Citizenship Inquiry

[Dani_y28]

Hi, my question mught be placed in the wrong place but i would appreciate any information anyone has.

I was deported on may 2012 due to a failed reffugee claim. I am now back in canada as my husband sponsored me, and im wondering if im able to apply for my citizenship before the required regular time. Before being deported i lived in canada for four years so im wondering if they take in account any of the time i was here before. Ive heard yes and no's and im just curious if anyone has experienced this situation.

Thanks guys!

 

[muffy1]

From this link http://www.canadavisa.com/canadian-immigration-faq-obtaining-citizenship.html

4. Will my time in Canada before becoming a Permanent Resident count towards my Citizenship application?
Citizenship and Immigration Canada recognizes time spent legally in Canada prior to becoming a Canadian Permanent Resident towards the calculation of the 1095 days required to qualify for Canadian Citizenship. Within the four years prior to applying for Canadian Citizenship, each day spent in Canada as a non-Immigrant (i.e. as a visitor, international student, temporary worker) is counted as half a day, up to a maximum total credit of one year. Each day spent in Canada as a Permanent Resident is counted as one whole day.

Hope that helps!

 

[scylla]

To qualify for citizenship, you must live in Canada for three years in the four years immediately before you submit the application. You can count up to two years before you became a PR as part of this total - however each day spent in Canada before you became a PR is only counted as a 1/2 day towards the citizenship residency requirement.

For example:

Let's say that you get PR status on January 1st, 2014.

The earliest you can possibly apply for citizenship is January 1st, 2016.

However this assumes that you haven't left Canada for even one day between Jan 1 2014 and Jan 1 2016. This also assumes that you were in Canada from Jan 1 2012 to Dec 30 2013 without leaving for even one day (each of these days only counts as half a day towards your residency because they happened before you got PR status in Canada). This would give you three years of residency in the last four years before applying for PR.

If it takes until May 2014 or later for you to get PR status, then none of the days before you were deported can be used towards your citizenship residency requirement.