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Student physical stay count towards citizenship

sheikhzaid

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Stayed as a student in 2012 for around 2 years, can I count those towards the physical requirement of citizenship application. I am aware that stay on any other visa counts as half. I am only concern is about my stay was around 10 years ago.
 

walter_white

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Stayed as a student in 2012 for around 2 years, can I count those towards the physical requirement of citizenship application. I am aware that stay on any other visa counts as half. I am only concern is about my stay was around 10 years ago.
No, it has to be within 5 years before the date you sign your application. So you can't count the 2 years in 2012 unfortunately.

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship/become-canadian-citizen/eligibility.html#time
 
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