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This is getting off topic here. 

My wife already is a Canadian Citizen, and is looking to become a naturalized US Citizen. 

She is not looking to acquire more after that. 

1 minute ago, missileman said:

From https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/Advice-about-Possible-Loss-of-US-Nationality-Dual-Nationality/Dual-Nationality.html

 

Thank you. It is a written rule, but not often enforced at the border. 

1 minute ago, mushroomspore said:

No. I know the American citizenship oath says something like, "I renounce all allegiance and fidelity to foreign princes, states, etc." However this is not the same as ACTUALLY renouncing other citizenships. That part of the American oath is just the new citizen's promise to uphold their new American citizenship and acknowledging that the American government now only recognizes their American citizenship and doesn't care about other citizenships they may hold. That is not the same as the US and/or the native country requiring renounciation.

 

My Asian parents had to renounce their native citizenships when they became Canadian citizens because their native country does not allow their citizens to hold other citizenships. They had to go to the federal building in the capital, surrender their passports and file paperwork. Canada does not require this if their citizens become citizens elsewhere. I'm born and raised in Canada and had a bunch of teachers who were American-Canadian (some were nstive Canadians and some were native Americans).

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you! 

Just now, merc0230 said:

Maybe I no longer understand your question, because to me you already know the answer. She can have dual citizenship, why would she want to renounce it?

Because I'm unfamiliar with the Naturalization process. The answer is quite clear, just wanted to know that if she needed to renounce it to become a citizen. I know you are allowed dual citizenship. 

Just now, missileman said:

  However, a US citizen must enter and exit our country as a US citizen.

It might be a rule, but not enforced often. I can attest to this not being true. I have entered/exited the US on my Canadian passport many times. 

Thanks for the response regardless, the consensus seems to be she should be ok. 

15 minutes ago, merc0230 said:

Short answer, no. (Not as far as the US is concerned)

There is a Supreme Court ruling that addresses this, but I don't know it. I'm certain someone will come through with more knowledge and provide it.

 

As to Canada....no idea.

I am a dual citizen myself (Canada/US), but I was born a US citizen. I know Canada and US allow dual citizenship, just curious if she would need to renounce it. 

As the title states, does she need to renounce her citizenship to become a US citizen through naturalization? 

My wife received a letter from the USCIS early February indicating she needed to file her I-751 90 days prior to her expiration date (entry into the US). The letter had the date in which she obtained the visa, but not the date that she entered (2 weeks later). 

We filed all the paperwork according to the letter and submit it 90 days prior to the date indicated on the letter. 

The USCIS sent back the package stating we filed too early. 

In the returned package the USCIS agent stapled all of the documents together and has some writing on it from the agent and stamped the back of our checks. 

Here are my questions:

1. Do we submit the marked up forms back to USCIS or do we create new forms and include the marked up ones for reference?

2. Do we re-issue new checks or can they use the already stamped ones we originally sent?

Any and all help is appreciated!

Thank you Everyone for helping out.

Unfortunately, 2 weeks after her POE into the US, they still have yet to enter her into the system (I-94). Thus the mover is refusing to ship her stuff until they have solid proof she has entered.

As a US citizen, you are free to visit your husband as you please in the UK, without bringing any additional paperwork. If it were reversed, he would need to show sufficient evidence of his return to the UK.

As far as preparing the necessary paperwork, there isn't much you need to do as another comment had mentioned that the USCIS has a backlog of about 5-6 months. The only thing you will receive is confirmation that your application is received with a case number.

My wife entered over a week ago on her Permanent Resident VISA and we are having her belongings shipped to us. However the mover called immigration and said she is still not entered into the system. How long does this process usually take?

Secondly, I assume once her name is entered into the system, the US will issue her a SSN (which will be sent a few weeks later).

Thanks!

My wife lived in Montreal, and she received her passport back in 3 business days.

Should not take long, to be safe, I would say 5-7 business days.

Also, do not plan travel until after the interview at least.

I received the infamous Checklist on the 19th. This Checklist was asking for everything our lawyer had already submitted electronically (passport, Police Clearance, Marriage certificate, birth certificate). Before you go off on my lawyer not know what he is doing, he is a corporate immigration lawyer provided to me by my company who has dealt with many similar cases.

The next day on the 20th, they sent out another email to me that said they received my documents 30 days ago and are in the process of reviewing them.

So i called up the NVC and spoke to a woman there and she said they have all the documents and everything is good.

Now I don't want to just ignore the checklist incase they really are missing documents and plus it would help greatly with piece of mind knowing i won't have to submit those documents again and wait another 60 days.

Secondly, my other question is, assuming they did receive my documents, does their 60 day review period start from the date we sent them or the date of the notice they received it?

Thanks!

I am petitioning for my wife to get her green card. She lives in Canada while we wait. Our case was recently transferred to the NVC and we are awaiting our case number. I am most likely going to have to move in the next month, will this affect our application or delay the process?

Would highly suggest against that.

Not sure what information they keep, but I know they can see when the last time you entered.

That I have no idea.

You can always call the USCIS, i made a few calls to them, if you don't mind being on hold.

My Wife is currently visiting at the moment, we filed our I-130 form back in May,

This is what the lawyer is telling us, and from our experiences so far.

She can visit, up to 6 months for a calendar year, however the longer the stay the more scrutiny she will be under when crossing the border. She needs to come prepared with as much documentation as possible to show her intent to return. This information includes Bank statements showing she can support herself while on vacation, return ticket, Rent or home ownership, utility bills, confirmation of your filing with the USCIS, etc. The more information she has ready to show her intent is for visitation only will help her cross the border.

My wife has already been through secondary questioning for a 2 month visit, and it can be very stressful as they try to really get under your skin.

Now the biggest thing here is to remember that regardless of how much information you have, they can always turn her away. You always run that risk, however according to my lawyer that risk is higher for those applying for permanent residency.

In my opinion, keep the visits short, and more frequent. Though that is up to you.