So if and when Bill C-6 becomes law, one of the proposed change is the following:
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 of one year of credited time.
My question here is that is there a time as to how far back I can half days as a temporary resident? I have read somewhere in this forum that it rolls back 5 years from the date you apply for your citizenship only. So if I apply May 2017 for example then days as a temporary resident that can be counted towards this can only date back as far as May 2013 but anything beyond that cannot be counted. Is this true?
I tried to find my clarification specifically on this point but most of the ones I have read so far is vague in such that it only says any days as a temporary resident will be counted as half day with a maximum credit of 1 year but nothing on how far this can go back to.
I have been on a student permit throughout high school to end of university but did not officially land into Canada until later. I want to make sure days I was on this student permit can be counted even though they would definitely fall outside of the 5 years period from the date of my citizenship application.
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 of one year of credited time.
My question here is that is there a time as to how far back I can half days as a temporary resident? I have read somewhere in this forum that it rolls back 5 years from the date you apply for your citizenship only. So if I apply May 2017 for example then days as a temporary resident that can be counted towards this can only date back as far as May 2013 but anything beyond that cannot be counted. Is this true?
I tried to find my clarification specifically on this point but most of the ones I have read so far is vague in such that it only says any days as a temporary resident will be counted as half day with a maximum credit of 1 year but nothing on how far this can go back to.
I have been on a student permit throughout high school to end of university but did not officially land into Canada until later. I want to make sure days I was on this student permit can be counted even though they would definitely fall outside of the 5 years period from the date of my citizenship application.
