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Dual citizenship?

Started by Jasper, August 27, 2011, 04:10:01 PM

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Jasper

So I got a phone call from my dad yesterday and he told me that he got a letter from Immigration Canada saying that we have to be at a certain place on September 8th for our citizenship tests and interviews.
Assuming I pass, I'll then have dual citizenship between the US and Canada.
Is this going to make it any more or less difficult to change my legal documents when I decide to do so?

Thanks.

~Jasper~
~Jasper~
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jamiejo

Currently I reside in Wisconsin, USA.  I done my name change to change my Australia Birth Certificate via mail, while applying for citizenship in the USA at the same time.  Once I had my new Birth Certificate, went to court in my state, got a court ordered name change, provided this information to the USA Dept of Homeland Security.  Passed my naturalization test, and ceremony/certificate was provided in my new name.

Actually I had me Court Appearance for name change, my divorce and naturalization test all in the same week. 

I love chaos!!!

Good Luck
Jamie
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Jasper

Thanks Jamie. I go for my citizenship test in 6 days, so there's not much sense in starting the process anyway. Plus I do still have the awesome issue of telling my parents...I guess I need to do that first! Haha

I suppose a better way to phrase my question is this: once I am a citizen of both Canada and the US, I'll have to switch my birth certificate, passports, license, and all citizenship-related stuff, right? Which means lots of paperwork. =\ excellent.
~Jasper~
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jamiejo

This is my order (if I remember correctly):
Australian Birth certificate - Name Only
Court Order Name Change State of Wisconsin - Name Only
Work/Payroll/Medical/Dental, Vision - Name Only (I hadn't gone fulltime at this point, but HR knew of my transition)
Social Security - Name Only
Drivers License - Name and Gender (Updated car title at the same time)
Dept Homeland Security - Name Only
USA Passport - Name and Gender
Australian Passport - Name Only
Mortgage, Banking, Credit Cards, Utilities, Rental Car, Frequent Flyer Programs, Gym Membership -  Name Only

A lot of paperwork, not really, it all about organization skills.  Develop your transition plan and execute!
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Jasper

Thanks. That's really helpful! =]
~Jasper~
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