I am currently a 23 year old Indian citizen looking to get Canadian Citizenship. The way I see it, education is the best suited method.
To first get my PR, I can go either by the CEC path or the PNP path.
CEC requires a 2 year long education program, while PNP will do even for a 1 year long program.
I am looking at a 20 month long Master's program - 12 months of coursework studies and 8 months internship (Co-op).
Will this program be counted as a 2 year post secondary education? Also, will the co-op count as work experience?
For citizenship, I gather that one must live in Canada for 3 years in the last 4 years, with pre PR duration being counted as half of actual time spent in Canada.
Now, while I'm seeking to become a Canadian Citizen, I might want to go for a US PhD, sometime in the future.
Once I complete the official requirements for Canadian citizenship, can I apply for it and then go to the US for my PhD? Any other thoughts or suggestions you people would like to give?
To first get my PR, I can go either by the CEC path or the PNP path.
CEC requires a 2 year long education program, while PNP will do even for a 1 year long program.
I am looking at a 20 month long Master's program - 12 months of coursework studies and 8 months internship (Co-op).
Will this program be counted as a 2 year post secondary education? Also, will the co-op count as work experience?
For citizenship, I gather that one must live in Canada for 3 years in the last 4 years, with pre PR duration being counted as half of actual time spent in Canada.
Now, while I'm seeking to become a Canadian Citizen, I might want to go for a US PhD, sometime in the future.
Once I complete the official requirements for Canadian citizenship, can I apply for it and then go to the US for my PhD? Any other thoughts or suggestions you people would like to give?