View Poll Results: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Access to Canadian consular services when abroad.
0
0%
Ability to work in certain restricted civil service/military occupations.
2
2.17%
Able to work in Mexico/US under the provisions of NAFTA.
4
4.35%
Eligible for certain awards/recognition (e.g. Order of Canada).
0
0%
Feeling of belonging.
15
16.30%
Right of abode in Canada/not to be deported.
35
38.04%
Right to serve on a jury.
0
0%
Right to vote.
13
14.13%
Simpler to obtain Canadian passport than renew foreign one.
5
5.43%
No I-94/US-VISIT when visiting the US.
13
14.13%
I want to be a politician.
5
5.43%
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What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Jun 7th 2011, 6:47 pm
#16
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Same as Alan
Want the option to be able to leave and then come back if I choose.
Its always good to maximise options
Plus - would quite like to vote at some point. Although not full of point where we live.
Want the option to be able to leave and then come back if I choose.
Its always good to maximise options
Plus - would quite like to vote at some point. Although not full of point where we live.
Jun 7th 2011, 6:58 pm
#17
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Becoming a citizen is a no brainer.
Jun 7th 2011, 7:05 pm
#18
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Right to vote & right of abode/return were important, but the actual reason we did it when we did was to have 2 passports at all times (i.e. not to have to bother to renew one before it expired and thus be unable to travel for even a couple of weeks). Having aged parents etc overseas will make that more important to you.
Jun 7th 2011, 8:01 pm
#19
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
As someone else said, this is my home and I'm proud to be Canadian.
Jun 7th 2011, 9:36 pm
#20
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
interesting q?...i would get citizenship to not have to renew PR not because i wanted to become a Canadian citizen..there are the advantages of dual citizenship that does make it a no brainer if you are staying. But i would be primarily be a British Citizen and a Canadian Citizen with a very small 'c'.
Jun 7th 2011, 11:45 pm
#22
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
What are the provisions of NAFTA and working in the US all about?
I think going south is like a 5 year goal for me.
I think going south is like a 5 year goal for me.
Jun 8th 2011, 3:46 am
#23
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Because we have no intention of ever returning to the UK
Jun 8th 2011, 12:34 pm
#24
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
We applied for our Citizenship back in January 2011. Aside from loving Canada and wanting dual nationality, I was concerned that my sons may get the same wonderlust as their parents and take off for a few years travel and may lose their residency 
Jun 8th 2011, 1:37 pm
#25
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
Found this on a previous thread on the same subject.
So, none of the above really. Perhaps not a no brainer for everyone. Unless I've missed something.
I'll keep my UK passport - the process of which for renewing is easier than applying for citizenship and Canadian passport.
...it is worth pointing out that Canadian citizens can be (and often are) subject to exactly the same questioning to ensure that they are bona-fide visitors to the U.S.
The administrative formalities are simpler for Canadian citizens, but the requirements themselves are the same.
Unlikely to be going to the USA
A retired British citizen could usually get a B2 tourist visa to allow 6 months.
But if I did, this could cover it. Or I'd have to be satisfied with less time, but that needn't be a bother.
The rights of Canadian citizens include:
* Able to vote and to run for political office upon reaching the age of 18.
No thanks. Not much of a choice.
* Able to obtain a Canadian passport and enjoy Canadian consular protection.
British passport does the same doesn't it?
* Able to prevent risk of getting deported from Canada
I've cancelled the plans to commit treason.
* Able to work for the Federal government (where citizenship is usually required/preferred)
No thanks. Retired. Wouldn't get the job anyway.
* Allowed to live outside Canada indefinitely while retaining the right to return
Highly unlikely that I'd ever do that. Any substantial time away would involve living back in the UK where I'd stay. Unless I won the lottery (for which I don't buy a ticket
) and that would mean I could afford to live in Nice instead or somewhere similar.
* Able to pass on Canadian citizenship to children born outside Canada.
Not applicable. Wife and stepkids are Canadian.
The administrative formalities are simpler for Canadian citizens, but the requirements themselves are the same.
Unlikely to be going to the USA
A retired British citizen could usually get a B2 tourist visa to allow 6 months.
But if I did, this could cover it. Or I'd have to be satisfied with less time, but that needn't be a bother.
The rights of Canadian citizens include:
* Able to vote and to run for political office upon reaching the age of 18.
No thanks. Not much of a choice.
* Able to obtain a Canadian passport and enjoy Canadian consular protection.
British passport does the same doesn't it?
* Able to prevent risk of getting deported from Canada
I've cancelled the plans to commit treason.
* Able to work for the Federal government (where citizenship is usually required/preferred)
No thanks. Retired. Wouldn't get the job anyway.
* Allowed to live outside Canada indefinitely while retaining the right to return
Highly unlikely that I'd ever do that. Any substantial time away would involve living back in the UK where I'd stay. Unless I won the lottery (for which I don't buy a ticket
) and that would mean I could afford to live in Nice instead or somewhere similar.* Able to pass on Canadian citizenship to children born outside Canada.
Not applicable. Wife and stepkids are Canadian.
I'll keep my UK passport - the process of which for renewing is easier than applying for citizenship and Canadian passport.
Jun 8th 2011, 2:11 pm
#26
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
I think being able to be legally allowed to reside in Canada and to be able to come and go freely was a big thing, but also it marks an important milestone as it were in our whole journey to Canada adventure.
Now we have arrived, and I too am proud to call myself Canadian, and proud of a successful and momentous move and change in our lives.
Now we have arrived, and I too am proud to call myself Canadian, and proud of a successful and momentous move and change in our lives.
Jun 8th 2011, 2:31 pm
#27
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Jun 8th 2011, 2:59 pm
#28
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
I like this option:
Eligible for certain awards/recognition (e.g. Order of Canada).
I would only become a citizen of Canada if they give me a big shiny medal and name a province after me.
Eligible for certain awards/recognition (e.g. Order of Canada).
I would only become a citizen of Canada if they give me a big shiny medal and name a province after me.
Jun 8th 2011, 3:01 pm
#29
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
We have South African passports, so if we want to travel the world, we need a visa for almost every country to enter, and hubby need to travel frequently for his company, don't have time to get visas every time he travels. That why we applied for citizenship.
Jun 8th 2011, 3:03 pm
#30
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Re: What is the main reason you applied for/obtained/want Canadian citizenship?
I fully intend to have both and keep both active. You never know when you might need one or the other.
