Citizenship
Eligibility criteria for citizenship
You must meet the following requirements to apply for Canadian citizenship:
If you need to pass a citizenship test, you must:
- ● Be a permanent resident;
- ● Have resided in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years;
- ● Have filed taxes;
- ● Demonstrate your language proficiency
- English speaking and listening language skills are required for people between 18 to 54years if age.
- ● People between 18 to 54 years of age required to take citizenship test.
Partners of Canadian nationals
Even if you marry a Canadian, that won’t make you a citizen
Spouses of Canadian citizens must also meet the residency requirement,language requirement to become eligible for Canadian citizenship.
Status as a permanent resident
You must be a permanent resident of Canada in order to apply for Canadian citizenship.
To be eligible for Canadian citizenship a person must have meet the 2 years residency requirement as a permanent resident .Any time you have spent as a Temporary Resident in Canada before becoming PR can be counted towards the physical residency requirement .
Maximum of 1 year period as a Temporary Resident can be counted towards this residency requirement.
Additional requirement to apply for citizenship is that you should not
- Be subject to investigation for fraud or immigration purposes
- Be asked to leave Canada by the government (removal order)
Your right as a Canadian citizen:
Right to vote Right to live anywhere in Canada Freedom to practice religion
Right to vote Right to live anywhere in Canada Freedom to practice religion