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Re:Spouses of Some H-1B Visa Holders to Be Allowed to Work by e15ctr0n on Wednesday May 07, 2014 @07:08PM (#7713127)
Permanent residency in Canada is points-based and not petition-based like the US. You should definitely consider it.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/newcomers/about-pr.asp

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Re:Spouses of Some H-1B Visa Holders to Be Allowed to Work by cesarbs on Thursday May 08, 2014 @08:44PM (#7718666)
Hmm, I went thought the questionnaire but I need to have had Canadian work experience to apply for PR. Still, it seems much easier to go there and stay permanently... From what I understand, if you work there for 2 years, you can ask for PR, then after 5 years living there you can apply for citizenship. Compare that to the US, where I'll probably have my Green Card in 4-5 years and then will have to wait another 5 years until I can apply for citizenship.
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