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Anyone in my same situation gone through this yet? How was the process?
Bit of background:
I'm a Filipino/Canadian dual citizen. Immigrated to OR when I was 9 and have lived and had permanent residency here since. Currently 26 and until a year ago, I was toying with the idea of moving up to Canada (spoiler: decided I'm sticking around). Due to the indecision, I opted to just renew my permanent residency (to the tune of ~$500) as it neared expiration rather than naturalize ($725 and a bit more of a process).
I only got into firearms about 6 months before that, but just rifle target practice at the time. Didn't get into pistols until after I renewed residency and that new interest obviously led to considering applying for my CHL. Admittedly, I'm a bit more left-leaning in my beliefs but definitely a 2nd amendment supporter. That led me to realize that here in OR, a permanent resident has to file to file a declaration of intent to naturalize before applying for their CHL (form n300).
So:
Since I just renewed residency, it seems a waste of the $500 if I started the naturalization process now instead of waiting until what I'm essentially paid through until (expires in 2025). However, if I want my CHL before then, I have to file n300 which is ~$300 and not even a necessary prerequisite to the naturalization process. A bit torn...
Bit of background:
I'm a Filipino/Canadian dual citizen. Immigrated to OR when I was 9 and have lived and had permanent residency here since. Currently 26 and until a year ago, I was toying with the idea of moving up to Canada (spoiler: decided I'm sticking around). Due to the indecision, I opted to just renew my permanent residency (to the tune of ~$500) as it neared expiration rather than naturalize ($725 and a bit more of a process).
I only got into firearms about 6 months before that, but just rifle target practice at the time. Didn't get into pistols until after I renewed residency and that new interest obviously led to considering applying for my CHL. Admittedly, I'm a bit more left-leaning in my beliefs but definitely a 2nd amendment supporter. That led me to realize that here in OR, a permanent resident has to file to file a declaration of intent to naturalize before applying for their CHL (form n300).
So:
Since I just renewed residency, it seems a waste of the $500 if I started the naturalization process now instead of waiting until what I'm essentially paid through until (expires in 2025). However, if I want my CHL before then, I have to file n300 which is ~$300 and not even a necessary prerequisite to the naturalization process. A bit torn...