Citizenship eligibility question

[msmahmood]

So the requirement for Citizenship is that you have to be in Canada 3 years out of the 5 previous years.

If lets say that you don't stay 3 years after you first land in Canada( you stay 2 years to fulfill PR obligations), you renew your PR card, and continue to stay for one more year, that would make it total 3 years in the last 5 years but the PR card would be a renewed one, not the one that was received after landing. Does that make any difference to the citizenship eligibility?

 

[EstherBarros]

No, I don't believe it makes a difference. If the person was in Canada for 3/5 previous years (1096 days) immediately before applying, then they are eligible.

 

[zardoz]

So the requirement for Citizenship is that you have to be in Canada 3 years out of the 5 previous years.

If lets say that you don't stay 3 years after you first land in Canada( you stay 2 years to fulfill PR obligations), you renew your PR card, and continue to stay for one more year, that would make it total 3 years in the last 5 years but the PR card would be a renewed one, not the one that was received after landing. Does that make any difference to the citizenship eligibility?

A PR card is just a travel document. In theory you don't ever have to possess one. It's physical presence that's required for a successful citizenship application

 

[imm_leb_01]

So the requirement for Citizenship is that you have to be in Canada 3 years out of the 5 previous years.

If lets say that you don't stay 3 years after you first land in Canada( you stay 2 years to fulfill PR obligations), you renew your PR card, and continue to stay for one more year, that would make it total 3 years in the last 5 years but the PR card would be a renewed one, not the one that was received after landing. Does that make any difference to the citizenship eligibility?

You are complicating the requirement, forget about pr cards, in the last five years did you stay in canada 3 years as a permanant residence, yes or no.

 

[msmahmood]

Thanks for the confirmation.

 

[msmahmood]

You are complicating the requirement, forget about pr cards, in the last five years did you stay in canada 3 years as a permanant residence, yes or no.

This is regarding my brother, and yes he would stay 3 years in the past 5 years, its just that when he qualifies for citizenship, it would be a total of 6 years from the date he landed.

 

[EstherBarros]

This is regarding my brother, and yes he would stay 3 years in the past 5 years, its just that when he qualifies for citizenship, it would be a total of 6 years from the date he landed.

In which case, the first year does not count- doesn't matter if they were in Canada or not. Only the preceding 5 years

 

[imm_leb_01]

yes he would stay 3 years in the past 5 years

Then he is eligible