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why the rush for citizenship... PR is the same thing guys!

SenoritaBella said:
The other thing, Canadian PRs still need visas to enter the US(except those who are visa-exempt) while Green card holders can enter Canada freely. Never understood the difference though but oh well. After going through immigration, I would need an incredible offer (e.g. triple my current salary, less taxes, universal healthcard, etc) to consider moving to another country and go through immigration again. Hell naw!
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many employers who offer you a job to move will take care of the immigration work for you. When I first came to Canada on a work permit and also when I finally applied for PR, my employer's immigration lawyers did everything. All I had to do was send the lawyer some info and sign some documents. The only reason why I learned anything about the process is because of when I sponsored my wife and applied for citizenship myself. But up until then it was embarrassing how little I knew... because I never had to deal with anything.
 
Inmate said:
Wrong, PR or citizenship doesn't change anything about tax.
If you are a fiscal resident (note fiscal residence is totally different from your legal status, even if in reality, of course, most of PR and citizen are fiscal resident), so you must provide informations about your world income. If not, you don't have to do that (= for exemple, you're canadian but you're living in Australia. You don't have any income from Canada. In this case, you don't have to pay any tax in Canada).
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Hi Inmate what about if I worked and leave in canada but I have some properties in my home country. Once I became canadian what will happened to my properties I owned even before entering to canada?
 
Let's put it this way : PR is like being a boyfriend or girlfriend. Citizenship is like getting married after the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
 
BLT said:
Let's put it this way : PR is like being a boyfriend or girlfriend. Citizenship is like getting married after the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
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I suppose you would be committing bigamy if you didn't drop your other citizenship after getting Canadian citizen? After all since you are comparing it to marriage. It makes sense to compare it to marriage if you dropped the other citizenship.

Otherwise if you decide to keep your other citizenship, it must mean, you want a backup boyfriend / girlfriend on the side during the marriage.

Sorry the marriage analogy is not a good example as long as dual nationality is allowed.
 
screech339 said:
I suppose you would be committing bigamy if you didn't drop your other citizenship after getting Canadian citizen? After all since you are comparing it to marriage. It makes sense to compare it to marriage if you dropped the other citizenship.

Otherwise if you decide to keep your other citizenship, it must mean, you want a backup boyfriend on the side during the marriage.

Sorry the marriage analogy is not a good example as long as dual nationality is allowed.
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:P ;D
 
BLT said:
Let's put it this way : PR is like being a boyfriend or girlfriend. Citizenship is like getting married after the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
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great
 
BLT said:
Let's put it this way : PR is like being a boyfriend or girlfriend. Citizenship is like getting married after the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.
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This is Canada, whats better is think of it as living together relationship, cause its the next coolest thing in the market now. You are not committed to a married relation and you can leave your options open. Break up is easy and moving on is dandy. Marriage is old school and overrated :P
 
newtone said:
This is Canada, whats better is think of it as living together relationship, cause its the next coolest thing in the market now. Marriage is old school and overrated :P
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the topic is now changed from PR/Citizenship to BF/GF/Marriage :P 8) :P :D ;D
 
I think a very important reason many PR's in Canada or USA don't acquire citizenship is their home country doesn't recognize dual-citizenship. They don't want to relinquish their home country citizenship so they just remain PR in Canada/US.
 
screech339 said:
I suppose you would be committing bigamy if you didn't drop your other citizenship after getting Canadian citizen? After all since you are comparing it to marriage. It makes sense to compare it to marriage if you dropped the other citizenship.

Otherwise if you decide to keep your other citizenship, it must mean, you want a backup boyfriend / girlfriend on the side during the marriage.

Sorry the marriage analogy is not a good example as long as dual nationality is allowed.
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Let's put it this way : The place where you were born, is your parents. When you get older, you have a relationship (PR), and when you like your girlfriend or boyfriend and decided to live with her-him forever, you get the citizenship. Still you have your parents' blood.
Some people never get the citizenship, consider they prefer to be single.
Sounds good?
 
lol you guys crack me up. This thread has gone waaaaaaaay off topic ;D
 
That is awesome! But still... the emotions, anticipation, wait times, renewing visas (not always guaranteed, even if a lawyer helps).

keesio said:
many employers who offer you a job to move will take care of the immigration work for you. When I first came to Canada on a work permit and also when I finally applied for PR, my employer's immigration lawyers did everything. All I had to do was send the lawyer some info and sign some documents. The only reason why I learned anything about the process is because of when I sponsored my wife and applied for citizenship myself. But up until then it was embarrassing how little I knew... because I never had to deal with anything.
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screech339 said:
I suppose you would be committing bigamy if you didn't drop your other citizenship after getting Canadian citizen? After all since you are comparing it to marriage. It makes sense to compare it to marriage if you dropped the other citizenship.

Otherwise if you decide to keep your other citizenship, it must mean, you want a backup boyfriend / girlfriend on the side during the marriage.

Sorry the marriage analogy is not a good example as long as dual nationality is allowed.
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you're funny but you get the point s/he is trying to pass
 
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