Citizenship

[Jewel]

My husband sponsord me to come to canada almost 4 years ago and im planning to apply for a citizenship now. My question is Is it the same process/application to others who are started as a foreign workers? Im married to a canadian. Thank you

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

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

If you are asking about the time spent in Canada before becoming a Permanent Resident, you can find some detailed information about counting physical presence and how to count it on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website in the Physical Presence Calculator.

Here is an excerpt,

To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the five years immediately before the date of your application. We encourage applicants to apply with more than the minimum requirement of 1,095 days of physical presence, to account for any miscalculations of absences, or any other aspect that could lower the physical presence total below 1,095 days. Please note that you cannot meet the physical presence requirement without a minimum of two (2) years as a permanent resident.

When calculating your time in Canada:

• only the five (5) years immediately before the date of your application are taken into account;- each day you were physically present in Canada as an authorized temporary resident or protected person before you became a permanent resident counts as half a day (up to a maximum of 365 days);- each day you were physically present in Canada after you became a permanent resident counts as one day;- time spent serving a sentence for an offence in Canada (e.g. serving a term of imprisonment, probation and/or parole) cannot be counted towards your physical presence - there are some exceptions.

In order to help you decide when to apply, the physical presence calculator calculates if and when you will meet the 1,095 day requirement.

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You can also find some detailed information in our Settlement.Org How do I apply for Canadian Citizenship? article.

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

[Samkhan]

Hi There
I have a question. I have applied for citizenship before 3 months and still waiting for citizenship test invitation.i have to travel after a month outside canada for a period of 1 month, Do i have to inform CIC not to give me test date during this period? and on which form and to whom i should write this application.
Thanks n Regards

[Nins]

Hi

I have a question regarding calculating citizenship days.i m permanent resident and my baby is born in Canada.can I count the days which I have spent with him outside Canada towards my citizenship
Thanx

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your question with us.

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

Unfortunately, accompanying a child who is a Canadian Citizen does not help a permanent resident of Canada maintain their residency requirements for permanent residency purposes or help them to meet the residency requirements for Canadian Citizenship.

You can find some detailed information about counting physical presence and how to count it on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) website in the Physical Presence Calculator.

Here is an excerpt,

To be eligible for Canadian citizenship, you must have been physically present in Canada for at least 1,095 days in the five years immediately before the date of your application. We encourage applicants to apply with more than the minimum requirement of 1,095 days of physical presence, to account for any miscalculations of absences, or any other aspect that could lower the physical presence total below 1,095 days. Please note that you cannot meet the physical presence requirement without a minimum of two (2) years as a permanent resident.

When calculating your time in Canada:

• only the five (5) years immediately before the date of your application are taken into account;- each day you were physically present in Canada as an authorized temporary resident or protected person before you became a permanent resident counts as half a day (up to a maximum of 365 days);- each day you were physically present in Canada after you became a permanent resident counts as one day;- time spent serving a sentence for an offence in Canada (e.g. serving a term of imprisonment, probation and/or parole) cannot be counted towards your physical presence - there are some exceptions.

In order to help you decide when to apply, the physical presence calculator calculates if and when you will meet the 1,095 day requirement.

You can also find some detailed information in our Settlement.Org How do I apply for Canadian Citizenship? article.

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

[ValterDaghetti]

HI,

I got my inverview for Canadian Citizenship the 17 May 2018, the lady that interview me told me that I will receive the email in 15 days
I am 68 year old and I like know if is possible contact someone for have some information. Here in London ON the first Ceremony will be planned for the 27 June

Thanks

[jhony_smith]

Hi can anybody tell me about to get the citizenship for Canada i want to apply with an application for get the citizenship for Canada but i have no idea how to do this work so can anybody here tell me something about this ?

[SettlementOrgMod]

Hello,

Thank you for sharing your situation and question with us.

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

You can find some detailed information in our Settlement.Org How do I apply for Canadian Citizenship? article.

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