Canada Citizenship
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Babies born in Canada have the automatic privilege to a Canadian Citizenship. If one is born to Canadian Parents, even outside of Canada, can also hold the Canada Citizenship. In addition, every year around 160,000 permanent residents immigrants from various origins become Canadian Citizens and the proud holder of the Canada Citizenship and passport. After applying for immigration to Canada and getting accepted, one meets the criteria to become a permanent resident. As a permanent resident you are not a Canadian citizen yet, but you can legally enter and live in Canada, as well as work for a Canadian employer and attend Canadian schools. |
Counting from the landing date into a Canadian airport with the approved immigration papers, if a Canadian Permanent Resident lives continuously for three years in Canada, he or she will then qualify for the Canadian Citizenship. On the other and, a Canadian permanent resident will lose its residency status if he or she does not live a minimum of 2 years in a 4 years period.
After meeting the minimum requirement of 3 years in Canada, the permanent resident must also be able to communicate in one of Canada’s official languages- English or French to apply for the Canada citizenship. Download the citizen Application form which can be found on Citizenship and Immigration Canada website, fill it all correctly and carefully, make sure you do not forget to sign and date the form. Moreover, you should include 2 citizenship small photographs taken according to very precise specifications, make sure you also sign them at the bottom as necessary, also double check you have included all the required documents such as a copy of immigration landing record, 2 pieces of ID etc… Finally, it is crucial that the non refundable application fee should not be forgotten.
Soon after properly mailing your application, you should get at your home address a copy of the book a ‘Look at Canada’ which you should use to study and acquire more knowledge about Canadian history, Geography etc…You will later be examined on this material. If your application is accepted, a date for the citizenship test will be mailed to you. At that date a written test and possibly an interview will take place. If you pass both with flying colors, you will finally be given the long awaited for date in which you will appear and take the Oath of Citizenship.
A bearer of a Canadian Citizenship is subsequently eligible for a Canadian Passport which is a valuable asset to hold these days. Canada is well respected everywhere, it is one of the G7 countries along with the United States of America, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom. A Canadian Passport is a proud symbol of its fair country and it allows its bearer to travel internationally and many countries do not even require a visa from a Canadian Citizen.