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coloniaju

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Dec 29, 2023
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Hello, I am refugee.
I have a question regarding the days I have been in Canada.
For a little if context, I was in working holiday visa for a year before I became a claimant.
I know my time as claimant will not be counted and the days I have been here as a refugee will be counted as half days.
But my question is:
Will my days in the working holiday visa be taking in consideration?
Thank you
 
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coloniaju said:
Hello, I am former refugee.
I have a question regarding the days I have been in Canada.
For a little if context, I was in working holiday visa for a year before I became a claimant.
I know my time as claimant will not be counted and the days I have been here as a refugee will be counted as half days.
But my question is:
Will my days in the working holiday visa be taking in consideration?
Thank you
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By the time you qualify to apply for citizenship, your time in Canada on the WHV will be too long ago to count towards citizenship. You can only count two years of pre PR time and you will only get 1 day of credit for each pre PR day. Two years out of the 3 have to be post PR. Also, you can only count back five years.
 
scylla said:
By the time you qualify to apply for citizenship, your time in Canada on the WHV will be too long ago to count towards citizenship. You can only count two years of pre PR time and you will only get 1 day of credit for each pre PR day. Two years out of the 3 have to be post PR. Also, you can only count back five years.
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Thanks,
So I guess there is nothing to worry about, I will have to wait probably 2 years in PR and 6 months or a little bit more.
 
coloniaju said:
Hello, I am former refugee.
I have a question regarding the days I have been in Canada.
For a little if context, I was in working holiday visa for a year before I became a claimant.
I know my time as claimant will not be counted and the days I have been here as a refugee will be counted as half days.
But my question is:
Will my days in the working holiday visa be taking in consideration?
Thank you
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How can you be a former refugee? Even once you get PR you are still considered a protected person/approved refugee.
 
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