Questions tagged [canadian-citizens]
Questions regarding issues specific to citizens of Canada.
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Can I renew my Canadian passport online while abroad?
According to CIC News:
As of May 2023, the following groups will be eligible to take
advantage of Canada’s upcoming online passport renewal system:
Those with expired passports issued in the last 15 ...
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Traveling on a TN visa after having an approved I-140
I am just wondering if it's risky to travel on a TN visa after having an approved I-140 (including traveling from and to the US for sake of renewal the TN visa itself). My employer wants to sponsor an ...
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Does the name on a Canadian citizenship card define one's full legal name?
John Gewillikers Smith applies for Canadian citizenship and receives a card in the name of "John Smith".
(No deception is involved, the birth-certificate, previous passport, etc., used in ...
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Dutch Citizenship - grandparents are Dutch
My maternal grandparents were born in the Netherlands and immigrated to Canada in the late 1950s. They were landed immigrants and never got their Canadian citizenship. My mother was born in Canada in ...
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Can a Canadian citizen, with a US Green Card, work remotely for his Canadian (private) employer, but reside permanently in the USA?
I'm wondering if my wife (a US citizen) and I (a Canadian citizen) and our two young children (both Canadian citizens) can move to the US to reside, while I keep my current job working for a Canadian ...
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Canadian temporarily importing US registered car to Canada
I am a Canadian citizen spending the majority of my time living in the US in F1 (student) status. I plan to purchase a car, and would like to be able to drive it back to Canada in order to visit my ...
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Canada Express Entry - Date you first became qualified to practice in this occupation
I am applying for Express Entry in Canada as a Software Engineer (NOC 2173). In the website it says that this occupation usually requires a university degree. I am ok with that, I got my degree, but I ...
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F-2 visa for a dependent before F-1 status is obtained by a Canadian citizen
Travel.state.gov mentions for applying an F-2 visa
You must provide a copy of your F-1 or M-1 visa and provide proof of relationship. You must provide a copy of your F-1 or M-1 visa and provide proof ...
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Do I qualify for a Dutch Passport if my mother was a Dutch National?
My mothers family has lived in the Netherlands since the year 1542. My grandparents (mothers parents) moved to Canada when my mother was 10 years old. My unmarried mother had me when she was 19 years ...
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A unique case of living in Canada indefinitely without PR or citizenship
How long do (grand)parents have to wait after leaving Canada after a 2 year stay in Canada on the Super visa before reentering the country for a yet another 2 year stay?
Canada provides negligible ...
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TN visa processing for USA
Am currently Canadian citizen working as an employee for a software company(registered in Canada).
This software company makes inventory management software for businesses that sell cannabis(marijuana)...
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Canadian citizen living in US as resident alien; possible to work 7mo/yr in US and 5mo/yr in Canada?
I'm currently a Canadian citizen working for a US company as a resident alien on a TN Visa.
According to the definition of work from here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/...
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Long stay France visa for minors
My wife and I have Long Stay Visa in the “entrepreneur / profession libérale” category from France, and already rented a house in Paris to live.
Two weeks ago our baby girl was born in Canada, and now ...
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Legality of working online for a Canadian company as a Canadian citizen living in the US
I am a Canadian citizen living in the United States. I do not have a visa to work here, I am here on an H4 visa, which is the spouse visa for my husband's H4 work visa. I would like to be able to ...
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Can I change my working holiday to a visitor while the working holiday is still active?
My Visa for UK expires on the 25th of April. I'm from Canada. If I go to South Ireland at some point before my Tier 5 expiry, can I switch my current working holiday to a Visitor visa? If so, would I ...
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Can I apply for a visitor visa for UK while on a Working Holiday Visa within the country?
I am a Canadian, on a working holiday visa in the UK. The expiry of my working holiday visa is April 25th. Can I apply for a visitor visa to activate when my working holiday expires? What is the ...
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Veterinarian immigrant years income in Canada
I want know what is the average veterinarian migrant annual income in Canada?
I have seen this post about average incomes of veterinarians in Canada like this:
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) ...
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Keeping my car from Canada in the US with J Visa - confused regarding "resident" and "non-immigrant"
I have been in the US for a couple weeks now, my wife and I drove down to Illinois from Canada and brought our car with us. We have insurance on our vehicle now from a US company, but now we are ...
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Getting the Canadian citizenship for my 3 years old child
I do not know what to do, and I am stressed about the situation. I would appreciate some guidance or comments.
I was born in Canada, my father is Canadian and I lived there several years in my life (...
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Am I just considered a tourist, and am I able to leave and return to the UK while on that free tourism visa?
I'm a young (20) Canadian visiting the UK, and staying with a family free of charge in exchange for babysitting their children for about three hours a day. They provide me with pocket money, but no ...
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Can I apply for a Tier 2 work visa after my Tier 5 Youth Mobility expires?
I am currently two months into my two year Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa in the UK. Having recently been reading up on the requirements for the Tier 2 General Work Visa, I understand that to "switch" to ...
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Citizenship for a minor born abroad to a Canadian and residing outside Canada
My daughter, a Canadian citizen from birth, is having a child outside Canada where she resides. She does not intend to return to Canada to live for some years. Can she obtain Canadian citizenship for ...
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What visa do I need to volunteer in the US if I am Canadian and only going to volunteer? [closed]
I am planning on traveling to the USA to volunteer at a non-profit organization for roughly 6 months. Do I need to get a visa to do so and if I do, which one do I need? I am a Canadian citizen and I ...
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Already have a priority date for Green Card, but planning to be jobless for half a year, what happens to my priority date?
I'm a Canadian working in the US on the TN status. I already have a priority date from the I-140 approval notice, the I-797. However, I plan to leave my job, go back to Canada and come back to the US ...
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What is required to claim Canadian citizenship?
My father is a Canadian citizen by birth (born in Canada), my mother and I are both American citizens. We all live in the United States (my father as a green-card permanent resident -- he has been an ...
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Can a Canadian citizen teach English in Iran?
If it's possible I would like to teach English in Iran. I am a 22 year old male Canadian citizen with a TEFL certification who has never been to Israel (Or anywhere close to the Middle East).
I ...
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how to return I-94?
I'm Canadian and was working US from 2015 till 2018 on TN visa.
I got paper I-94 when I crossed border in September 2015.
I left US July 31 2018 and my TN expired September 18.
But I still have I-...
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Does holding a Canadian citizenship enable a person to get US H1b / L1 much easier than citizenship from third-world countries?
What are the benefits of holding Canadian citizenship in terms of getting a work permit in US/Europe compared to other third world countries?
Would Canadian citizen still have to go through H1b ...
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Can I work for a Canadian company while living in the UK?
I'm a Canadian citizen going to the UK on a Tier 5 YMS visa in a few weeks. When I put my notice in, my boss surprised me by asking me if I'd be willing to work remotely for the company while I'm ...
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Dual Canadian/Polish citizenship, want to travel/visit to Poland frequently
My dad has dual Canadian/Polish citizenship. He has been living in Canada for the past 37 years but would like to visit Poland on a regular basis, he now has an apartment there (left to him by his ...
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French 10-year carte de séjour holder out of France for 4 years
My husband is a 10-year carte de séjour holder and he visited Canada, met me and we decided to get married. He applied for permanent resident status here, which took rather long and he ended up ...
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Canadian wife of British citizen, trying to move to Scotland
My husband and I were married last year, while he was in Canada on a vacation visa and, as we do not wish to live apart forever (our relationship was a long distance thing with him visiting me for a ...
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TN versus H1B visa
I will be working in US as a Software developer. Because I am a Canadian citizen, I am entitled to a TN visa. I have already looked at several posts about the comparison between TN and H1B. My ...
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Dual citizenship
Does anyone have situation like me I want to apply for my citizenship in Canada and my husband is also applying for my green card at the same time is it ok to do so?
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Process to sponsor child - Canada
Parents have Canadian PR status.
My spouse is planning to deliver baby in India.
Do I need to sponsor new baby for moving baby to Canada?
What is the process to sponsor?
Does baby achieve PR ...
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Can a dual national leave Australia on their Canadian Passport?
The Australian government states that dual nationals must enter and leave Australia on their Australian passport. In order to do that, one needs an electronic travel authority (ETA) for Canada.
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New born baby - Landing in India
Indian parents are Canadian PR holders living in Canada. Parents are also Indian citizens, by birth.
Baby born in Canada.
We prefer child to hold canadian passport, but also hold living rights in ...
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New born baby - Citizenship rule
Parents are Canadian PR holders migrated from India to Canada.
Planning for next baby in Canada.
Does new born baby get Canadian citizenship, on the day of birth?
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CA-HU dual citizen tax residency rules
Income taxes abroad – Hungary says
Living in Hungary? You must pay tax on your worldwide income there.
But it also says:
Your employer deducts income tax and social contributions from your ...
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Does the FBI work with the RCMP to run criminal check on Canadians wishing to immigrate to the US
I am a Canadian applying for a green card. Does USCIS/FBI get to use my biometrics to ask canada to run a criminal check on me?
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Salary structure in Canada
For a permanent employee position, I received an offer letter from an Employer.
This is my first job in Canada.
Offer letter mentions,
Annual base salary as 1234 CAD subject to statutory ...
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How can I find out if I ever filed an I-485 (a step in the green card process)?
I am a Canadian citizen. Years ago, I was working in the US for a large company on an H1B visa, and the company strongly encouraged me to go through the Green Card process. Some steps were completed, ...
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Dual citizenship and marriage
If a person has dual citizenship (Canada and US), what will the foreign national potential spouse (from Europe) have to go through in order to be legally residing in the US? Would they even be allowed ...
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Graduating Canadian F-1 Student: TN vs. OPT [closed]
I am a Canadian student graduating from a US university. As far as I know, I have two visa options when it comes employment in the industry: F-1 OPT and TN.
What are the advantages and disadvantages ...
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Changing employer while on TN
I am a Canadian citizen working in the U.S. on a TN visa. I am changing my job (employer). Would I need to reenter the U.S. on a new TN visa? There is a gap between the end date of my previous job and ...
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Reapplying for a Brazilian VITEM I after cancellation [closed]
My husband and I (Canadian citizens) have been volunteering in Brazil since February under a VITEM I visa. Due to ignorance on our part, we failed to register at the PF within 30 days and because of ...
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british citizenship is it automatic.Or do i have to apply
I was born in the UK in 1937 and emigrated to Canada in 1967. Do I automatically have British citizenship or do I have to apply? I presently have a Canadian passport.
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90 day stay is almost up but waiting for citizenship papers
I have been in Germany approx. 80 days and am waiting for my approval of citizenship. It could show up any day now. I am a Canadian citizen and have a applied for dual citizenship as I have German ...
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Canadian Working in US (Need VISA)?
I am a Canadian Citizen looking to apply for fulltime/ internship in United State. I am a university graduate student and want to work in the Computer science and Electrical Engineering field. (eg, ...
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Can I make money from uploading Youtube videos as a foreign student on an F-1 visa?
I am a successful Youtuber in Canada. I will be going to college in the US this fall. Am I allowed to continue posting my Youtube videos while on an F-1 Visa?
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