How to Calculate Your Eligibility For A Canadian Citizenship?

To be able to qualify and apply for Canadian citizenship, one must need to be physically present and living in Canada for three out of the last five years. In addition to this, If your age 18 years old and above, you must have been in Canada for at least 1,095 days or almost 3 years out of the five years before applying for Canadian citizenship.

Before calculating your eligibility for citizenship application, you must first take in consideration if you have been a permanent resident in Canada for at least two years for you to be able to meet the physical presence requirement. Note that after becoming a permanent resident, each full day that passes in Canada counts as a full day towards your citizenship application. However, if you are a temporary resident in the country, each full day that you were physically present in Canada counts as a half-day, up to a maximum of 365 days. If you were a temporary resident who did not leave Canada for three years, it will still be counted as 365 days.

In addition to the physically present requirement, below are some of the other eligibility criteria for Canadian citizenship:

• You must submit a formal application to IRCC and pay a government processing fee, and right of citizenship fee
• You must be able to speak either English or French well enough to be able to communicate. For ages 18 years old and above, they must submit proof of their language proficiency
• You must be aware of the rights and responsibilities of citizens and have basic knowledge of Canada’s geography, political system, and history
• You must need to file taxes in Canada for at least 6 months or 3 years during the span of five years before the date of your application
• You must not have any criminal record that disallows the granting of citizenship

If you were able to meet the above-mentioned requirement, you may now submit an application for Canadian citizenship. Once the application is approved, applicants ages 18 years old and above will still have to take a citizenship test which they must pass. After the said citizen test, they must attend a citizenship ceremony receive their certificate of Canadian citizen, and must take the Oath of Citizenship. After all these, you are now officially a Canadian citizen.