intending to do if he is scrutinized by the Canadian immigration officials.

By virtue of the fact he went through AOS to get his green card, he obviously cannot show he has maintained residency ties to Canada to maintain his landed immigrant status there... otherwise he could not have done AOS in the U.S. He "might" have had a defense had he continued to "live" in Canada and went the CP route in Canada.

His only hope is that he doesn\'t get questioned about his status when entering Canada. Should he get past this and secure his citizenship, then obviously he can\'t lose his Canadian citizenship because of redidency issues. He\'ll have to deal with this though if he eventually decides to naturalize in the U.S., since I believe the U.S. only accepts dual citizenship when the other citizenship is from your country of birth.
 
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I read a book published by Court TV. It says a naturalized citizen can even be de-naturlized under several circumstances, one of which
is that he/she takes residence outside th USA within one year
after naturalization
 
You can hold a dual USA and Canadian citizenship or any other citizenship

Please read the following info from a Buffalo Immmigration lawyer - Mr. Grasmick at http://www.grasmick.com/canimfaq.htm#CAN SOMEONE HOLD A

13. Can someone hold dual U.S.A. and Canada citizenship?

ANSWER: Yes. See our U.S. citizenship page at http://www.grasmick.com/citizen.htm.

Can I Be A Dual Citizen ?
. . . you can be a citizen of the U.S. and of another country.
Yes. According to U.S. law, you can be a citizen of the U.S. and of another country or other countries.

Of course, you should also look to your own country\'s law, to see if that country will allow you to keep dual citizenship. Canada and the U.K. allow dual citizenship. The international trend is to allow dual citizenship.
 
The Oath of Allegiance

It begins with:

"I hereby declare, on oath,
that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;..."

This is the oath which everybody has to take at naturalization.

I just cannot quite match this with the dial citizenship.
 
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Yes, it is like that however Canadian citizenship has to be renounced in front of a judge to really be considered renounced and the USA does not insist on that. So at the end you still have both citizenships.
 
That provision was repelead according to the FAQ

Q10 Under what conditions can my citizenship be revoked?
   A10 If your behavior is not well disposed to the good order and happiness
of the U.S. or if you concealed your wartime activities when applying
for visas to enter the U.S. after World War II. Also, for example you do
one of the following:
(a) Refusal to testify before a congressional committee regarding
alleged subversive activities within 10 years after becoming a
U.S. citizen.
(b) Establish permanent foreign residence within 1 year after becoming
a U.S. citizen
Note from Rich Wales, richw@yank.kitchener.on.ca
This provision was repealed on October 25, 1994, by
Public Law 103-416 (108 Stat. 4305). The old require-
ment that candidates for US citizenship must intend to
reside permanently in the US following naturalization
was also repealed by this same law.
(c) Membership in an outlawed organization within 5 years after becoming
a citizen.
Denaturalization proceedings may be instituted against you for (a)-(c).
REFERENCES:
[1] Nancy-Jo Merritt, "Understanding Immigration Law," Makai Publishing group,
Scottsdale, Arizona, 1993.
 
IS there no end to this?

Is there no end to the Immigration law provisions which threaten to take away your immigrants root to the US. If you become a "permanent" resident, your immigrant visa can be revoked. IF you become a citizen you can be de-naturalized. When it is that you can finally say you are from the UNITED STATES?
 
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