From PR to Citizenship Timeframe

[beans on toast]

Hi all,
Ive been her in Canada for 4 years, and finally got my PR in August of this year (2016). Just checking on the timeframe to be able to apply for Citizenship.
Besides the other criteria i found on the CIC website, it would appear to be a four year wait (1430 days happily living and working here) and then a 12 month application processing/wait time. Is this correct?
TIA ;D

 

[screech339]

Hi all,
Ive been her in Canada for 4 years, and finally got my PR in August of this year (2016). Just checking on the timeframe to be able to apply for Citizenship.
Besides the other criteria i found on the CIC website, it would appear to be a four year wait (1430 days happily living and working here) and then a 12 month application processing/wait time. Is this correct?
TIA ;D

You are correct. As of now you qualify for citizenship in 2020 at the earliest. However you can qualify for citizenship earlier when bill C-6 passes and 3/5 implemented.

 

[tmota]

Hi all,
Ive been her in Canada for 4 years, and finally got my PR in August of this year (2016). Just checking on the timeframe to be able to apply for Citizenship.
Besides the other criteria i found on the CIC website, it would appear to be a four year wait (1430 days happily living and working here) and then a 12 month application processing/wait time. Is this correct?
TIA ;D

1460 days in Canada, to be exact. You have to account for any time spend outside the country.

Everything points out to Bill C-6 passing sometime next year. It will reduce the time spent in Canada to 1095 days.

According to the spreadsheet filled by some people in this forum, processing times are reducing - though they still mention 12 months on the CIC website.

 

[beans on toast]

Muchos gracias!

 

[askushi]

screech339 can you give me any advice on my post pls thank you!

 

[alxms10]

1460 days in Canada, to be exact. You have to account for any time spend outside the country.

Everything points out to Bill C-6 passing sometime next year. It will reduce the time spent in Canada to 1095 days.

According to the spreadsheet filled by some people in this forum, processing times are reducing - though they still mention 12 months on the CIC website.

tmota, could you point me to this spreadsheet?

 

[tmota]

tmota, could you point me to this spreadsheet?

There are two - that I know of:

This one is open to modification, but contains only a few months: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jSGX4QDMkXG_ROU0sbIFCMg_eL-gv-YZGVctgxojLYI

This one contains more months, but only authorized people can modify - though those people seem to get the info from the previous one: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1BZma84gwofEV-GeYx13fiyxZORk8NqRjaTn-VMKtvqA

I also saw one time another spreadsheet with several cases from 2012 to mid-2016, but I can't find the link now.

I've compiled the information from the second spreadsheet about two months ago, when I first applied, and this is what I got:

Please bear in mind that this graph comes from a spreadsheet with uneven cases per month, and we have no way to know if the information in there is correct, as people used to update themselves before the creator locked modifications. There's absolutely no statistical value. I basically created the graph to give myself hope that things are moving faster - which seems to be the case.

At least for my particular case, the trend stands. I'll be doing the test next Monday, January 16th, exactly two months after my application was received by CIC - and I had to produce fingerprints in the middle.

 

[alxms10]

tmota, thanks very much this is really useful and the graph is beautiful, made it easy to understand the headlines of this process

ALL THE BEST with your text next week

 

[proud_canadian]

If Bill C6 gets approved:

• the residency requirements is 3 years = 1095 days.
• In that you can show 50% of time from your Pre-PR period (as you had been here for 4 years)
• You would be eligible to apply for citizenship Aug 2016 + 1.5 years (assuming you dont leave the country)
• On a quick math, you would be eligible to apply on Feb 2018

If Bill C6 does NOT get approved:

• the residency requirements is 4 years.
• You would be eligible to apply for citizenship at Aug 2016 + 4 years
• On a quick math, you would be eligible to apply on Aug 2020 + the days you are away from canada

 

[itsmyid]

If Bill C6 gets approved:

• the residency requirements is 3 years = 1095 days.
• In that you can show 50% of time from your Pre-PR period (as you had been here for 4 years)
• You would be eligible to apply for citizenship Aug 2016 + 1.5 years (assuming you dont leave the country)
• On a quick math, you would be eligible to apply on Feb 2018

If Bill C6 does NOT get approved:

• the residency requirements is 4 years.
• You would be eligible to apply for citizenship at Aug 2016 + 4 years
• On a quick math, you would be eligible to apply on Aug 2020 + the days you are away from canada

No, the pre-PR credit is only for up to a year, whether he has stayed in Canada 4 years or 2 years, he would only get 1 year

 

[proud_canadian]

You are right, max is 1 year pre-PR (if C6 passes)

Thanks for the correction.

 

[beans on toast]

No, the pre-PR credit is only for up to a year, whether he has stayed in Canada 4 years or 2 years, he would only get 1 year

Thanks guys/gals!

Been PR for 5 months now. Working as a teacher, wife is pregnant, bought our first house. Loving life!
Citizenship will happen when its ready to happen.

 

[keesio]

Thanks guys/gals!

Been PR for 5 months now. Working as a teacher, wife is pregnant, bought our first house. Loving life!
Citizenship will happen when its ready to happen.

Yep, that is the best attitude. Let it happen when it can happen, otherwise just enjoy life until then!