tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post2058920995808642935..comments2024-02-17T07:59:18.705-08:00Comments on Grad Student Madness: Becoming a CanuckRufushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-48526089841646169632007-12-06T14:14:00.000-08:002007-12-06T14:14:00.000-08:00On the subject of "going native," it turns out tha...On the subject of "going native," it turns out that there is a peculiar Austrian law which entitles university professors to (dual) citizenship should the wish it. Since I am already sidling furtively around a professorial position here this remains a solid possibility for the future. <BR/><BR/>Overall, I am not particularly interested in spending the rest of my life in the US. 32 years was enough for me.Greg von Winckelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187475294800057360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-91260460408595468152007-12-06T06:56:00.000-08:002007-12-06T06:56:00.000-08:00okay this IS claire...the government charges you j...okay this IS claire...<BR/><BR/>the government charges you just over a grand for this step of the process (landed Immigrant, not Citizen)<BR/><BR/>this doesn't include the time and money that you will spend accruing documents (such as an official marriage certificate, scanning photos and other "proof of relationship" docs, the exorbitant fee for rufus to get a full "immigration medical" etc.)<BR/><BR/>and then, since we're going through a lawyer, who does make this a whole lot easier, their fee of about $2700 for just this part of the process, and then probably anything else they can get out of you.<BR/><BR/>i suppose it's not a massive amount of money, but it could be prohibitive for some.<BR/><BR/>cclairevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761843590916439366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-64356075320639727182007-12-06T05:09:00.000-08:002007-12-06T05:09:00.000-08:00This is Rufus, using Claire's computer. For the re...This is Rufus, using Claire's computer. For the record, I am not wearing her clothes.clairevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761843590916439366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-15567096032679651812007-12-06T05:08:00.000-08:002007-12-06T05:08:00.000-08:00I think it's pretty expensive in the US as well. H...I think it's pretty expensive in the US as well. Here in Canada, there are fees for filing and processing as well as getting the physical. Even without the immigration lawyer, it's over a thousand bucks. I'd imagine it can be hard if you just got here. And then your "sponsor" needs to have a certain amount in assets so the government knows you're not going to sponge off the system. <BR/><BR/>Another thing that's different in Canada is that they have a point system here to become a citizen. Since I'm married to a Canadian, have a degree or two and know French, I have more points than I would otherwise.<BR/><BR/>It's all very confusing, but I guess it's not terribly onerous, since they have a very high rate of immigration.clairevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761843590916439366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-14344254296914351462007-12-05T18:28:00.000-08:002007-12-05T18:28:00.000-08:00I meant, "How is it 'spensive to become a citizen?...I meant, "How is it 'spensive to become a citizen?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-28244849043054030972007-12-05T18:27:00.000-08:002007-12-05T18:27:00.000-08:00"It's not an easy process to become a citizen, nor..."It's not an easy process to become a citizen, nor is it a cheap one."<BR/><BR/>How is 'spensive?<BR/><BR/>When I leave Texas -- and I'm gonna, come hell or high water -- is the BBQ and the Tex-Mex.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-49893076216910279842007-12-05T11:56:00.000-08:002007-12-05T11:56:00.000-08:00Of course for me it's a lot easier since I'm marri...Of course for me it's a lot easier since I'm married to a Canadian and Canada is so similar to the US. I did have a lot of misconceptions though. It helps to talk to an official and ask them questions. Perhaps there's an 800 number. Are you two going to go native?<BR/><BR/>That is a very funny video incidentally. I had a plan for some time of shooting an "art film" that would consist of a long super-8 shot of a baby carriage on fire with a lively German voice-over and laugh track. I think it would sound something like that.Rufushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17762279210783841414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10166090.post-85007905332046780522007-12-05T11:29:00.000-08:002007-12-05T11:29:00.000-08:00Thanks for posting this, it helps remind me that f...Thanks for posting this, it helps remind me that for all our struggles here, and for all our little triumphs, it is almost certain that we're missing good info, and that things probably aren't as bad as we think. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I'll know I've gone native when <A HREF="http://www.kleinezeitung.at/allgemein/video/comedy/261390/index.do" REL="nofollow">this</A> is crystal clear to me. (As of right now, it's very funny, as long as I don't think I need to know ALL the words to know what's going on...)Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593117152792976823noreply@blogger.com