jeudi 5 mai 2016

Determining Eligibility For Citizenship Canada

By James Reed


An act on citizenship passed in 2014 made it easier to apply for Canadian citizenship. It also reduced the time taken to complete the process and acquire full status. It is the Act that made citizenship Canada easier for persons serving the crown, the army or living within the country under certain circumstances. Serving in the army became one of the easiest ways to become a citizen.

Direct applications can only be made by persons who are above 18 years of age. An application on behalf of a child below 18 years is only accepted if the applicant is the legal guardian, adoptive parent or already a citizen. The child must have qualified for permanent residency. The applicant on the other hand should have completed his application or have an active application.

Anyone intending to become a full citizen should have acquired permanent residence before applying. The conditions relating to permanent residency must be unquestionable. This does not however apply to persons whose status is under review for fraud or by the department of immigration. A person ordered to leave by a state official or who is yet to fulfill PR conditions is not eligible. It is mandatory to produce your PR card even if it might be expired.

There is a requirement to have lived within the country for 1460 days over the six years being considered. For reviews covering four years, physical presence for 183 days in each of the years is required. Applicants below 18 years and anyone working for a Canadian mission or crown family member abroad is exempted from this rule. The dates are calculated since the day you acquired permanent residency.

Tax issues are a sensitive matter when applying for citizenship. Permanent residents must meet certain tax obligations. It is your commitment to these obligations that will make it easy to become a citizen. Clean records will simplify the process for you. The tax records checked are those over four or six years under review.

Your residency intentions during application should be clear. The intentions demanded are a decision to live in Canada, work away from the country but as a crown servant or live abroad working for the state. Becoming a citizen grants you the right to enter and leave Canada at will. You can also remain in the country as long as you wish. These rights are enjoyed by all other Canadian citizens.

To ease communication, you will be required to understand either English or French, the two official languages used in Canada. State officials will test your fluency in the two languages. The tests involve engaging in easy conversations regarding directions, instructions, orders and questions. They also test your tenses, vocabulary and grammar.

Canadian citizens enjoy certain rights and are required to fulfill another set of obligations. These rights and obligations relate to election participation. Your understanding of history, values, institutions and symbols of the state will also be tested. Some tests are written while others are oral. Your application will not be processed if you have been charged, are in prison or convicted for any crime.




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