Pr vs citizenship questions

[johnsyk]

Thanks guys @crescent_jam @upperkut so if i land in 2017 will the new rules apply to me ? Also according to what i understood one should aim for at least 2 years of stay in any 5 years period to maintain pr status and better to aim at 3 years in any 5 year period for citizenship,according to that better to stay for good at the end of a 5 year period vs at the beginning if one is not gonna stat for good,right?

Yes, you are right. But there is one thing you forget. If you aim to stay 3 out of 5 years, you are eligible for citizenship. HOWEVER, citizenship application and grant is a ONE YEAR process. So essentially from the time you enter, you need to complete 4 years for you to have your citizenship certificate and passport in your hand. And they also advice people from leaving the country during your citizenship processing time. So in reality, even with the new rule, you are looking at 4 years to have your passport in hand, keeping the one year processing time in mind.

 

[johnsyk]

For Express entry, they say 6 months processing time. For Citizenship, if you check processing time, it says 12 months!

 

[Wolverine17]

The 3 out of 5 year law is expected to take effect in fall 2017. So it will be applicable to you if you land in few months from now.
Check this:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/improvements/citizenship-act-changes-2017.asp

The whole idea is to be prepared to stay for a longer time close to your citizenship application. If you are planning to do in and out of Canada frequently (e.g. 1 year in 1 year out...) then it recommended not to do it if you plan to apply for citizenship.

I am planning to land sept so does that mean that the new law will not apply to me or will it apply to me since i am not going to apply for citizen ship now?

 

[Baahubali]

I am planning to land sept so does that mean that the new law will not apply to me or will it apply to me since i am not going to apply for citizen ship now?

The new law will apply to people who would be applying for citizenship after fall 2017 or whenever the law gets implemented.