Hi all,
I first arrived in Canada on 18OCT2011 on a work permit.
Permanent residency received on 14OCT2014.
Was out of Canada for 2 weeks per year visiting family.
Supposing the C6 3/5 rule goes into effect as of 01SEP2017 (just picking a random date, I have no info on this)
To make 3 out of 5 years including 2 week absences per year would be:
01SEP2017 minus 3 years equals 01SEP2014,
but including the absences, 01SEP2014 minus 6 weeks equals 21JUL2014
which is about 3 months before I became a permanent resident.
*But* I was here for nearly 3 years prior to that on a work permit so I can easily use the 2 for 1 rule to make up those 3 months.
So as I calculate it I will be able to apply for Citizenship the moment the C6 3/5 rule goes into effect
Otherwise I would have had to wait until 2018 to have the 4 years in Canada since getting permanent residency.
Does my math make sense?
Thanks for looking.
I first arrived in Canada on 18OCT2011 on a work permit.
Permanent residency received on 14OCT2014.
Was out of Canada for 2 weeks per year visiting family.
Supposing the C6 3/5 rule goes into effect as of 01SEP2017 (just picking a random date, I have no info on this)
To make 3 out of 5 years including 2 week absences per year would be:
01SEP2017 minus 3 years equals 01SEP2014,
but including the absences, 01SEP2014 minus 6 weeks equals 21JUL2014
which is about 3 months before I became a permanent resident.
*But* I was here for nearly 3 years prior to that on a work permit so I can easily use the 2 for 1 rule to make up those 3 months.
So as I calculate it I will be able to apply for Citizenship the moment the C6 3/5 rule goes into effect
Otherwise I would have had to wait until 2018 to have the 4 years in Canada since getting permanent residency.
Does my math make sense?
Thanks for looking.