I've just been grinning and bearing it all my life :o(
if ownership is 'offshore' you are in same boat as now without Canadian citizenship... but with citizenship they want you to 'come clean' on all foreign holdings also... Many Chinese returned to money rock after a few years when they fled the non event of mainland rule.. for extended visits you could be fine... kind of like a reverse snowbird :O)
Temporary Status Visitor: Visa Exemptions
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to visit Canada. These include:
* citizens of Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Botswana, Brunei, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel (National Passport holders only), Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Republic of Korea, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, San Marino, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States, and Western Samoa;
* persons lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence who are in possession of their alien registration card (Green card) or can provide other evidence of permanent residence.
* British citizens and British Overseas Citizens who are re-admissible to the United Kingdom;
* citizens of British dependent territories who derive their citizenship through birth, descent, registration or naturalization in one of the British dependent territories of Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena or the Turks and Caicos Islands;
* persons holding a valid and subsisting Special Administrative Region passport issued by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China; :o) * persons holding passports or travel documents issued by the Holy See.
Thinking of taking up skiing :O) |