Canadian maple leaf card is equivalent to what we often call American "green card". What's the difference between maple leaf card and naturalization?

Having a maple leaf card does not mean that you are a Canadian citizen. A maple leaf card holder is still a national of China and uses a passport and visa still in China. To obtain Canadian citizenship, you need to apply for permanent residence. Permanent residence refers to China and Canadian citizens who have to give up their China citizenship and China passport visa. In the future, whether you are going back to China or visiting relatives and friends, you must go to the embassy to apply for a Chinese visa.

How to calculate the immigration supervision of Maple Leaf Card? The calculation of immigration supervision is based on the fact that every time the immigration bureau initiates a check on a person, it will gradually push forward for five years, regardless of the validity period and login time of the maple leaf card. So in essence, from any period of time to five years, I must meet the requirements that I have lived for two years in these five years.

For example, your first login date is June 20 13, and your maple leaf card was upgraded in September 20 18. You have been going abroad and re-enter Canada on June 20 1 18. At this time, China Customs will check the entry of all people from June 20th1312.

For another example, your login date is June 20 13, you got the maple leaf card in August 20 13, and then you went back to China. Entered Canada on March 20 16. The immigration bureau calculates that the entry date is June 20 13, so five years from the entry date is May 20 18. Although you went back for five years before entering the customs in March, 20 16, you only stayed in Canada in February (June-August, 20 13). However, since it's less than five years before you check in, if you don't leave Canada after entering the customs in March 20 16, it's very likely that you will be immigrated in May 20 18, that is, five years after your first login (about two weeks before 20 13, plus 2065438+).

However, if the same Canadian PR landed for the first time in June 20 13, it also obtained a maple leaf card in August 20 13 and then returned to China. If you re-enter Canada in August 20 16, you will probably be refused entry, thus making your PR true. Because, although you haven't landed for five years, even if you start to live in Canada from August 20 16 to May 20 18, you can't stay for more than 23 months in the first five years of landing, which is undoubtedly less than 730 days.

First of all, the maple leaf card in Canada is equivalent to the "American green card" in the United States. Maple Leaf Card is a certificate that Canada grants immigrant investors permanent residency in Canada. Having a Canadian maple leaf card proves that you have the right to live permanently in Canada. Permanent residence refers to joining Canadian citizenship, renouncing China citizenship, becoming a citizen of China, Canada, holding a Canadian passport and visa, and enjoying all the rights of Canadian citizens, including political rights. According to the current immigration law in Canada, maple leaf card holders are eligible to apply for Canadian China citizenship as long as they have lived for three years within five years.