U.S. Green Card Holder to Canada

[Anfieldriot 0]

 

 My wife and I find ourselves with a chance to move to Canada. I'm a U.S. citizen and my wife is a green card holder.

 

My wife has been stuck for the last two years waiting on getting her citizenship approved, seems it's a paperwork issue, we've passed all tests, etc.. since applying for her K1 in 2012.

 

My wife's line of work requires her to be a U.S. citizen or in the least, the good jobs require this. The wait for citizenship and a few other aspects made us take a look at Canada for her work and the opportunities are plentiful, so much so she qualifies for an express visa to Canada. 

 

This brings me to my question. If we apply for the visa, will my wife have to stop and give up the chance at citizenship here in the states ? And would there be any issues or repercussions to her already valid green card ?

 

Thanks in advance for the info, I lived in Canada for a bit and the chance to go back is very, very intriguing. 

[Dashinka 24,527]

Wow, two years awaiting for the naturalization to be finalized seems a little off.  Regardless, if you move to Canada permanently, maintaining LPR status will be difficult.  I don't believe simply applying for the visa would stop anything regarding he N400 application, but I would consider waiting for naturalization before actually moving to Canada so she can avoid issues related to maintaining US LPR status.

 

Good Luck!

 

 

[Boiler 45,580]

Long term move? In which case she would file and I 407 ro abandon US residency.

[canadian_wife 1,822]

WOW!  I also waited 2 years for naturalization.  I contacted my senator and they were able to move the process along very quickly.   Have you tried that route?

 

Good luck 

[millefleur 5,046]

Agree with the others, a 2 year wait is incredibly long for citizenship. What kind of "paperwork" are they waiting on?

Edited November 12, 2020 by millefleur