Hi all, I am dual citizen, Iranian and Canadian; now working for a company in the US under
H1B status. I applied for my H1B as Iranian. Now my company intends to apply for my green
card. My question is: " does my dual citizenship affect the process of acquiring green
card? if yes, how?"

Thanks

It may benefit you a bit because you will get most of the benefits native-born Canadians
get. So you would probably not be subject to any embargo-related issues, if there are any.
Canadians may also have some benefit procedurally - for instance, you should be able to
get your immigrant visa in Montreal, rather than going through the lengthy AOS procedure
or travelling to Teheran.

Other than that, Iranian and Canadian citizens are treated the same, so it should not make
a difference.

Ingo

On Sun, 18 Feb 2001 13:22:55 -0600, Alireza <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi all, I am dual citizen, Iranian and Canadian; now working for a company in the US
>under H1B status. I applied for my H1B as Iranian. Now my company intends to apply for my
>green card. My question is: " does my dual citizenship affect the process of acquiring
>green card? if yes, how?"
>
>Thanks

I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. For reliable advice, please consult with a
professional immigration attorney.

For further information, check the following frequently-requested links.

For many questions, you may find answers at http://travel.state.gov/visa_services.html
(Department of State)

or http://ins.usdoj.gov (INS).

For consular policies and visa reciprocity fees, find your consulate in
http://travel.state.gov/links.html

For DOL Faxback status information: http://workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/

For information on affidavit of support for marriage to US citizens (I-864), go to
http://travel.state.gov/i864gen.html and http://travel.state.gov/checklist.html

For information on entering the US as a K-1: http://www.k1poelist.com/

For poverty levels, see http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/poverty/00poverty.htm

For information on H/L/O/P visa extensions at Dept. of State in St. Louis, MO, see
http://travel.state.gov/revals.html

For non-official information, check:

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all site operators.)

http://www.visalaw.com http://www.shusterman.com http://www.immigration.com
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http://greencard-lottery.virtualave.net/ http://www.jcvisa.com (H-1B)
http://www.h1bresources.com (marriage and fiancee) http://www.kamya.com/misc/ (marriage
and fiancee) http://www2.apex.net/users/thehydes http://www.formshome.com
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