How do I become a Canadian Citizen? (See details inside)?

Question

I'm 18 and want to live in Canada. I am entered in my fall semester into a Community College. I might just finish the fall semester and not go onto the spring if I get everything set out. I really want to go to a college up there, I'm not for sure which one yet, but I do know I want to go study up there for the rest of my college years.

I know I need to become a Canadian citizen, but what category would I be filed under? (I've looked here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/index.asp)

I live in Texas, and have no clue where I could go to get these papers I will need to turn in. I saw that the Canadian Visa Offices are here: United States (Buffalo – Detroit – Los Angeles – New York – Seattle – Washington, D.C.).......none in Texas....

I do have an internship at my job right now, and I made really good grades in high school and plan on making good grades in college as well.

If I do move I will have a family to take care of me.

Please, try to help me and give me much information as possible. It would help me a lot since I don't have anybody here who could help me.

Answer 1

with your age and no skills yet the only way you can come to canada is on a student visa,you need to be accepted by a school/uni then apply for a visa

you have to pay international student fees and they are not cheap

OR if you have a close family member they can sponsor you to become a remanent resident but this can take some time to be processed

Answer 2

In order to be eligibile for Canadian citizenship you must have lived in Canada as a permanent resident for 3 of the last 4 years.

You could try to get into a Canadian university on a student visa.

Below is a sample of the application form,

http://www.cic.gc.ca/EnGLIsh/pdf/kits/fo...

Answer 3

There are many ways to immigrate to Canada.

Maybe your #1 would be student visa, take at least a 2 yr. college program, then apply for a post graduate work permit and after 1 year work experience apply for permanent residency through the new canadian experience class

#2 try for job skills to qualify for a provincial nominee program, see http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/p... get a job offer and apply for your PR through the PNP

#3 all else fails, get a nanny visa, you'd need child care experience, 2 years as a nanny = the right to apply for PR, add 4-5 months processing time

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/caregi...

#4 say you go to Canada on some other visa, meet a guy and get married, he can sponsor you for PR

#5 study the points system to immigrate as a federal skilled worker and earn enough points to qualify, figure in 1.5 to 2 yrs. processing time.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/s...

Answer 4

FIRST you need to finish school and get some work experience. Canada takes SKILLED workers and right now you are not skilled.

You need to have at least 1 years work experience in your chosen field before you can apply. 4 years is better - gives you more points.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/s...

You must meet the following minimum requirements to apply as a skilled worker:

You must have at least one continuous year of full-time, paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time [1 year full time - 2 years part time]. continuous employment. Your work experience must be Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC).

You must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/occu...

NOC list

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/s...

assessment test - you must get 67 points to qualify.

You will need at least $10,000 saved up - more if you have family - before you apply as you will be required to show this proof that you have this money when you apply.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/s...

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information...

application processing times in Skilled worker category

Currently taking 2 years from USA. And then after you are admitted to Canada, you MUST live in Canada for 3 years before you can apply to be a citizen. That is currently taking about 12 months to be processed, so altogether it takes you 6 years to legally become a Canadian citizen.