Bill C-6: Senate stage

[GiantPanda]

Hello Guys,
I have a question pls, am in the process of getting nomination anytime this week, wl get PR Card when i enter Canada wt my family, if i stay 3 years out of 5, say from January 2018 till January 2021, am i eligible under C-6 or i still have to first fulfil residency obligation to renew PR?
Thanks for your help guys, i need ur views on this pls

So long as you fulfil the physical residency requirements for Citizenship as detailed in C-6, you can apply for citizenship.
You do not have to renew your PR again (valid for 5 years) before applying for citizenship.

 

[GiantPanda]

Hi Guys,

I have a question and your answers will be very apprciated.

I see under the Bill-C6: Applicants must file Canadian income taxes, if required to do so under the Income Tax Act, for three out of five years, matching the new physical presence requirement.

Does it mean if I'll apply in November 2017 I have to provide the income tax for 2017 (as it is one of the years that matching the physical prescence)? As you know we can't have these papers till May 2018, does it mean I have to wait till May 2018 (I don't think so becasue that does not make sense and that means no one can apply at the end of the actual calendar year or early in th enext fiscal year).

Thanks in advance

If you came to Canada as a PR and do not have any pre-PR tax filings in Canada, and also have been in the country for a total of three years at the time of applying for citizenship, then you will need to wait to file taxes for three years before applying for citizenship.

For some of us, we have been working in Canada, prior to receiving our PR and can show multiple years of tax filings.

 

[WeazyF]

Hello Gentlemen,
i misplaced my copr and i got a verification of status, is this sufficient to prove PR along with my PR card.
thank you for response in advance.

 

[I love canada 99]

If you came to Canada as a PR and do not have any pre-PR tax filings in Canada, and also have been in the country for a total of three years at the time of applying for citizenship, then you will need to wait to file taxes for three years before applying for citizenship.

For some of us, we have been working in Canada, prior to receiving our PR and can show multiple years of tax filings.

Thanks for your reply,

I am in Canada since 2010 and I have pre-PR as I filled my income tax fo reach year since 2010.

My concerne is about the year 2017 which be directly implicted in the three requested year bur I don't have tax paper for 2017 (we can't have it before May 2018).

Do I need the income tax for 2017 to apply at th eend of this year?

Thank you in advance

 

[anasja2000]

Let me rephrase.
You can use a search engine and you know what Bing is and who owns it. I'm impressed.
Haha

I am trying to make it simple so that people like you can get the chance to understand and not feel lagging behind. Please persevere and am sure that one day you'll get there!

 

[GiantPanda]

Thanks for your reply,

I am in Canada since 2010 and I have pre-PR as I filled my income tax fo reach year since 2010.

My concerne is about the year 2017 which be directly implicted in the three requested year bur I don't have tax paper for 2017 (we can't have it before May 2018).

Do I need the income tax for 2017 to apply at th eend of this year?

Thank you in advance

If you have been filing your taxes since 2010 and are planning to apply in 2017, the you should submit your returns for 2016,2015 and 2014 when applying for citizenship. The residency requirement calls for 1095 days that may be spread over the past five years, with pre-PR time counted as half time. Hence, you should be able to submit your tax returns accordingly. I'd suggest you submit the latest returns that are available.

 

[I love canada 99]

If you have been filing your taxes since 2010 and are planning to apply in 2017, the you should submit your returns for 2016,2015 and 2014 when applying for citizenship. The residency requirement calls for 1095 days that may be spread over the past five years, with pre-PR time counted as half time. Hence, you should be able to submit your tax returns accordingly. I'd suggest you submit the latest returns that are available.

Many thanks for you r reply, in fact the word matching in this sentence made me woried:
Applicants must file Canadian income taxes, if required to do so under the Income Tax Act, for three out of five years, matching the new physical presence requirement.

Because I thought that the 1095 days should match with the tax papers.

 

[GiantPanda]

Hi

Regarding the proof of language.
I already filed my Ielts results for my PR application which I got since 2014.

Now for the citizenship application, do I need to take a new Ielts exam and include the certificate in the application being that it's more than two years for my previous certificate or I could still use the old certificate.

Thanks

Your IELTS results do not expire for citizenship purposes. You can use the same IELTS results that you received for your PR. For more information on the score you need to achieve, please refer to the post on this page from oomuchi.

 

[GiantPanda]

Applicants may count each day they were physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident as a half-day toward meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship, up to a maximum credit of 365 days.

Does this count those on visitor visa in canada ?

A visitor to Canada on a visitor visa is not a temporary resident. Hence, time on a visitor visa is NOT counted towards fulfilling the physical residency requirements for citizenship.

 

[GiantPanda]

Many thanks for you r reply, in fact the word matching in this sentence made me woried:
Applicants must file Canadian income taxes, if required to do so under the Income Tax Act, for three out of five years, matching the new physical presence requirement.

Because I thought that the 1095 days should match with the tax papers.

There will be very few applicants with 100% physical residency in a period of three years. For most applicants, who have had to leave the country either for professional or personal reasons, the 1095 days can only be met if they count it over a period of 5 years. Hence, C-6 calls for the tax returns from within this time frame.

I expect the new forms will require us to show our employment details for the past five years. prior to the date of our applying for citizenship. The tax returns will need to correspond to these employment details as the provide proof that we are gainfully employed and in the event of becoming citizens, we are not going to be a burden on the social welfare systems in Canada.

 

[screech339]

A visitor to Canada on a visitor visa is not a temporary resident. Hence, time on a visitor visa is NOT counted towards fulfilling the physical residency requirements for citizenship.

Time on visitor status DOES COUNT towards fulfilling physical residency provided that you can prove your "temporary status" in Canada. In other words, living in Canada. Spouses/Common Law awaiting for spousal PR sponsorship while on visitor status can claim pre-PR credit. A tourist cannot claim pre-PR credit only because he/she does not have any proof of "temporary residency". Hotel receipts/flight tickets are not proof of "temporary residing" in Canada.

 

[GiantPanda]

Time on visitor status DOES COUNT towards fulfilling physical residency provided that you can prove your "temporary status" in Canada. In other words, living in Canada. Spouses/Common Law awaiting for spousal PR sponsorship while on visitor status can claim pre-PR credit. A tourist cannot claim pre-PR credit only because he/she does not have any proof of "temporary residency". Hotel receipts/flight tickets are not proof of "temporary residing" in Canada.

Thank you for your reply. I stand corrected on this point.

Visitors
Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations, temporary residents include visitors, students, workers and temporary resident permit holders. Depending on the foreign national’s citizenship, a Temporary Resident Visa, or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), is required for temporary residents seeking to come to Canada temporarily.

 

[screech339]

Thank you for your reply. I stand corrected on this point.

Visitors
Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations, temporary residents include visitors, students, workers and temporary resident permit holders. Depending on the foreign national’s citizenship, a Temporary Resident Visa, or an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA), is required for temporary residents seeking to come to Canada temporarily.

I'm not sure how you stand corrected. Temporary residents include VISITORS as stated in your post along with student and workers. You stated in your previous post that visitor is not a temporary resident. A spouse awaiting on PR spousal is still technically a VISITOR in Canada in the eyes of immigration officials until PR is approved. A visitor is not the same as a tourist. A visitor can claim pre-PR credit so long as he/she can prove it.

 

[GiantPanda]

I'm not sure how you stand corrected. Temporary residents include VISITORS as stated in your post along with student and workers. You stated in your previous post that visitor is not a temporary resident. A spouse awaiting on PR spousal is still technically a VISITOR in Canada in the eyes of immigration officials until PR is approved. A visitor is not the same as a tourist. A visitor can claim pre-PR credit so long as he/she can prove it.

Thank you for your clarification. Thus, based on your clarification, any visitor would be able to show residence in Canada by virtue of an entry and exit stamp on their passport and claim pre-PR credit.

 

[CanadianSoonToBe]

Hey guys, I just have a question for my mom's application which will be due in July. Although no one can say anything definite about the consequences and extent of Bill C-6, can anyone kind of venture a guess if people who apply before the law is implemented would still be subjected to same rules if they have applied earlier?

I ask this because my mom is 55 years old which according to current law will require her to write the test, but not acc to C-6. Does anybody think that if the law is implemented by fall, my mom would be considered not to write the test even if she applied in July? I'm just not sure when I should apply for her..now or when C-6 is implemented..