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by eps 2461 days ago
It's really a no-brainer.

3 years on a permanent resident visa in Canada gives you the citizenship and a passport that opens up a lot of opportunities. No other country in the world comes even close to this, Germany included. Canada is also a very nice and comfortable country, so you may just as well end up staying despite the pay being higher elsewhere.
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yladiz 2461 days ago
This is misleading. 3 years in Germany after permanent residency gives you citizenship if you pass the requirements, two big ones being language and generally not allowing dual citizenship[1]. The amount of time to get permanent residency changes depending on your type of visa, i.e. blue card or normal work visa.

[1]: Generally meaning there are exceptions, but the default means giving up your other citizenship(s).

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romanovcode 2459 days ago
> 3 years in Germany after permanent residency gives you citizenship if you pass the requirements, two big ones being language and generally not allowing dual citizenship.

Two wrong assumptions.

1. One must have lived in Germany legally at minimum 7 years (https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/themen/migration/...)

2. Germany allows dual citizenship in some cases, always allows with EU states (https://www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/EN/themen/migration/...)

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