What is the Eligibility for Canadian Citizenship!?
To become a Canadian citizen, you must be physically present in Canada for three of
the past five years. Among other requirements, if you are 18 or older, you must have lived
in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the five years before your citizenship application.
When determining your citizenship eligibility, keep in mind that you must have been a permanent
resident for at least two years to fulfil the physical presence criterion. In addition,
after becoming a permanent resident, each day you spend in Canada counts as one full
day toward your citizenship application. Each day, you spent as a temporary resident
in Canada before becoming a permanent resident, counts as half a day, up to a maximum of 365
days. As a result, if you were a temporary resident who did not leave Canada for three
years, your stay would only be counted for 365 days. Again, for the physical presence
requirement, Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship
Canada (IRCC) examines just five years immediately
before the date of your application. Your time as a temporary resident, for example,
does not count if you have been physically present in Canada as a permanent resident for
the past five years.
If you were not a temporary resident before obtaining permanent residence, you must have
spent at least 1,095 days, or three years, in Canada. In any event, applying with more
than the minimum needed number of days guarantees that any miscalculations are accounted for.
IRCC even advises on its website to apply with more days than you require.
In addition to the physical presence requirement, there are some of the other requirements for
Canadian citizenship such as you must be fluent
in either English or French in order to communicate
in Canadian society. In addition, if you are between the ages of 18 and 54, you must provide
proof of language competency. Also, you may be required to submit taxes in Canada for
at least three years before the day you apply. According to IRCC, you cannot have a criminal
record that prevents you from obtaining citizenship.
You must be aware of citizens' rights and
obligations and have a fundamental understanding of Canada's geography, political system, and
history. In addition, you must file a formal application with IRCC and pay a government
processing charge as well as a right of citizenship
fee.
You can apply for Canadian citizenship if you satisfy the eligibility requirements.
Following approval, candidates between the ages of 18 and 54 will be required to take
a citizenship exam. Then you must attend a citizenship ceremony, obtain your Canadian
citizenship certificate, and take the Oath of Citizenship. After that, you will be a
Canadian citizen. And if you are an asylum-seeker, there are
some requirements for Refugee claimants; These documents did not provide you with temporary
resident status if you acquired a job or study
permit while your refugee claim or PRRA (Pre-Removal
Risk Assessment) was processed. As a result, you cannot utilize this time period in your
physical presence calculation. Suppose you are claiming time as a protected
person. In that case, you may only claim time from the day you obtained a favorable decision
on your claim or PRRA application until the day you became a permanent residence. The
days you spend in Canada following approval but before the permanent residency count as
half a day toward your citizenship application. Additionally, if you served time in jail,
on probation, or on parole in Canada, those days are normally not counted against your
physical presence. However, there are a couple of exceptions. If you did not violate parole
or fail to comply with parole requirements, your time on probation as a consequence of
a conditional discharge may count towards physical presence. In addition, time spent
in jail or on probation does not have to be mentioned if you got a young sentence and
completed it satisfactorily. If you served a term for an offence in Canada
for more than five years and that too before the date of your application, you do not have
to declare it since it falls outside of the timeframe considered by IRCC for the physical
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