How long would it take for an Immigrant/resident to become a Canadian citizen?

Question

How long would it take for an Immigrant/resident to become a Canadian citizen?

Answer 1

Once you have become a permanent resident, you have to have lived in Canada for at least 3 years out of the last 4 before you can apply for citizenship.  If you were already living in Canada before becoming PR, you can count that time too but it's only worth half of what is actually was so you could apply for citizenship also if you had 2 years as PR and 2 years on temporary work permit before that.

Processing citizenship is said to take 13 months on average on the immigration website but can take longer.  I know of it taking as long as 2 and a half years even though the person had straight forward paperwork and no documents were missing from their application.

Answer 2

Contact your local govt. officals and ask them.

Deport illegals, and keep the dream alive ?

Answer 3

Permanent resident status

To become a Canadian citizen, you must have permanent resident status in Canada, and that status must not be in doubt. This means you must not be the subject of an immigration investigation, an immigration inquiry or a removal order (an order from Canadian officials to leave Canada).

Time lived in Canada

To become Canadian citizens, adults must have lived in Canada for at least three years (1,095 days) in the past four years before applying. Children do not need to meet this requirement.

You may be able to count time you spent in Canada before you became a permanent resident if that time falls within the four-year period.

Use the citizenship calculator to find out if you have lived in Canada long enough to apply for citizenship.

Language abilities

Canada has two official languages—English and French. You need to be able to speak one of these two languages well enough to communicate with people. In other words, you must know enough English or French to understand other people and for them to understand you.

Criminal history (prohibitions)

You cannot become a citizen if you:

    * have been convicted of an indictable (criminal) offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act in the three years before you apply

    * are currently charged with an indictable offence or an offence under the Citizenship Act

    * are in prison, on parole or on probation

    * are under a removal order (have been ordered by Canadian officials to leave Canada)

    * are under investigation for, are charged with, or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity or

    * have had your Canadian citizenship taken away in the past five years.

If you are on probation or are charged with an offence and are awaiting trial, you should wait until after the probation has ended or the trial is over to apply for citizenship.

If you have spent time on probation, on parole or in prison in the last four years, you may not meet the residence requirement for citizenship.

Time in prison or on parole does not count as residence in Canada. Time on probation also does not count as residence in Canada if you were convicted of an offence. If you have spent time on probation from a conditional discharge, it may be counted toward residence. For details, contact the Call Centre (see Contact Us at the top of this page).

Knowledge of Canada

To become a citizen, you must know the rights and responsibilities of citizens, such as the right and responsibility to vote. You must also know some things about Canada’s history and geography, and about its political system.

The information you need to know is in our free booklet A Look at Canada. We will send you a copy of it once we have received your application. The questions in the citizenship test are based on the information in this booklet.

Related Links

    * A Look at Canada

    * Learn more about citizenship

Answer 4

3 years of residency