# Permanent resident but not citizen:why?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 11, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044 "2013-12-11T03:26:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044/61 "2014-01-08T10:49:05Z")

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> [@Siam\_Sam](#):
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> Another reason not to take the leap to citizenship in some countries might be a reluctance to pledge even nominal allegiance to a monarch. Myself, I’m a strong anti-royalist, and that would grate on me even if it were a monarch I actually liked such as Queen Elizabeth.

[There have been some attempts in Canada by republicans to challenge the Oath of Citizenship, which includes a statement of allegiance to the Queen of Canada, but they have been unsuccessful, being dismissed by the courts.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_Citizenship_(Canada)#Public_action) Plaintiffs have included permanent residents who had refused to apply for citizenship because of the Oath.

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**Author:** ![Imasquare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Imasquare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Imasquare)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044/62 "2014-01-08T12:20:45Z")

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I’m a long time permanent resident of Australia but have not become a citizen because I don’t feel like an Australian. I live here because ailing / aging relatives rely on me. If not for that I would go back to the UK.

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**Author:** ![jfreakofkorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jfreakofkorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jfreakofkorn)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044/63 "2014-01-08T12:54:32Z")

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theres nothing wrong of becoming a citizen of another country … ( it has its pros and cons )

some countries, like germany and austria only accepts one nationality, theirs. you would have to renounce your citizenship of that other country … =/

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