Time before PR

[Wonderland_1010]

Hi Guys!

Just want to clarify some details on the new bill in regards to the time spent in Canada. So it says that time spent in Canada as a international student/foreign worker will count towards the 3 years requirement for citizenship?

So it would be like for example I came into Canada as a international student in 2013 and got my PR in 2016 so technically from 2013 to 2016 would count and estimated date for eligibility would be 2017 or 2018.

Please advise

Thank you

 

[Bs65]

As i understand it in your example one year credit for time 2013 / 2015 at one half day for every actual day in the country. Then you need 2 complete years from when you become PR so could well be 2018 .

The important thing is in calculating forward in your example the 2 years from becoming PR when you count back 5 years from that date then any qualifying half day credits have to be in the 3 years prior to PR which seems be the case for you.

If i got this wrong sure someone will jump in and correct me

 

[scylla]

Yes - that's how it worked before. The most you could get credit for in pre-PR time was a year (i.e. two years counted as half a day each).

 

[Shmak2017]

Applicants may count each day they were physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident as a half-day toward meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship, up to a maximum credit of 365 days.

Does this count those on visitor visa in canada ?

 

[Wonderland_1010]

Oh I see now so its 2 years spent as a PR and the count backwards for the previous day spent as international student as half a day. So probably 2018 would the estimated date of eligibility.

 

[Bs65]

Oh I see now so its 2 years spent as a PR and the count backwards for the previous day spent as international student as half a day. So probably 2018 would the estimated date of eligibility.

Still need to be physical days in Canada as a student. So 730 days as a student for which you claim a half day for each of those 730 days making the one year/ 365 days.

In effect i guess makes this approach 4 years physically present out of 5 as opposed to 3 out of 5 without the pre PR credit.

 

[Bs65]

Applicants may count each day they were physically present in Canada as a temporary resident or protected person before becoming a permanent resident as a half-day toward meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship, up to a maximum credit of 365 days.

Does this count those on visitor visa in canada ?

I think I recall seeing a post somewhere that this only qualified if accompanying a spouse on a work or study visa and for sure not just as a tourist. It is not clearly defined but that could be the interpretation of temp resident.

Others can comment on that if they are more knowledgable or have a different view.