green card while applying for canadian vias - question

02-04-2004, 11:03 PM

I've heard that there might be problems getting my green card, if I
apply in parallel to get a canadian immigration visa (as a backup).
Is there any concrete law about this ?

02-05-2004, 01:06 AM

Originally posted by Jo
    > I've heard that there might be
problems getting my green card, if I
    > apply in parallel to get a
canadian immigration visa (as a backup).
    > Is there any concrete law
about this ?

It's not uncommon and perfectly legal.

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02-06-2004, 09:05 PM

Originally posted by Jo
    > I've heard that there might be
problems getting my green card, if I
    > apply in parallel to get a
canadian immigration visa (as a backup).
    > Is there any concrete law
about this ?

The problem will be if you get both. If you
become a landed immigrant of Canada and a permanent resident in the U.S.
then you can't keep both. Both countries will hassle you until you
choose where you want to live and you could be put into removal
proceedings.

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02-09-2004, 07:26 AM

The problem lies in the fact that the USA says that you cannot reside in
two places at once. You have to reside in the USA, or lose your status as
a permanent resident. The Canadians are not quite as strict, but you have
to also show your face there fairly regularly.

On Wed, 04 Feb 2004 16:03:56 -0800, Jo wrote:

    > I've heard that there might be problems getting my green card, if I
    > apply in parallel to get a canadian immigration visa (as a backup). Is
    > there any concrete law about this ?

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