Being Unemployment and applying for citizenship

[amazigh-agnostic]

Hello everyone i would like to apply for citizenship there has been numerous questions that left me wondering including whether i should apply for citizenship while unemployed.
During 3 years i have been studying i graduated twice , being a volunteer but i never been on welfare . You think it is worth applying for citizenship while unemployed is it a requirement ?
Although I Never left Canada since i landed even my passport should be expired . i filed taxes for the 3 years and of course i will file taxes for this year .
Please assist me guys , Thank you in advance

 

[Das67]

Having a job isn't a requirement for citizenship. Especially right now with covid-19 a lot of people are not working.

 

[amazigh-agnostic]

Having a job isn't a requirement for citizenship. Especially right now with covid-19 a lot of people are not working.

Thank you very much buddy for your input i apperciate .
Perhaps other users can share with me ideas regarding this subject . Thanks in advance

 

[andy10]

Hello everyone i would like to apply for citizenship there has been numerous questions that left me wondering including whether i should apply for citizenship while unemployed.
During 3 years i have been studying i graduated twice , being a volunteer but i never been on welfare . You think it is worth applying for citizenship while unemployed is it a requirement ?
Although I Never left Canada since i landed even my passport should be expired . i filed taxes for the 3 years and of course i will file taxes for this year .
Please assist me guys , Thank you in advance

Having a job is not a requirement for citizenship...as long as you have maintained your PR status, you should be good...below are the requirements:

• be a permanent resident
• have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years (at least 1,095 days)
• have filed your taxes
• pass a citizenship test
• prove your language skills

When you fill in the citizenship forms, you will be asked about your time in Canada...you have to fill in a table to list all your jobs (if you had any) and education...if you were unemployed, you just mention that...easy peasy...

During the interview, which is immediately after you pass the test, the officer might ask you about your job and education, which is normal...

Good luck!

 

[amazigh-agnostic]

Having a job is not a requirement for citizenship...as long as you have maintained your PR status, you should be good...below are the requirements:

• be a permanent resident
• have lived in Canada for 3 out of the last 5 years (at least 1,095 days)
• have filed your taxes
• pass a citizenship test
• prove your language skills

When you fill in the citizenship forms, you will be asked about your time in Canada...you have to fill in a table to list all your jobs (if you had any) and education...if you were unemployed, you just mention that...easy peasy...

During the interview, which is immediately after you pass the test, the officer might ask you about your job and education, which is normal...

Good luck!

Thank you very much my friend . Its highly appreciated . Hope other people could share their ideas regarding this topic because i see it as a very important topic as far as i know many folks have had the same question related to this topic . Thanks again guys

 

[s23srinivas]

Thank you very much my friend . Its highly appreciated . Hope other people could share their ideas regarding this topic because i see it as a very important topic as far as i know many folks have had the same question related to this topic . Thanks again guys

I would suggest you to apply for the citizenship as with current covid situation there is a huge backlog and building up.

By the time you get a test invite after your application who knows it may be another 15-18 months assuming by then IRCC would have come out with a solution to conduct test or covid subsides significantly causing the normal citizenship testing to come back into effect. In this scenario at least your file will be in queue and in you might be working by then too.

So at the time of your interview you can tell the officer about your then employment and will have no issue whatsoever.

If you are still unemployed it does not impact the citizenship application as others mentioned above.

Cheers!

 

[amazigh-agnostic]

I would suggest you to apply for the citizenship as with current covid situation there is a huge backlog and building up.

By the time you get a test invite after your application who knows it may be another 15-18 months assuming by then IRCC would have come out with a solution to conduct test or covid subsides significantly causing the normal citizenship testing to come back into effect. In this scenario at least your file will be in queue and in you might be working by then too.

So at the time of your interview you can tell the officer about your then employment and will have no issue whatsoever.

If you are still unemployed it does not impact the citizenship application as others mentioned above.

Cheers!

Thanks buddy for your ideas . We learn a lot thanks to people like you who went through the same process . Wish you all the best and for everyone who is still there to give a hand only by sharing their experiences .
Maybe more ideas , suggestions . Thanks for everyone who participated and to this wonderful forum thatis striving in assisting new immigrants