Citizenship – Naturaliation
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What is the basic requirement for the citizen citizenship Canada
In order to apply for Canadian Citizenship you must: Provide proof that you know how to speak and write in 1 of Canada’s official languages (either English or French) Be a Permanent Resident (PR) Have lived in Canada as a PR for at least 1,095 days out of the 5 years before you apply.
How to know your Eligibility
To be eligible to become a Canadian citizen, you must meet the conditions in all these areas:
- Age,
- Permanent resident status,
- Time you have lived in Canada (residence),
- Income tax filing
- Intent to reside,
- Language skills,
- How well you know Canada, and
- Prohibitions
How well you know Canada
To become a citizen, you must understand the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizenship, such as voting in elections and obeying the law. You must also show, in English or French, that you understand Canada’s:
- History,
- Values,
- Institutions and
- Symbols
If you are 14 to 64 years of age, when you apply for citizenship, you will need to take a citizenship test to show you have adequate knowledge of Canada and the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship. It is usually a written test, but it is sometimes taken orally with a citizenship officer. All you need to know for the test is in our free study guide,Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship. We will send you a copy of it once we get your application. The questions in the citizenship test are based on this study guide.
What are Prohibitions?
If you have committed a crime in or outside Canada you may not be eligible to become a Canadian citizen for a period of time. For example if you:
- are in prison, on parole or on probation in Canada, or are serving a sentence outside Canada,
- have been convicted of an indictable offence in Canada or an offence outside Canada in the four years before applying for citizenship, or
- are charged with, on trial for, or involved in an appeal of an indictable offence in Canada, or an offence outside Canada.
Time in prison or on parole does not count as time you have lived in Canada. Time on probation also does not count if you were convicted of a crime.
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