Is it worth it to be a US citizen now?

[corvusheart 163]

1 hour ago, love_my_wife said:

I don't know why this thread is still going on. It is a no brainer that you get a US citizenship as soon as you can unless you already are a citizen of some developed nation like Canada, UK, Germany etcetra and don't mind going back to a developed home country if immigration laws get worse for the LPRs and they start losing their LPR status in large numbers. Other than that, looking at the number of pending and ongoing N400 applications  it is a complete no brainer!

From the look of it immigration laws are going to get worse. Everyone who is eligible should get citizenship.

[dilip 187]

With citizenship, you need to carry the US passport only and not your passport and gc.  Also you not be finger printed each time you get into the country- Big benefit

You will not be throw out of country easily, but with GC, you might be.

You can vote to let your opinion known.

Government job and very easy to travel with US passport.

 Best of all you do not have to deal with USCIS anymore 

[Visitor User 253]

US Citizenship is the most powerful and has the most benefits out of any country on the planet. A no brainer to me. 

 

Although, the country I was born in offers Dual Citizenship. There is no reason for me to keep it since there would be no benefit to me. Passport renewal cost saved money.

 

Pakistan offers Visa free entry and all the benefits of their Citizens with their Pakistan Origin Card (POC) minus voting. POC is also offered to people that were once Pakistani Citizens. 

[TBoneTX 45,273]

On 2/16/2019 at 11:41 AM, Dantrolene said:

What is that jury duty all about folks ? Is it a good or a bad thing ? 

It's approximately like a slow colonoscopy, without sedation, from an incompetent clinician.

[NikLR 13,227]

On 3/8/2019 at 9:52 AM, corvusheart said:

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8. A fishing license is cheaper for a citizen VS LPR. 😛

 

Uh no. Mine costs the same as my hubs. 

[NikLR 13,227]

22 hours ago, dilip said:

With citizenship, you need to carry the US passport only and not your passport and gc.  Also you not be finger printed each time you get into the country- Big benefit

All the USCs at entry with me at SeaTac were fingerprinted? 

 

[geowrian 22,337]

I've been fingerprinted multiple times upon return to the US as well. I can't recall if it was every time, but it was definitely more than once.

[corvusheart 163]

30 minutes ago, NikLR said:

Uh no. Mine costs the same as my hubs. 

It depends on state. In Minnesota there is a huge difference. At least when we got them a few years ago.

[N-o-l-a 7,167]

1 hour ago, corvusheart said:

It depends on state. In Minnesota there is a huge difference. At least when we got them a few years ago.

 

Nope.  In Minnesota, there is a distinction between a resident and non-resident (mostly other states and Canadians), but LPRs are definitely residents. You even register with just your driver's license and social security number, so I fail to see how they'd even know who was a USC and who wasn't.

 

ETA: 

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What is a resident?

Minnesota residents are:
• People who maintain a legal residence in Minnesota for at least 60 consecutive days

prior to purchasing a license and if 21 or older must present a current Minnesota

Driver’s License or Identification Card to obtain a resident license. • A person younger than 21 who is a child of a resident.

http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/rlp/regulations/fishing/fishing_regs.pdf#view=fit&pagemode=bookmarks

Edited March 11, 2019 by N-o-l-a

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On 3/9/2019 at 9:11 PM, dilip said:

With citizenship, you need to carry the US passport only and not your passport and gc.  Also you not be finger printed each time you get into the country- Big benefit

I just came back into the US from Canada a couple of days ago (I'm a citizen of both countries), and I was fingerprinted at the airport.

[dilip 187]

This is odd.  Did you enter with US passport?  Is it first time they did it?

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1 hour ago, dilip said:

This is odd.  Did you enter with US passport?  Is it first time they did it?

Yes to the first question.

No to the second question.