Can I get a green card or a passport if I immigrate to Canada, the land of maple leaves?

For immigrants investing in Canada, many people who have just come into contact with immigrant investment often have a little doubt: "What should I do if you want to invest in Canada but don't want to give up your China nationality?"? Here we must first establish a concept. Maple leaf card is a maple leaf card, and permanent residence is naturalization, which is also completely different. People usually say that immigrants invest in Canada with maple leaf cards! Immigrant investment =PR= Maple Leaf Card = American Green Card = Permanent Residence.

Canadian maple leaf card, commonly known as PR. It is a certificate granted by Canada to immigrant investors who have permanent rights in Canada. Having a Canadian maple leaf card proves that you have the right to live permanently in Canada. Maple leaf cards should be renewed every five years. Having a maple leaf card does not mean that you are a Canadian citizen. To obtain Canadian citizenship, you need to apply for permanent residence. It refers to joining Canadian citizenship, giving up China citizenship, becoming citizens of China and Canada, holding Canadian passports and visas, holding Canadian identity documents, and enjoying all the rights of Canadian citizens.

First of all, there is a definition that many new immigrants don't quite understand: the true identity of Canadian PR can't be called "American green card" at all. The term "American green card" originated in the United States. The permanent residence permit in the United States was originally a new green credit card. With the change of customization, it has been upgraded to 20 version numbers, but the name "American Green Card" has always been retained. The credit card held by PR in Canada is called "permanent resident" card (also known as maple leaf card). The permanent residence card is not permanent. If you don't have enough time where you live in Canada (also known as immigration supervision), it will be difficult to get a new permanent residence card when the validity period expires. When the applicant has the true identity of PR, he can enjoy most of the social development welfare social security in Canada, but your passport and visa are still from your country of origin, and you don't need to apply for a visa to go abroad when you return to your country of origin.

According to the relevant laws and regulations on immigration investment in Canada today, having permanent residence status in Canada and living in Canada for three years or more within five years meets the basic requirements for applying for permanent residence. Many countries practise multiple nationality, but China does not encourage it. China's nationality law clearly stipulates that China refuses to recognize the multi-nationality status of domestic China citizens. Therefore, if you want to live in Canada forever, you can only give up your China citizenship and become a Canadian.

With Canadian identity or nationality, you can travel visa-free in 20 countries and regions around the world. If you can't get along with China, you can't get a visa. It is well known to China people who often go abroad that they must submit an application or apply for a visa to go abroad before entering the customs. Everyone chooses to invest in immigration for various reasons, whether it is to save the maple leaf card or to choose permanent residence in the middle and late period, there is no distinction between high and low. How to choose depends on the requirements of friends.

The main difference between them is: 1. Maple leaf card holders have no right to be elected and vote, that is, you cannot participate in political elections in Canada.

2. Maple Leaf Card cannot enjoy visa-free treatment of Canadian passport. As you or a citizen of China, China holds a China passport visa, you can't enjoy the visa-free discount.

3. You can choose to become a Canadian citizen, so whether you go back to China or visit relatives and friends, you have to apply for a Chinese visa at the embassy, and you have to pay the fee every time, and there is also the risk that the United States will refuse the visa.

Therefore, it is often said that immigrants who invest in Canada only get maple leaf cards and become permanent residents PR. But he is still a citizen of China and a resident of China. So don't say that immigrant investment is not from China!