Dual citizenship

[feejo 0]

After the adjustment of status on a K1, do I have dual citizenship yet? If I do can I move from us to Canada back and forward without having to stay less than 6 months?

[Chica Yeyé 41]

No, adjusting status does not make you a citizen by any means. It makes you a conditional permanent resident for 2 years. After that, you remove conditions. One year laster, you can apply for citizenship.

[warlord 72]

You can look at my time line to see what it takes and approximatley how long it takes to become a citizen once you marry. Mine was actually one of the quicker time lines compared to others. So be prepared for several years before you get to that stage and then an undetermined time after you even apply for citizenship before you become one.

So before you become a Citizen and you do adjust your status, you need to maintain US residency in the US not in Canada to even qualify. By living outside the US (even in Canada) can break your residency and even have your green card abandoned making your entire process null and void. Before the Green Card it's even more drastic, so you definatly will need to commit to living and working and residing in the US with short trips to Canada here and there until you eventually become a citizen. Otherwise it might be better to have your fiance immigrate to Canada instead...

Edited April 16, 2008 by warlord

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Out of curiosity, where in Canada are you in? where's your spouse?

[feejo 0]

I am in Montreal any my GF in Atlanta.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Your signature says "we have not decided to marry yet"? That's odd - you have to be engaged and ready to marry for a K-1 visa.

[feejo 0]

When SOA is complete, can I travel back to canada without advanced parole?

[SapphireDreams 71]

When SOA is complete, can I travel back to canada without advanced parole?

I think they just mean they will eventually file for a K1 when they are ready - kinda like us, we are probably going to file in 2 weeks, but I added the K1 on my profile because that's what we are going for eventually.

[Carlawarla 1]

When SOA is complete, can I travel back to canada without advanced parole?

You mean AOS? After you're married and apply for your AOS, you'll be applying for advanced parole and employment authorization at the same time. You'll probably get AP before you get a GC, which allows you to travel back to Canada to visit. After you get your GC, you can visit back in Canada as well. There will be limits on the amount of time you can spend in Canada though.

[warlord 72]

When SOA is complete, can I travel back to canada without advanced parole?

Yes but you won't be admitted back into the US without AP and thus could forfiet your AOS...

[Flames9_RN 358]

ya,lol, the leaving the USA isnt the difficult part, its the getting back in!!!

[AusCal 3]

When SOA is complete, can I travel back to canada without advanced parole?

Yes but you won't be admitted back into the US without AP and thus could forfiet your AOS...

Warlord - I think you may have misunderstood the question.

Feejo - While your AOS is being processed, you will need AP to re-enter the USA. If you have plans to travel, I would recommend submitting the AP request at the same time as your AOS. After your AOS is completed, you no longer need AP for international travel.

[Krikit 1,163]

When SOA is complete, can I travel back to canada without advanced parole?

Yes but you won't be admitted back into the US without AP and thus could forfiet your AOS...

Warlord - I think you may have misunderstood the question.

Feejo - While your AOS is being processed, you will need AP to re-enter the USA. If you have plans to travel, I would recommend submitting the AP request at the same time as your AOS. After your AOS is completed, you no longer need AP for international travel.

I'm pretty sure Warlord didn't misunderstand the intent of feejo's question.