being a US citizen

[warlord 73]

The most logical reason I can see for avoiding U.S. citizenship is that once you become a citizen, you are responsible for declaring your income (and therefore get taxed on it) to the IRS, regardless of where you live. So if you two ever did move to Canada -- and she had come a U.S. citizen -- she'd be responsible for taxation coming from a country she no longer inhabits. Granted, the same situation would occur to you, but you were born a U.S. citizen, so there was no long and drawn out process to become such.

That's the big misconception. You do have to file the tax form, but you only get taxed on US based income. So if you made money in say Canada from a Canadian job and lived there. You would then file your US taxes with zero income. That's all that means. You do not get taxed on foreign income at all if living outside the US...

[Reba 2]

Yeah, but the fact that you have to report home to the IRS no matter where you're living in a pain in the ####### to say the least And more than just a bit big brother-ish IMO.

[Marilyn. 340]

I could have applied for citizenship earlier this year but 1. at the time we didn't have the money for it and 2. I was and am in no big rush to become a US citizen...

I will probably become a citizen at some point...

[KJ79 0]

Hi,

I'm really interested in everyone's comments on this thread. Thanks for sharing your info.

I'm a Canadian citizen and US permanent resident. My husband, obviously, is American. Ideally we'd one day like to have the freedom to move back and forth. But I looked at the Naturalization application and got spooked by having to sign stating I renounce any other allegiances and that I'd be willing to bear arms for the US. I wouldn't want to put my Canadian citizenship in jeopardy.

I also had one odd question...

I meet all the requirements for Naturalization with one weird exception. My American husband is not currently living with me - he has been in Canada attending University for the last 2 months. Technically he is still "residing" at our US address... but going to school in Canada. Any idea if that will screw up my chances of getting naturalized?

[trailmix 77]

I'm a Canadian citizen and US permanent resident. My husband, obviously, is American. Ideally we'd one day like to have the freedom to move back and forth. But I looked at the Naturalization application and got spooked by having to sign stating I renounce any other allegiances and that I'd be willing to bear arms for the US. I wouldn't want to put my Canadian citizenship in jeopardy.

As mentioned throughout this thread - this would not be putting your Canadian citizenship in jeopardy.

[warlord 73]

I'm a Canadian citizen and US permanent resident. My husband, obviously, is American. Ideally we'd one day like to have the freedom to move back and forth. But I looked at the Naturalization application and got spooked by having to sign stating I renounce any other allegiances and that I'd be willing to bear arms for the US. I wouldn't want to put my Canadian citizenship in jeopardy.

As mentioned throughout this thread - this would not be putting your Canadian citizenship in jeopardy.

Yes several times.

Now with the next question. Only the Permenant Resident needs to maintain continous residency not the USC. So as long as you are still living in the US then that part will be satisfied as long as you don't have an outstanding travels etc. Now they most definatly will question why he's there and you're here, but you just need to show proof that you two are still married at the interview if you decide to try for citizenship...