Canadian-American dual citizen applying to top Canadian universities?

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I am a Canadian-American dual citizen. I moved to the US four years after I was born in Canada and have never moved back since. However, I am seriously considering applying to top Canadian universities but can’t afford the international student tuition and fees.

Would I be considered as a domestic (Canadian-born) or international student? If I would be considered an international student, would I have to spend my senior year of high school in Canada to be considered as domestic?

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You would be considered a Canadian citizen for tuition purposes. However, since you attended a US high school you would follow the admission guidelines for a US student.

Where are you looking to apply?? Apps are open and time to target schools and get your apps in.

FYI - we live in socal and my D18 applied to McGill a couple of weeks ago (also dual citizens). App was pretty straightforward.

Saw your other post - most Canadian schools consider your GPA and test scores and that’s about it. There are some exceptions based on programs but not very holistic.

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My daughters have dual Canadian and American citizenship. They were born in the US and lived here through high school but have Canadian citizenship because I am originally from Canada. My youngest is currently in university in Canada and we are paying Canadian tuition – reduced by a pretty good merit scholarship. Other Canadian schools have been very clear that since my daughters are Canadian citizens they would pay Canadian tuition. It is pretty much that simple.

One small nit: Since my daughters both went to a US high school, a couple of universities missed the fact that they were Canadian citizens and along with their offers of admission also sent information on how to apply for a student visa and on international tuition. I called the schools and pointed out that my daughter was a Canadian citizen and they corrected the information.

You might want to see whether McGill would charge you as a Canadian, or whether you would qualify for “Canadian born abroad” status, which is even less expensive.