canadian marrying foreigner........questions about citizenship & pension (insurance, living)

[marguer_d]

Hi
Does anyone know the answers to the following:

Background
-Canadian female marrying a person from Libya
-Considering moving to Libya

1. Would obtaining Libyan citizenship mean having to revoke Canadian citizenship or no?

2. Could living abroad affect pension and/or disability benefits in any way? Does the Canadian citizen have to meet annual periods of time residing in Canada in order to keep benefits?

Any other advice?

Thanking you in advance.

[Cornerguy1]

Originally Posted by marguer_d

Hi
Does anyone know the answers to the following:

Background
-Canadian female marrying a person from Libya
-Considering moving to Libya

1. Would obtaining Libyan citizenship mean having to revoke Canadian citizenship or no?

2. Could living abroad affect pension and/or disability benefits in any way? Does the Canadian citizen have to meet annual periods of time residing in Canada in order to keep benefits?

Any other advice?

Thanking you in advance.

From a Canadian perspective, you can keep your Canadian citizenship; the Libyans, however, may have a different standard. Perhaps check with the Libyan embassy in Ottawa (613) 230-0919.

Information on the Canada Pension Plan can be found at Bienvenue à Ressources humaines et Développement social Canada | Welcome to Human Resources and Social Development Canada

[brianfxx]

I believe the only issue relating to Canada is that if you take up residence in Lybia you will lose your provincial residence and when you return to Canada you will have to re-establish residence. That could mean that you would have to wait 90 days to be covered by medical insurance in Canada.