My husband is a US permanent resident (green card holder) and earlier this year I applied to sponsor him. Just wondering if anyone knows once he is approved for his Canadian PR:
-if he has to give up his green card (I assume yes)?
-at what point does he need to do it?
I am wondering because while I was traveling to the States recently a border guard said they would take it away from him as soon as he got the Canadian PR. It sounded like you couldn't have both at the same time. He wasn't very nice and acted like he couldn't understand why someone with US PR would want Canadian PR and my husband even applying was somehow disrespecting his green card and the USA.
I am concerned because it is likely my husband will have to land to meet the expiry of the COPR and then return to the US for a month or two to finish his work and prepare to move to Canada. Based on what this officer said I am concerned that they may take his green card away and deny him entry to the States when he tries to return after landing. Is this possible/probable?
Does anyone have any advice or any green card holders gone through this before? Thanks so much.
-if he has to give up his green card (I assume yes)?
-at what point does he need to do it?
I am wondering because while I was traveling to the States recently a border guard said they would take it away from him as soon as he got the Canadian PR. It sounded like you couldn't have both at the same time. He wasn't very nice and acted like he couldn't understand why someone with US PR would want Canadian PR and my husband even applying was somehow disrespecting his green card and the USA.
I am concerned because it is likely my husband will have to land to meet the expiry of the COPR and then return to the US for a month or two to finish his work and prepare to move to Canada. Based on what this officer said I am concerned that they may take his green card away and deny him entry to the States when he tries to return after landing. Is this possible/probable?
Does anyone have any advice or any green card holders gone through this before? Thanks so much.