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Gemini020

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Oct 11, 2015
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Hi,
I was wondering the following:
For the job they want me to hire for, I need to be a Canadian citizen. Is there anyway I can became a citizen before the 5 years of living here (I am a PR)?
 
Gemini020 said:
Hi,
I was wondering the following:
For the job they want me to hire for, I need to be a Canadian citizen. Is there anyway I can became a citizen before the 5 years of living here (I am a PR)?
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Yes, If you have accumulated 1460 days calculated based on the residency calendar from cic, you won't need 5 years to qualify
 
Gemini020 said:
I was wondering the following:
For the job they want me to hire for, I need to be a Canadian citizen. Is there anyway I can became a citizen before the 5 years of living here (I am a PR)?
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Don't know where you got 5 years from. The current law requires 4 out of 6 years in Canada as a PR, though that is expected to be rolled back to 3 out of 4 years at some point this year, with pre-PR time being allowed again.

From your previous posts, you landed mid 2016 and were only in Canada for a few months before landing. Assuming the new rules will apply, you are looking at spring of 2019 before you qualify to apply for citizenship.
 
Thanks for the answers. I thought it was after finishing the first PR for some reason. Either way, 4 years isn't helping me much either unfortunately (also we'll be out of the country every now and then). My employer (I have a temporary contract for now as that can be given to non-canadians) wanted me to find out if there was a way of getting citizenship earlier, when he immigrated it wasn't as long he said.
 
Gemini020 said:
Thanks for the answers. I thought it was after finishing the first PR for some reason. Either way, 4 years isn't helping me much either unfortunately (also we'll be out of the country every now and then). My employer (I have a temporary contract for now as that can be given to non-canadians) wanted me to find out if there was a way of getting citizenship earlier, when he immigrated it wasn't as long he said.
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Nope. You must meet the residency requirement. Note that any time spent outside of Canada during the qualifying period is added on, i.e. if you spend 3 months outside of Canada, it will be an additional 3 months before you can apply for citizenship.
 
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