Eligibility period

[erboi]

Hello everyone,

I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the statement eligibility period. I have gone all the whole web and its still not making any sense. Please somebody enlighten me on how to be sure am eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship.

I first moved to Canada October 20, 2014, and i applied for Citizenship grant June 2018. With the new rule law i would hope that i am eligible but am confused as i filled the physical residency calculation it says 2013 till 2018 is my eligibility period (more specifically within the last 5 years i have to have been present 3 years?)

Thank you all in advance!

 

[Bs65]

Seems pretty clear that in the 5 years preceding the submission of the application you need to show a minimum of 3 years physical presence in Canada. So if you apply this month your 5 years eligibility period would be 11/2013 through 11/2018 where you need to show 3 years accumulated presence.

The 3 years can be made up of any time prior to being a PR at one half day per full day to a max 1 year credit added to anytime post becoming a PR or just any time after becoming a PR . The key being actual physical presence in Canada so vacations or business trips outside of the country cannot be counted in the 3 years total.

 

[erboi]

Seems pretty clear that in the 5 years preceding the submission of the application you need to show a minimum of 3 years physical presence in Canada. So if you apply this month your 5 years eligibility period would be 11/2013 through 11/2018 where you need to show 3 years accumulated presence.

The 3 years can be made up of any time prior to being a PR at one half day per full day to a max 1 year credit added to anytime post becoming a PR or just any time after becoming a PR . The key being actual physical presence in Canada so vacations or business trips outside of the country cannot be counted in the 3 years total.

Thanks for the clarity,
I moved to Canada for the first time 2014 nothing before that and ve been a pr since.