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I could be wrong, but I think Cornerguy was being a little bit facetious.
An American friend of mine claimed her Brit citizenship because it smoothed the way for her to buy property in England. She did not renounce her US citizenship.
Swearing allegiance to a figurehead monarch with no real powers is a formality which, because of the benefits, some will happily undergo--but I do understand how you feel, Livecontent.
I have the option of claiming Canadian Citizenship because my mother was Canadian and gave birth to me before she gave up her Canadian Citizenship and became a naturalized American.
I will not do that because I will not take an oath of allegiance to the Queen of England. Monarchies are an antiquated system and should be abolished. Canada should declare itself a Republic and stop all that nonsense with the Queen and her representatives.
Unless your mother went to a Canadian consulate and filled out the paperwork to renounce her Canadian citizenship, she is, and always will be, a Canadian citizen.
If I recall correctly, anyone born in the U.S. to Canadian parents, or anyone born in Canada to U.S. parents, will have to choose (at age 18, I recall) which country they will become citizens of. I know 2 people who were in this boat.
As a dual citizen (born in the US, naturalized in Canada) I have the right (this is not just a privilege accorded me by some immigration official) to go to either Canada or the US, stay as long as I want, and work if I wish.
Also, as a person whose US political sympathies usually lie with the Democrats, I was able to vote in the recent Super Tuesday primaries, through an organization called “Democrats Abroad”. I also can, and do, vote in the US presidential election (it looks like Clinton or Obama for me next year), which is, let’s face it, a more important position than anything voted on in Canada.
One big one for our family. My kids are duel-citizens (wife is from Montreal). Additionally, in Quebec if your mother was born in Quebec...you are considered in province for university-tuition purposes. So McGill would potentially be a great bargain.
My daughter was born in the US but left when she was 18 months. She has both an American and Canadian passport. She is 20 years old and will be attending school in California in the Fall. If she invokes her American citizenship will she then have to file American taxes forever no matter where she lives?? And if so are they retroactive?? She made a small amount of money the past two summers while going to a Canadian University. She could get an F-1 visa.
My daughter was born in the US but left when she was 18 months. She has both an American and Canadian passport. She is 20 years old and will be attending school in California in the Fall. If she invokes her American citizenship will she then have to file American taxes forever no matter where she lives?? And if so are they retroactive?? She made a small amount of money the past two summers while going to a Canadian University. She could get an F-1 visa.
If your daughter has a US passport, she's already a US citizen and therefore legally obliged to pay US income taxes.
Now for the good news.
The US has a foreign earned income exemption; basically the first $85,000 + - is exempt from taxation.
It might not be a bad idea for her to file a US tax return, though, if she has plans on living in the US.
Im a Canadian-US dual citizen, born in California to two Canadian parents. I have lived 7 years in the US and the rest of my life in Canada.
I'm considering moving back to California for my undergrad university, and Im wondering if I am considered a US citizen, and so dont have to pay the "International student" or "Non-resident" tuitions, especially because the only state I ever lived in was California.
Anybody know the rules on this? Do i need a student visa to move back, or can i just go?
You're a citizen, so you can just go, but as far as I know (and you should check it out with the university and/or state), you won't be a resident until you've lived in state for a year (at least this is the way this works in NJ).
Basically you can apply to the university, you don't have to get any visas, and you can work while you study, you can vote, you can move back and forth between the two countries, but you wouldn't have resident tuition right away...
If I open an account with my other citizenship (not US) in USA. And later I get divorced or lawsuit or bankrupted or anything like that. Can they get to that account? I think they can't because it's another person' account pretty much. But if they can link you then maybe they can? anyone actually got experience in this and know the answer? What will they ask if you wanna open a bank account in USA with a foreign passport or ID? USA address? ID I guess?, will they check the visa too? because I won't enter USA with that passport...I will enter US with USA passport.thanks guys.
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Student residence?
