How to choose naturalization or PR card when immigrating to Canada?

With maple leaf card, you can enjoy many social benefits in Canada, such as free medical insurance, milk money for children and free education. ...

So should we renew our PR card every few years, or should we sit in an "immigration prison" and try to be naturalized in Canada in a few years?

So far, there is no absolute basis to prove that naturalization in Canada is definitely better than getting a maple leaf card, and getting a PR card is definitely more free than naturalization. How to choose depends mainly on personal needs.

PR card and naturalization

With the Canadian PR card, you can enjoy most social benefits in Canada, but your passport is still in your original place of residence, and you don't need to apply for a visa to return to your original place of residence. Generally speaking, you are a China resident with permanent residency in Canada. But if you live in Canada for less than two years in five years, your green card will be lost. You can apply for naturalization if you have lived for a certain number of years.

Then the question is coming, do you want to apply or not?

Frequent return to China to keep PR card.

When you become a Canadian citizen, you have nothing to do with China citizens. If you want to go back to China to visit relatives or travel for a holiday, you need to go to the embassy to apply for a Chinese visa, and you must follow the procedures of Canadian citizens. Many people have been refused visas before, and the reason is ridiculous: you have an immigrant tendency.

Therefore, no matter what reason you need to return to China frequently, you'd better not be naturalized first, or you'll know for yourself: obviously you are a native of China, how can you be so wronged when you return to China?

If you love to travel, leave and apply for naturalization.

This is the biggest reason for many naturalization applicants-Canadian passports. As we all know, Canadian passports are visa-free in western countries, such as Europe.

Having a Canadian passport is really "just leave", rather than trying to get a visa first. Because of this, many tourists are moved and choose naturalization.

Want to get involved in politics and apply for naturalization

With the PR card, you can basically enjoy social welfare, medical security and free education in Canada, but you don't have the right to choose and stand for election.

If you are a political enthusiast and want to vote for the party you support, or simply join the political arena yourself, then naturalization is necessary.

Love to go to the United States, unswerving, naturalization depends on the mood.

Canada is located in North America, adjacent to the United States, and its core cities are on the US-Canada border. It is natural for Canadians to go to America. However, naturalization in Canada is visa-free; If you are not naturalized, you can get a 10 tourist visa with PR card, and the effect is the same.

10 tourist visa processing process is very simple, generally within a few days, there is no need to be naturalized for the convenience of going to the United States. In short, whether you are naturalized or not, you are happy.

Compared with Canada's temporary visa, PR card has many advantages.

Temporary visas refer to visas for short-term stay in Canada, such as study visas, tourist visas and work visas. Compared with these visas, the main advantages of the Canadian PR card are:

Although you still need to apply for a visa to travel or study abroad, the procedure will be much simplified.

It will take a long time, even if it is not renewed, the PR card will give you at least 5 years.

Travel freely between China and Canada and enjoy the convenience of self-service customs clearance.

Enjoy full Canadian benefits and will not be treated differently.

Compared with the Canadian PR card, the role of Canadian citizenship is as follows:

Nearly 130 countries are exempt from visas and travel around the world.

Can work in the national political and legal units.

Have the right to vote and stand for election.

Generally speaking, from the perspective of promotion, it is a great promotion from temporary visa to PR card, but there is not much difference between PR card and nationality.

Therefore, when choosing between naturalization and PR, we should think about where we plan to develop in the future, consider personal needs and family situation, and make a rational choice.