Citizenship Eligibility

Citizenship
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I’m 19 years old and I have lived in Canada since I was 8 years old but I’m not a citizen yet I’m just a permanent resident.

When I looked at the eligibility for citizenship one of the requirements is to have filed personal taxes for 3 years in the 5 years I’ve been in Canada but I haven’t started filing my own taxes till this year, my parents has always put me as their dependent.

What do I Do?

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

According to the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website in the Find out if you’re eligible — Citizenship section it states,

You may want to contact the IRCC Call Centre for some additional information and for information specific to your situation.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CIRS
Settlement.Org

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Hi

  1. If you have no taxable income in the previous years and weren’t required to file an income tax, you just tick NO to question 12A and No to both required to file and if you filed.

  2. You will be fine.

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My grandparents were naturalized Canadian citizens and my mother was born in Toronto in 1940 and lived there for 10 years. I just applied for and received my Canadian Citizenship. My question is about my 2 daughters, both born in the US and my wife is American. We have always lived in the US, but I would like to know if my daughters can apply for and receive Canadian Citizenship? They were born in June 1996 and February 2000.
What are my options here?

Thanks you-Mark

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Hello Mark,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

We can appreciate that you would be interested in this type of information.

It is best that you contact the IRCC Call Centre directly for some information specific to your situation.

I hope this information is helpful. Please let us know if you have further questions and if there is any follow up to your question/situation.

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Anna
Settlement.Org Content and Information/Referral Specialist, CCRS, CCRS-DC
Settlement.Org