[DMCForum] Re: Canada; I may be wrong.

["Mike Walsh" <yahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

FYI - I worked as a Customs officer on the border between Buffalo NY 
and Ft Erie Ontario for about 12 years (Canadian side). In that time 
we were considered "primary immigration officers" and therefore 
needed intimate knowledge on Canadian immigration law. 

As far as Canada is concerned, there is no restriction on holding 
Canadian citizenship regardless of which country or countries that 
person is also a citizen of.  Under US law, an oath is required for 
all new US citizens, part of which specifically mentions abandoning 
all allegiances to other countries. Canada's attitude is 
of "multiculturism" instead of a "melting pot". There is no 
requirement to abandon allegiances to other countries when becoming 
a Canadian citizen. 

I should mention that this came into effect in 1977 with a new 
Immigration Act. Prior to Feb of that year the law was much stricter 
and it was even possible for someone to be born in Canada, a 
Canadian citizen, and if they moved to the US and took out US 
citizenship they would loose their Canadian citizenship. This is no 
longer the case.

Of course the normal immigration process of applying, selection and 
screening is still required to immigrate to Canada. Unless.....just 
claim to be a refugee, you will receive a welfare check with in 1 
week, admitted to Canada, and will face an refugee tribunal in 2 to 
5 years. I don't think anyone has successfully immigrated to Canada 
from the US this way. 

Normal immigration procedures are best researched with the Canadian 
embassy or through an immigration lawyer. It usually starts with 
temporary admittance as a visitor. If you are qualified for 
employment in which there is insufficient Canadian candidates then 
you may get a work visa. You may also apply as an immigrant but will 
have to go though a scoring system which takes into account family 
relationships in Canada, type of employment being sought, if self 
employed - how much $ you are willing to invest in a Canadian 
business. The majority of immigrants come in basing their 
application on family relationships. After becoming a "landed 
immigrant", sometimes called a "permanent resident" (exactly like 
a "resident alien" or green card) for 5 years the person can apply 
for Canadian citizenship. Once a Canadian citizen, the only 2 ways 
to loose it is to either lie on your application or to have a lawyer 
file paperwork to revoke it. Even if you move back to the US (or 
anywhere else) you will still and always hold Canadian citizenship.

Mike Walsh
#17084 - eh!


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Marc Levy <malevy_nj@xxxx> wrote:
> The information I got about dual citizenship may be
> incorrect.  I was given this information by someone
> from Canada, but have been unable to verify it.
> 
> I did find this: (NOT AN OFFICIAL SITE)
> 
> http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
> 
> Which seems to indicate no restriction by the USA..
> 
> and this:
> 
> http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/dualci_e.html
> 
> Which would indicate no restriction by Canada.
> 
> 
> 
> The simple way to get Canadian citizenship (for us
> single folk) is to marry a Canadian:
> 
> http://www.marryanamerican.ca/
> 
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