Canadian naturalization requirements

The requirements for obtaining Canadian citizenship are as follows:

1. Applicants must first be legal permanent residents of Canada, that is, they already have Canadian immigration status.

2. As the main applicant, you must be at least 18 years old to apply for naturalization.

3. The applicant must have lived in Canada for three years in the past four years from the date of applying for naturalization (in these four years, one day after the applicant officially becomes a legal immigrant in Canada can only be counted as one day, and the day before officially becoming an immigrant can only be counted as half a day.

In other words, an applicant who has lived in Canada for two years can be considered as an official immigrant for one year.

Before becoming a formal immigrant, no matter how long the applicant lives in Canada, it can only be counted as one year at most.

Four years ago, even if the applicant had lived in Canada, it didn't count.

Canada's immigration policy mentions that applicants can leave Canada within these four years, but the cumulative residence time in Canada must reach three years.

It is equal to saying that the satisfaction of immigration conditions in Canada is the innate condition for entering Canada.

For example, applicants who came to Canada on 1988 1 month 1 day cannot apply for naturalization before 19901February 3 1 day.

If the applicant has left Canada during this period, the time of leaving Canada must be deducted.

In addition, the term of imprisonment or conditional parole cannot be counted as the term of residence in Canada for three years.

4. Without any of the following circumstances; Is considered a threat to Canada's security; An expulsion order has been issued; Conditionally released from prison or supervised or paroled; He is still in prison; He has committed criminal offences in the past three years since he applied for naturalization.

5, can use French or English, that is to say, can use one of the two official languages of Canada to communicate.

6. Have a certain understanding of Canada, including the rights and obligations of citizens, Canada's political system, history, geography and so on. (During the naturalization class, applicants will be given two booklets, Canadian Citizens and Canada at a Glance, which contain the above contents).

7. Complete the naturalization oath and signature procedures.

More regulations

1, you can be naturalized after living for three years in five years.

(1) According to the old policy, it is required to live for four years within six years, and live for 183 days every year.

(2) The new law: shorten the residence time requirement in Canada, and you can be naturalized after living for three years within five years, and cancel the requirement of living for 183 days per year.

2. The calculation of residence time is more flexible.

(1) According to the old policy, the time spent as a non-permanent resident in Canada is not counted.

(2) New Law: The time spent as a non-permanent resident in Canada can be counted. The calculation method is every 2 days 1 day, and the upper limit of 2 years for non-permanent residents is converted into 1 year.

For example, if you live in Canada for two years before becoming a permanent resident, you can apply for naturalization after becoming a permanent resident in Canada, and you only need to live for two years in five years.

3. Reduced language requirements.

(1) The old government stipulated that1applicants between the ages of 4 and 64 must pass the language and civic knowledge examination.

(2) New Law:/kloc-Applicants aged 0/8 to 54 must pass the language and civic knowledge examination, and the age range is narrowed.

4. Simplify tax declaration requirements

(1) The old policy stipulated that applicants should report their income for at least 4 years within 6 years to the tax bureau.

(2) New Law: During the five-year waiting period, applicants should declare their income for three years to the Canadian Taxation Bureau.