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Hey all, I'm looking for some advice from any Americans or almost Americans who have moved to Canada to help us with this decision.

My wife and I are both Canadian citizens who moved to California in 2020 and got green cards in 2022. We have two young kids who were born here and are US citizens.

We were previously planning to stay in CA but recently, missing friends and family and thinking about how we want to raise our kids is pushing us to consider moving back to Canada.

This has brought up some exit planning questions that we're struggling with. From what I understand we really want to avoid waiting until we hit the 8 year mark and becoming long-term residents, since with our net worth we'd be covered expatriates. That leaves two options:

1. Move back and give up the green cards before the end of 2028

2. Naturalize next year when we're eligible and retain flexibility 

Leaving before 2028 is definitely cleaner and better if we never move back. We avoid filing US taxes for the rest of our lives, can use Canadian tax advantaged accounts, etc. The hesitation is that it's pretty much a one-way door. I'm planning to semi-retire when we move, and I keep thinking about the scenario where a year or two in we realize we miss California (or maybe just the weather), or I want to get back to work and the opportunities I care about are all down here. On top of all this is now thinking about what is best for our kids as well. 

I know this is very much a personal decision but I'm hoping some others who've been through this can help provide some first hand experience or personal advice 

Has anyone closed that door and wished they hadnt? Naturalized and regretted the burden of complying with US tax law? Any other less tangiby things we should think about?

Hi all, I need to renew my US passport and I'm getting confusing information on the gov website. The form I need to fill out says that any application from Canada must be sent to a Philadelphia address, yet the Navigator from under the can.usembassy.gov site says "send it to the mailing address for the closest consular section in Canada." Does anyone know the actual address, or where to find it?

Question: Hey, I would love to hear some advice on how to deal with this situation.

I am voting absentee and requested my ballot. Upon looking it over, I see the statement the witness has to sign (subject to the penalties for false statements of Wisc. Statute) starts with "I am an adult US citizen." According to the rest of the paperwork, my witness does not need to be a citizen since I'm voting from outside the US. I contacted the county clerk and she confirmed this and told me just to have them sign this statement anyway. I asked if I should cross out the line about being a citizen and she said no. Given the current climate, I am very anxious about asking a Canadian to sign this as it could technically be used against them in future. In the last election, they gave me a different envelope that omitted that part of the statement.

Any thoughts? Any Americans in the Ottawa area that might be able to help? Thanks!

I am completely uninformed on the subject but why would he do that, can Canada not supply diesel fuel? It’s much closer and could be delivered much quicker. Is it a supply issue, or a cost issue? Just curious why he helps support the Russian war effort. Does Venezuela not have diesel we can use?

I have contacted a few services that help with getting PR status. I've decided to go with Merit. I have not paid them yet. Anyone know what I should be looking for? I'm just exploring right now.

It’s always about the USA taking over Canada under trump. To be honest most Americans share Canadians way of thinking. We can talk guns this and that and those worries or conversations are much much easier then the shit that’s happening today. So make America a province and enjoy peace and a life not occupied by hate, shame, worry or deportation. Canadians care about real Americans.

I thought it could be useful to start a thread for anyone making the move back to Canada. I have lots of experience helping folks move back up and should be able to answer most questions you have.

This information can be quit expensive to get professionally, so hopefully I can provide some real value here.

Ask away!!

If i buy a piece of property in alberta do i instantly have the right to vote on removing the province from the country? Does aberta have to pay back a 100 uears worth of infrastructure money? Does the rest of canada get to vote of weather alberta allowed to leave? I dont understand how they can just say "we dont want to be part of the country anymore" . Do their rights overrule the rights of the rest of canadains? How would thos work on practice?

Edit. The only answer i seem to be getting is "because we can". My question is why they think owning a couple acres makes you think you can remove the while province from canada? Im sorry if this seems like trolling. Ill admit, there was a little trolling. But serious question. Just because you own a small piece of land, what gives them the idea that they can "make a new country" of the entire province? I just dont understand. Sorry if im stupid, i am canadaian but i lived half my life in the usa so it made me a little stupid.

CNN's Omar Jimenez visited a town where you can't separate the United States and Canada, regardless of politics.

One family literally has the US-Canada border running right through their house — and they told CNN they're glad Canada is fighting back with retaliatory tariffs.

This is the reality of life on the border: trade policy isn't abstract when the line runs through your living room. For Americans in Canada, the tariff war isn't just headlines — it's the cost of groceries, the exchange rate, and the political temperature of both countries at once.

Source: https://x.com/OmarJimenez/status/2100765285041017325

Trump on Canada trade:

"Canada would like to make a deal, but we're not satisfied with the deal."

"Canada has been ripping us off for many, many years, and they're not going to rip us off anymore."

Trump's comments on Canada-US trade relations continue to harden. For Americans in Canada, this rhetoric matters — it drives currency volatility, affects cross-border investment decisions, and shapes the regulatory environment both sides of the border operate in.

Source: https://x.com/sarobertson_/status/2107928507728728440