requirements for citizenship will increase to 5 years

[spookyb]

Will this also affect the people who currently received their PR Status.

It doesn't matter when you received PR. The citizenship application rules will be the ones in place the day you want to apply for citizenship.

 

[maza]

Yeah it will.. it is a big problem.. i am worried that if one get laid off after two years when contract is up , he will only rind job opportunities in Canada and can't widen his search.. and that this will mean more seperation from family as now one wont even be able to send hia family to visit family for 2-3 months in summer

 

[Goku]

No I think we can visit our family. Its say minimum of 183 days/365 days in Canada, because it will make you non-resident of Canada if you are in Canada for less than 183 days in 1 year. It is same as CRA. Despite having PR, you will be considered non-resident in term of taxation language.

 

[shimnui1]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2014/2014-02-06e.aspQuote author=Goku link=topic=184367.msg2889307#msg2889307 date=1391706596]
So, changes made are good for International Students to acquire citizenship easily.
Noooooo days spent here before PR are not cointed.. u need to live inside Canada 4 years after PR without even leaving any day

whaaaatttt??? ..we can't even visit our home country during holidays??

 

[iam_toby]

whaaaatttt??? ..we can't even visit our home country during holidays??

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You can leave the country.
Read the post carefully, it says:

183 days minimum of physical presence per year in four out of six years;

 

[torontosm]

whaaaatttt??? ..we can't even visit our home country during holidays??

You can go on holiday. People are just over reacting. In fact, under the new rules, you can stay outside of Canada for 2 year (vs. 1 under the old ones) and still qualify.

 

[shimnui1]

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You can leave the country.
Read the post carefully, it says:

yup..i know dat but then what does this physical presence mean?

•Requires physical presence for four years (1,460 days) out of the six years

 

[torontosm]

yup..i know dat but then what does this physical presence mean?

•Requires physical presence for four years (1,460 days) out of the six years

It means that out of the last six years prior to your application, you must have been physically present in canada for 1,460 days. that means you have a total of 730 days to go on vacation. Enjoy!

 

[shimnui1]

It means that out of the last six years prior to your application, you must have been physically present in canada for 1,460 days. that means you have a total of 730 days to go on vacation. Enjoy!

hmm..makes sense..as long as you don't go for a long vacation of more than 6 months in a particular year..

thnks torontosm more making things clear..

 

[Goku]

it means you have to be in Canada for 1460 days(4 years) out of 6 years. Every year you have to be in Canada for atleast 183 days. So that means if you are planning to visit to your home country and planning to stay for like 8 months then you cannot do that. You have to be in Canada for 7 months out of 12 months every year.

 

[iam_toby]

If you miss a class in school, you have to make up for it and come in on a friday afternoon. That's what it means

 

[Goku]

lol

 

[on-hold]

hmm..makes sense..as long as you don't go for a long vacation of more than 6 months in a particular year..

thnks torontosm more making things clear..

I don't think it even means this. A person could be in Canada for 2 years, leave for one year, then come back for two more years. They could apply with the correct number of days, having been in Canada for more than 6 months for four of their years. However, a person who was in Canada for three full years, and then spent five months in Canada a year for three more years, could not apply even though they would have enough days (4 years); they would not have been in Canada for 6 months for 4 of their 6 years.

 

[ferna]

What if you don't meet the requirements and your PR card is about to expire? Can you easily extend it?

 

[Goku]

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2014/2014-02-06e.asp

Please go through this.