No. You would have to immigrate all over again to become a permanent resident.
Q&A Categories Archives: Right of Citizenship FAQ
does the working holiday count toward required time in canada for citizenship?
You can count days spent in Canada as a temporary resident (such as when you are on a working holiday visa) if that time falls within the time period of residency for an application for citizenship. But you have to be a permanent resident to apply first.
I didn’t pass my citizenship test but still, ask to come and take the Oath of citizenship
To help answer your question we need more information than that. If you are going to be allowed to sear the Oath of Citizenship, you either passed your citizenship test or were exempt from taking/ineligible to take the test and took it by mistake.
I presently have Canadian PR. once I apply for Canadian citizenship is it valid for life even if I leave Canada. Once I get the Canadian passport will that also be valid if I don’t live in Canada and leave for another country
Yes, once you are a Canadian citizen, you cannot lose that status unless it is proven that you fraudulently obtained it.
i got separated with my wife soon after they arrived in canada as permanent residents. my daughter lives with her ever since. can i include my daughter in my canadian citizen application even if she doesn’t live with me?
As long as you have legal custody of your daughter, you can include her in your citizenship application. If you don’t have custody, your daughter will have to apply on her own wait until her mother applies.
I wonder if I can still be qualified to be granted for a Canadian citizenship without taking any exam. Because my mother who turned 60 last 2015 was granted to have her Canadian citizenship but she forgot to include me with her application since she sponsored me and I became a permanent resident in January 2010. Looking forward to hear from you.
If you are between the ages of 18 and 54 you must take the citizenship test. If you are younger than 18 years of age, and submit your application before you turn 18, you will not have to take the citizenship test or provide proof of language ability.
I am a us citizen who would like to become a Canadian citizen I have a sister in law who lives in Canada. I am also a 100% disable veteran retired police officer.
At the moment, the only process for a retired person to become a Permanent Resident of Canada is through sponsorship, either through a child who is already a permanent resident or a citizen, or through marriage. And you need to be a permanent resident for five years before you can become a citizen.
I planned to apply for Canadian Citizenship this February 2017,may I know how long will I wait for me to do the test for canadian citizenship? And also, I planned to go for vacation in the Philippines on August 2017,can I still go for my vacation if my application for canadian citizenship is still on process?
As of 2017, the processing time for Canadian citizenship applications is 12 months. The citizenship test will occur near the end of that year.
As long as your PR Card is still valid, you can travel outside of Canada during your citizenship application process.
Hi, my child is not PR here cause they decline my application before for my son coz they told me that I didn’t include my son to my Pr application before but now I’m to planning to apply for citizenship and I have to declare my son what will gonna happen?
If you did not declare your son on your initial application for PR, you are unable to sponsor him and therefore you will have to become a citizen without him also getting citizenship.
If he wants to immigrate to Canada, he will have to do so on his own without your help.
My stepdaughter applied for us and my wife and I became landed immigrants. Can she apply for citizenship alone, even though we became pr together? Or we have to apply together?
Adults can apply for citizenship individually or together (if related). Minor children have to apply at the time of their parents or after their parents apply.
