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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Canada
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I am a citizen of Pakistan who moved to Canada and acquired Canadian citizenship. Later on in life I got married to my spouse who is a US Citizen and I moved to US as a permanent resident. I am wondering when I do apply for US Citizenship would I write Pakistan/Canada in my Nationality of just Canada? Would writing Pakistan/Canada cause any issue (except for security clearance which I am expecting anyway)

Please let me know and thanks in advance.

Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Colombia
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If you are a citizen or national of more than one country, write the name of the foreign country that issued your last passport.

This is directly from the N-400 instructions.

So, if he became a citizen of Canada but didn't get a passport from Canada - he writes Pakistan? Interesting!

2005

K1

March 2 Filed I-129 F

July 21 Interview in Bogota ** Approved ** Very Easy!

AOS

Oct 19 Mailed AOS Packet to Chicago

2006

Feb 17 AOS interview in Denver. Biometrics also done today! (Interviewing officer ordered them.)

Apr 25 Green card received

2008

Removal of conditions

March 17 Refiled using new I-751 form

April 16 Biometrics done

July 10 Green card production ordered

2009

Citizenship

Jan 20 filed N400

Feb 04 NOA date

Feb 24 Biometrics

May 5 Interview - Centennial (Denver, Colorado) Passed

June 10 Oath Ceremony - Teikyo Loretto Heights, Denver, Colorado

July 7 Received Passport in 3 weeks

Shredded all immigration papers Have scanned images

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Hi FaK,

I have a similar problem too, in that I was born in another country (which I do not have ties to anymore, nor do I think I have citizenship of I think), acquired Canadian Citizenship through naturalization, and am now a US permanent resident (soon to be US Citizen, I hope) after marrying my spouse.

For "country of nationality", I just put "Canada", which is the only country I have citizenship of currently. I have included copies of my Canadian Passport and Canadian Naturalization Certificate to prove such.

Needless to say, this has not caused any problems with either my AOS application or my I-751 application (as for the N-400, I have still yet to find out later on this year).

The problems I did have though was when they ask and put down "country of birth", in which is listed on my green card and other legal documentation. Needless to say, this has caused a lot of confusion in so many ways, both legally and personally.... :wacko:

So for the N-400, I plan to do the following:

-Declare my "country of nationality" as "Canada"

-Include copies of my Canadian Passport and Canadian Naturalization Certificate

-Paperwork stating I do not have any natonality ties to my birth country (copies of correspondence with that country's immigration department that I inquired about recently, which states my legal non-nationality status there)

-Explain in a separate letter, the exact details of my "nationality status"....

-For you, you should:

-Include all evidence of your "Canadian Nationality" and of your "Pakistan Nationality"

-Explain your exact "nationality status" situation in a separate letter.

-And for "country of nationality", write it as "Canada".....(as that's what you are, right?)

Hope this helps, or at least gives you another perspective on the situation.....

Good luck on the rest of your immigration journey too.

Ant (Still waiting....)

I am a citizen of Pakistan who moved to Canada and acquired Canadian citizenship. Later on in life I got married to my spouse who is a US Citizen and I moved to US as a permanent resident. I am wondering when I do apply for US Citizenship would I write Pakistan/Canada in my Nationality of just Canada? Would writing Pakistan/Canada cause any issue (except for security clearance which I am expecting anyway)

Please let me know and thanks in advance.

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

 
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