PR and Citizenship Doubts

[lmorelato]

Hi, first I'd like to thank you for your time trying to help me!

I'm applying for my PR and I have some doubts if anyone could help me I'd be very thankful.

1 - I've seen that sometimes the PR application can really take too long. In my case, I've been in Canada for 3 years. I know that I can use up to 1 year of all the time I've spent here... Does the time waiting for the PR "arrival" count as extra time for citizenship?

2 - After I getting the PR and meeting the time criteria to ask for my citizenship (3 years here) if my wife hadn´t had enough time in Canada, could she apply for citizenship as long she was a PR holder?

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Leo

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi, first I'd like to thank you for your time trying to help me!

I'm applying for my PR and I have some doubts if anyone could help me I'd be very thankful.

1 - I've seen that sometimes the PR application can really take too long. In my case, I've been in Canada for 3 years. I know that I can use up to 1 year of all the time I've spent here... Does the time waiting for the PR "arrival" count as extra time for citizenship?

2 - After I getting the PR and meeting the time criteria to ask for my citizenship (3 years here) if my wife hadn´t had enough time in Canada, could she apply for citizenship as long she was a PR holder?

Thank you so much for your time and consideration.

Leo

1. Don't know what you mean by "time waiting for PR arrival". You can count up to one year from the date before you become a PR.

2. No. She needs to meet the requirements to apply for citizenship herself.

 

[SheriffWho]

You need to be in Canada as a resident for 3 years. Time as temporary resident counts as half time and can accumulate for up to 1 year.

So... if you’ve been in Canada for 3 years, that’d count as 1 year. And let’s say you get your PR this month, you’d be eligible to apply for citizenship in 2 years.