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1 hour ago, Lemonslice said:

Each province has different requirements to health benefits.

Right so I only knew my province then which is 6 months. 

4 hours ago, Cndn said:

What province? Only 3 months in BC. Just a warning it takes forever and a day to get a proof of Canadian citizenship certificate. If you think USCIS is slow just wait until you try to get your kids their Canadian paperwork. I sent my son’s off in feb and I’m still waiting for the application receipt notice. I’ve called and they’re still sending out letters to applicants in December. To be clear, that’s a receipt just confirming they received your paperwork. I can only imagine how long the actual certificate will take. 

Originally from Ontario! 
 

yeah that’s why I want to send the paper off for them now! Just so they have their citizenship for later on. Like I said, I’m not rushing to move right this minute  just miss Canada and definitely miss free health care. I imagine with everything going on in the world at the moment it will take quite awhile. When I renewed my residency after the two year mark here in the US it took longer than a year to get my green card identification (10 year expiration now). 

1 minute ago, Luckycuds said:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the elephant in the room.. health insurance. You need to see if you lost your benefits in Canada being a resident of the US. If you become a citizen in the US you also need to see if this voids your benefits in Canada. I feel I've read somewhere it does. .. but I suggest you looking into this if health insurance is your main reason to move. Additionally- look into if your husband would ever qualify for health insurance in Canada without giving up his US citizenship.

You have to live in Canada for 6 months for the health benefits. I doubt becoming a citizen in USA will affect that since I know someone in Canada who is permanent resident and gets the health benefits. I was born in Canada so I dont think I’ll have issue there but definitely why I’m looking into it. 

16 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

What is the issuance date on your PR card? Add 3 years to that. 90 days PRIOR to the 3-year anniversary, your window for citizenship application opens. But be aware that for US naturalization, you must meet the residency requirements. You also risk losing PR status if you are out of the US for more than six months. Usually, this means one long continuous stretch of six months or more. But if you leave the US every every month and are abroad for a month at a time or something similar, this may trigger CBP suspicions. They technically can't revoke PR status and you have to go to immigration court if they feel you have violated residency. It'd just be best to plan accordingly and minimize any risks. 

01/31/17 Is my issue date.

I don’t plan to keep going back and forth, we are looking into a permanent move in the future but I would like the option to return to the United States as well.

39 minutes ago, James120383 said:

Start here https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/family-sponsorship/spouse-partner-children.html

Thanks!

8 minutes ago, Quarknase said:

We've seen it happen here so many times, that folks ran into processing issues with new applications after not properly surrendering LPR status. I think it's important to know, especially since I assume that not only the husband, but also the kids have American Citizenship.

Okay thank you, I don’t have a time line  I’m looking into it because the health care here is killing me with two kids lol. That’s being said , I get what you guys are saying. IF I get my citizenship here then I can return later on if I want to correct ? That won’t cause issues with my Canadian citizenship? I was really looking to return in 5 years most probable. So I am filling out the paper work for my kids to have Canadian citizenship as well.
I’ve already been here 3 years I think I can get citizenship in another two? 

Hi so I’m sorry if this has been asked or if I’m in the wrong area, any help is appreciated.

so I’m Canadian and married my husband who is American through a k-1 visa and currently am an American resident. 
 

my questions is how do I go about filing for him to come to Canada instead (I assume it would take a year or so processing) and can he stay in Canada while we process it or not. (We have two children).

if any one can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!