How many visa-free countries are there in Canada?

Not long ago, the Henry Passport Index released the latest ranking in the second quarter of 2022.

As the epidemic entered the second half, the number of visa-free countries in most countries increased due to the lifting of the travel ban, and Canada was no exception.

The strength of Canadian passports has improved.

Henry Passport Index is an authoritative ranking of passport strength. According to the number of visa-free destinations that passport holders can go to, it ranks the passports of all countries in the world and publishes it once a quarter.

The latest ranking of Henry's passport

According to the statistics of the first quarter of 2022, Japan and Singapore tied for the first place with landing visa countries with 192 visa exemption.

Germany and South Korea ranked second with 190.

Four European countries, Finland, Italy, Luxemburg and Spain, passed 189 visa exemption, and landing visa ranked third in the number of countries.

The top three passports are consistent with the results of the previous quarter.

Canadian passports ranked seventh in the world with a score of 185, up one place from last year.

Moreover, the strength of our China passport has been constantly improving in the past two years, with a score of 202 1 79, ranking 72nd.

In the first quarter of 2022, he scored 80 points and rose to the 64th place.

China Hongkong Passport score 17 1, ranking 18.

China Taiwan Province Passport scored 145 this time, ranking 32nd.

Changes in the validity of Canadian passports

According to the performance in the last three years, the ranking of Canadian passports has not changed much, and the score has been rising steadily:

In 2020, Canada ranked 9th in the world with 183 visa-free/landing visa countries.

202 1, and Canada ranked eighth with 184.

In 2022, I upgraded another place and came to the seventh place.

Canada visa-free country

Now Canadian passport holders can go to 185 countries, including almost all developed countries in the world, such as the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, South Korea and so on.

It can be said that Canadian passport is one of the most valuable passports in the world at present. Having a Canadian passport means that you have the confidence to travel around the world and leave as soon as you say!

Canadian passport VS maple leaf card, which is better?

Passport advantages:

In addition to travel, Canadian passports have many advantages over maple leaf cards, such as:

1. Citizens don't have to consider residence time.

After obtaining PR status, maple leaf card holders need to live for two years every five years to maintain their permanent resident status.

After naturalization, there is no need to consider the length of residence, and there is no need to renew the cumbersome maple leaf card.

2. Citizens can participate in politics and have the right to vote and stand for election.

3. Citizens cannot be deprived of their civil rights.

Unless it is proved that his citizenship was obtained illegally, Canadian citizenship is permanent once it is obtained, and permanent PR status can be deprived for criminal offences.

Naturalization requirements and procedures

Stay time:

It is not difficult to be naturalized in Canada. According to the current policy, holders of maple leaf cards can apply for naturalization as long as they have lived in Canada for three years within five years before applying for naturalization.

Therefore, if most new immigrants return to China less frequently, they can apply for naturalization in the third year after landing, and generally complete the naturalization procedure in the fourth year to become Canadian citizens.

What Canadian students want to know is that the study and work time before you get the maple leaf card can also be converted into residence time (calculated by 50%, the maximum is 1 year).

In other words, people who have been studying and working in Canada can only apply for naturalization after getting a maple leaf card for two years.

Application conditions:

At least 18 years old;

First, you must be a permanent resident;

Meet the living conditions after becoming PR;

Have a certain English or French ability (applicants over 55 years old can be exempted);

Must have an understanding of Canadian history, geography and political system; You must also know the rights and obligations of becoming a Canadian citizen;

No criminal record;

Must be sworn in for naturalization;

Children under 18 who apply for naturalization must be accompanied by their parents.

Latest data

Not long ago, IRCC published a list of naturalization applications as of 202 1 12 3 1.

At present, the inventory of cases applied by citizens is about 448,000.

Compared with the data of 202 1,10,31,the backlog of citizens' applications has decreased by 20,000.

In 20021year, Canada processed more than 206,000 naturalization applications, nearly three times more than in 2020.

At present, the processing speed of naturalization application is about two years and four months, but fortunately, the Immigration Bureau has recently increased the human resources to deal with the backlog of cases, and I believe that the speed is just around the corner.

In recent years, the naturalization policy has been gradually tightened, which also reminds PR applicants with naturalization plans to make preparations as soon as possible. After all, it takes two years to submit their applications now.