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Post by Telus78 on May 25, 2013 16:53:31 GMT
I just have got an offer from their Houston office.I am a Canadian Permanent Resident but not citizen yet, although i have completed my term for citizenship and applied waiting for the test and oath to take place. Is this going to be an issue?
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Post by bholeyr on May 26, 2013 13:42:38 GMT
Not exactly sure why it would be an issue to ARAMCO. They already offered you a position with your PR status. What you might be concerned about is your application for Canadian citizenship. I don't know, time-wise how far you are in the process and how long it will take. If you join ARAMCO without being CA citizen, you may have to do some short visits to take the test or oath. I don't know if ARAMCO will allow that during probation period. May be you can take up these short trips possibility in advance with ARAMCO
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Post by gbhatia on May 27, 2013 3:44:57 GMT
Agree with bholeyr's comment below re it should not be an issue with Aramco. However, it may prove be a bit of a hassle down the road as all your documentation (Iqama / Driver's license/ multi-entry visas etc) will be processed using your current citizenship and I'm not sure what the process would be to have it switched over to your Canadian citizenship/passport over here once you've started employment. You may have to go through all the procedures over again.
Having just helped a family member apply for her citizenship back in Canada, you are probably aware that the process is currently taking 21-24 months to complete. So depending on when you applied, you may just want to come over and deal with the hassles when they arise down the road. If you're lucky and time it right, you may be able to do it during repat.
If its closer to completion, you may ask the Canadian government for special consideration to speed up the oath taking. I know they used to allow that in certain cases if there were extenuating circumstances but that was many (25 +) years ago. I'm not sure if they still allow for that but its worth asking.
The other thing to keep in mind is the non resident status and tax implications of coming over while a landed immigrant. Technically, to declare yourself a non resident and eliminate Canadian tax liabilities, you need to sever ties with Canada. That may impact your Landed immigrant status as you need to be a resident to maintain that. It could become a bit of a catch 22 until you get your citizenship processed.
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Post by sdgo2dha on Aug 21, 2013 18:14:46 GMT
Hi Telus78,
Are you in IT ?. I am Canadian too. Send me a PM. Would like to connect.
Which is your field of expertise ?. IT , Engineering, etc ?. I am Canadian too. Curious to learn if your citizenship issue has been sorted out. Feel free to send me a PM. I would like to keep in touch.
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Post by Nemo on Oct 12, 2013 14:34:44 GMT
Hi Telus78,
Could you please tell me how you finally managed your situation as I am exactly on the same point right now? To be honest, based on a friend of mine experience, he declared himself non resident immediately after apply for citizenship and he is still waiting to be called for the test. Please update!
Thanks,
Nemo
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