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I hold Canadian citizenship, planning on getting US citizenship as soon as I am able to.
I can tell you this, it's a god damn pain in the rear to do anything relating to Canadian citizenship. I have to replace my passport but to do so I need a "citizenship card" and I don't know where the hell mine is. So I put in a request to the Canadian government for a new one and it takes over a year to get it. Then probably another six months of waiting for the passport.
I don't think I can get Canada's Medicare either since I haven't ever lived there (I got the citizenship through my father). Probably have to live there for at least a year before I can qualify.
Ugh. Seems much easier for an American to go to the post office and get it done there. I can't wait till I become a US citizen, it'll make things a lot easier (although as a permanent resident it's not too bad). I'll be able to vote and get security clearances (which is great because the kinds of jobs I'm interested in require them).
Which one has more value? These two citizenships are by far the most valuable in the world. They both offer great perks.
How so?
These statements seems rather presumptuous and self-centered. I have a feeling there are a few hundred million Europeans, Asians, and Australians who would vehemently disagree with you.
Most people would rate the Scandinavian citizenships highest. Lots of perks, social freedoms, strong economies and the freedom of the EU.
On the other hand, English is effectively the world language, and many people would not want the effort of learning a new language. In which case New Zealand and Australia seems the top citizenships.
If Im not miostaken a Canadian citizenship recognizes dual citizenship, a US one dosnt. I may be wrong.
You are wrong:
Dual nationality can occur as the result of a variety of circumstances. The automatic acquisition or retention of a foreign nationality, acquired, for example, by birth in a foreign country or through an alien parent, does not affect U.S. citizenship.
U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another. Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship.
The U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists but does not encourage it as a matter of policy because of the problems it may cause.
Yes you can be a dual citizen in America. I have friends who claim a parent from both the US and the UK and they have passports from both countries. No problems.
As for the OP, that is like asking which is better, Godfather Part I or Part II.
People immigrate to Canada to then immigrate to the US. The reverse of that rarely happens
yeah, I know several people who have done that because it is easier to immigrate from Canada.
Which is odd because to me, Canada is like any other US state out there. I go to Vancouver BC a lot and other than the KPH and Liters, it doesn't look all that different.
But as I have said, I know people who, as they put it, "roughed it in Canada for couple of years to get a US citizenship"
But yeah, there was an article in the Vancouver Sun several years back about how a lot of Asians, especially from China, were doing that and the Canadian officials were gonna try and stop it.
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