Commuter green card

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1 minute ago, NikLR said:

I mean for your pr status.  Can you have the LPR card and PR card? Can you still live in Canada even because youd be a US resident not a Canadian one.  

Yes you can, you cant use Canadian health insurance and have to file Canadian taxes as a non-resident. But for immigration purposes you can be a dual PR under very strict circumstances such as a commuter green card.

Edited May 29, 2019 by CANADA_TO_US

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Best of luck

[WeGuyGal 1,052]

19 hours ago, NikLR said:

I mean for your pr status.  Can you have the LPR card and PR card? Can you still live in Canada even because youd be a US resident not a Canadian one.  

That's an oddity I've seen discussed on a couple of India-centric forums. A number of Indian nationals have Canadian PR status while living in the US as LPRs or on H1Bs. I've never quite understood how someone could be a permanent resident of two nations if living more than 6 months of a year in one country is a must. Should be: choose one or the other. 

 

OP, what country passport do you have? 

[Ontarkie 14,582]

2 hours ago, WeGuyGal said:

That's an oddity I've seen discussed on a couple of India-centric forums. A number of Indian nationals have Canadian PR status while living in the US as LPRs or on H1Bs. I've never quite understood how someone could be a permanent resident of two nations if living more than 6 months of a year in one country is a must. Should be: choose one or the other. 

 

OP, what country passport do you have? 

It is also something Canada is pushing to remove. I've only seen it being allowed if the Canadian PR was living with their Canadian spouse. They had to be living with the Canadian half in order to keep it. 

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5 hours ago, Ontarkie said:

It is also something Canada is pushing to remove. I've only seen it being allowed if the Canadian PR was living with their Canadian spouse. They had to be living with the Canadian half in order to keep it. 

I feel like people abuse Canadian immigration far more than US.  Mostly due to the already lax stipulations. 

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1 hour ago, NikLR said:

I feel like people abuse Canadian immigration far more than US.  Mostly due to the already lax stipulations. 

Agreed. Although a major part of the reason for that I think is the allure of the U.S. A sizeable population of Canada has historically (even before the non-white immigrants started rolling in) always left for the U.S. This got significantly worse during the dot com bubble, forcing Canada to eventually "lax" it laws to attract talent. It works to a great degree, Toronto has become second greatest city in terms of AI just because of the recent skilled immigration spike. But I am sure many of those folks will eventually leave for U.S. like most skilled Canadians do. I wish Canada didn't have a neighbor that just steals it's thunder.

 

Being in IT is even more saddening, every year I see so many smart Canadian graduates flock to U.S. Makes me sad imagining the great things they could've done for Canada if they stayed. May be global warming will help us?

Edited May 31, 2019 by darth vader

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On ‎5‎/‎29‎/‎2019 at 11:18 AM, CANADA_TO_US said:

Canadian PRs cant travel to U.S. without visa and cannot apply for TN visa etc.

Not sure about applying for a TN visa, but for personal travel, Canadian PRs may need a B2 depending on their country of citizenship.

 

https://www.immigrationdirect.ca/blog/2013/02/06/permanent-residents-travel-us/