Eligibility

[bjarvis]

My fifth anniversary of obtaining permanent residency in the US occurred this past Tuesday. Technically, I could now apply for US citizenship.

I'm still uncertain about whether or not to proceed but I'm feeling less opposed to the idea now that gov't checks & balances seem to be gradually returning to what they should be.

My status is good for another five years so even presuming it will take 12-18 months for processing if I decide to proceed, I have lots of time to give this the serious thought and consideration it deserves.

Comments

[chrishansenhome.livejournal.com]

Well, as I've been pondering renouncing my US citizenship, I just had a merry thought: perhaps bjarvis and I could trade: I'll take his Canadian citizenship, and he can have my US citizenship. I know that I'd get the better deal of the two, but as I have no use for it anymore, and hate filing tax returns, he's welcome to it.

I on the other hand would get Toronto, Nova Scotia (where my sainted grandmother was born), Vancouver, and lots of other nice things. If I could eat maple syrup, I'd get that too.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Nah, I couldn't give up my Canadian citizenship. It's too large a chunk of my personal identity, and I want to preserve the option of returning to Canada, even if I have no plans to do so in the near future.

My grandmother was born in Detroit and has dual citizenship so I'm somewhat familiar with the taxation filings and occasional bits of paperwork... it's a minor annoyance but seems no worse than the regular annual tax filing in whichever country I happen to be living at the time.