Benefits to Citizenship VS. Permanent Residence?

[canvis2006]

Renewing PR Cards is a nuisance of a process. Other than that, I don't really see much of an issue for an American. (since American passport is almost the same with regards to world travel ease).

 

[bucajack]

That’s just your experience - my wait time significantly reduced after PR

As an Irish citizen we qualify for I-94 Visa Waivers and ESTA. When I cross the border by land into the states I have to get out of my car and go into the office to wait to be processed. This can add a couple of hours to our trip. With a Canadian passport that will be significantly reduced for me! Coming back to Canada is much easier. The process won't change much from PR to citizen.

In my mind there are 3 major advantages of citizenship over PR:

• Voting rights - I will have a say in how the country, province and municipality where I live and pay taxes are governed
• Security
• No more bureaucracy - I don't have to go through the painful process of renewing my PR card every 5 years and proving I meet the residency requirements.

 

[ZingyDNA]

The main thing is once you're a citizen, you don't have to deal with CIC/IRCC any more!

 

[keesio]

The main thing is once you're a citizen, you don't have to deal with CIC/IRCC any more!

Unless you want to sponsor family from abroad.

 

[meyakanor]

A significant advantage is not having to worry about deportation due to 'Serious Criminality'.

Despite a very ominous wording, a simple DUI charge nowadays would potentially result in a deportation of a permanent resident, even if you didn't end up getting any jailtime (since a crime that can be penalized by up to 10 years of jail time is considered a serious criminality).

This is not, however, an endorsement of any criminal activity, but simply to acknowledge that just about anybody can be caught in the wrong time at the wrong place.

 

[ZingyDNA]

I'd like to know if anyone has committed a crime right after a citizenship ceremony. Like, "Woohoo!! I AM FREE!" *Steal the judge's wallet and run

A significant advantage is not having to worry about deportation due to 'Serious Criminality'.

Despite a very ominous wording, a simple DUI charge nowadays would potentially result in a deportation of a permanent resident, even if you didn't end up getting any jailtime (since a crime that can be penalized by up to 10 years of jail time is considered a serious criminality).

This is not, however, an endorsement of any criminal activity, but simply to acknowledge that just about anybody can be caught in the wrong time at the wrong place.

 

[Seym]

I'd like to know if anyone has committed a crime right after a citizenship ceremony. Like, "Woohoo!! I AM FREE!" *Steal the judge's wallet and run

Smoking weed right after the oath before October 2018?

 

[SunnyWays]

I'd like to know if anyone has committed a crime right after a citizenship ceremony. Like, "Woohoo!! I AM FREE!" *Steal the judge's wallet and run

hahahahahahaa
this is the funniest post i have ever seen on this forum, hats off to you, anyone reading this post will definitely even for few seconds forget about their test invite or oath invite and laugh so hard hahahaha thank you

 

[pinaydaga]

Am i right in saying that if you are a naturalized Canadian citizen you never lose your citizenship regardless how long you reside in another country? While if PR there are residency obligations.

 

[keesio]

Am i right in saying that if you are a naturalized Canadian citizen you never lose your citizenship regardless how long you reside in another country?

It would apply to any Canadian citizen

 

[ZingyDNA]

Am i right in saying that if you are a naturalized Canadian citizen you never lose your citizenship regardless how long you reside in another country? While if PR there are residency obligations.

Yeah residency obligation and serious criminality are the two major ways (maybe the only ways?) that you can lose your permanent residency. That obviously assumes you obtained PR legally and won't renounce it.

 

[Joshua1]

‘99%’ of good government jobs require citizenship.

Did you all read about the guy who has lived here for about 60 years as a PR... lost his PR card in Europe and had a hard time getting back to Canada?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4975914

Being free to come as I please and not having to care about fulfilling residency requirements is totally worth it for me, as I my career takes me across the globe amounting to several months/year.

 

[jc94]

The point about a PR card there is critical.

If you lose, have stolen or forget to take your PR card abroad the Canadian embassies don't want to know. You have to go through the massive pain of getting a PRTD or flying back to the US and entering at a land crossing. Much better to have a passport.

Also, I've had years where I've been out of the country 7-8 times. I long for the day I can stop recording all my travel in great detail should the CIC want to see it.

But agree with everything above!

 

[keesio]

If you lose, have stolen or forget to take your PR card abroad the Canadian embassies don't want to know. You have to go through the massive pain of getting a PRTD or flying back to the US and entering at a land crossing. Much better to have a passport.

If you lose your Canadian passport, aren't you essentially in the same boat? You have to go through the hassle of applying for a temporary passport?

 

[EstherBarros]

If you lose your Canadian passport, aren't you essentially in the same boat? You have to go through the hassle of applying for a temporary passport?

Yes, but an emergency passport comes out MUCH faster than a PRTD! My husband's family has had all of their documents stolen on a one week trip to Mexico (theft happened on the second day), and they made it home in their original scheduled flights, after having gotten emergency passports from the Embassy.