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Is there a residency requirement for Canadian citizenship?

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 13:00:20 +0000

Part of maintaining your permanent resident (PR) status in Canada is meeting a residency requirement. In other words, to avoid losing PR status, those who immigrate to this country must reside in Canada for a minimum of 730 days* over the last five years. *The 730 days (two years) used to meet the PR residency […]

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What language level do I need to apply for Canadian citizenship?

January 30, 2024 admin canada citizenship, canada immgration, citizenship, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, language test, language testing

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:00:18 +0000

For Canadian citizenship applicants between the ages of 18 and 54 years old*, Canada requires that they demonstrate what Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) calls an “adequate knowledge” of either English or French. Canada uses four general guidelines to define an “adequate” knowledge of either of its official languages. These guidelines, listed below, are […]

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What are the benefits of a Canadian passport?

November 6, 2023 admin Canada, canada citizenship, canadian citizen, citizenship, Passport

Credit to Author: Asheesh Moosapeta| Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:53:21 +0000

Henley & Partners—a global immigration consultancy firm—has ranked the Canadian passport as the 7th most recognised in the world, putting it alongside passports of the United States, Poland, Greece, and Czechia. According to the report, a Canadian passport allows visa-free travel access to 183 countries, making it one of the foremost in the world. This […]

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My parent is a Canadian citizen, but I was born outside Canada. Am I eligible for proof of citizenship?

November 5, 2023 admin canada citizenship, canada immigration, canada immigration news, citizenship, citizenship certificate, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, proof of citizenship

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:00:36 +0000

Foreign nationals with at least one parent, whether biological or legal, who was a Canadian citizen at the time of their birth are eligible for Canadian citizenship themselves through proof of citizenship. In other words, Canadian citizenship is attainable even for some foreign-born individuals who may have never been to Canada before, although it is […]

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Am I eligible to become an Overseas Citizen of India?

October 31, 2023 admin canada citizenship, canada immigration, canada permanent residence, canadian citizen, citizenship, citizenship certificate, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, India, proof of citizenship

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:00:21 +0000

Becoming an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) is a route many Indian-born Canadian citizens may look to pursue because India does not allow dual citizenship. Upon coming to Canada, many immigrants desire to eventually obtain citizenship due to the benefits it provides, including being able to vote in federal elections and hold a Canadian passport. […]

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IRCC application backlog slowly shrinking despite higher number of applications

September 15, 2023 admin backlog, Canada, canada citizenship, canada permanent residence, IRCC, study in Canada, study permit, temporary foreign worker, trv

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2023 11:22:35 +0000

The most recent data from Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) shows a backlog of 802,600 applications out of a total 2,274,600 as of July 31. Compared to the last update on May 31, the numbers indicate that the backlog is shrinking. In May, there were 820,000 applications considered backlogged out of 2,248,000. This is […]

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Canadian passport processing back to pre-pandemic service standards

June 30, 2023 admin Canada, canada citizenship, canadian passport, citizenship, ESDC, immigration, IRCC, online passport renewals, Passport, passport renewals, travel

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2023 10:08:57 +0000

Service Canada has reported that passport delivery has returned to pre-pandemic processing times. A recent news release by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) says that there are no more passport application backlogs, and that Service Canada is exceeding the delivery standard for most applications. This is despite a brief disruption caused by the Public […]

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Canadians will soon be able to renew their passports online

May 30, 2023 admin Canada, canada citizenship, canadian passport, immigration, IRCC, online passport renewals, Passport, passport renewals, travel

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 12:00:17 +0000

After unveiling a new design for its passports on May 10, the Government of Canada has now announced that Canadians eligible for simplified passport renewals will be able to complete this process online starting in the fall. In an announcement from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) the same day as the passport redesign reveal, […]

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How can you be granted Canadian citizenship after becoming a permanent resident?

March 23, 2023 admin canada citizenship, canada permanent residence, canadian language benchmarks, citizenship eligibility, physical presence requirement, settle

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:07:58 +0000

You must be a permanent resident before you can apply for Canadian citizenship. If you are a permanent resident, this means that you are not under review for immigration or fraud reasons, you are not subject to a removal order and you do not have unfulfilled conditions related to your permanent resident status. Schedule a […]

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IRCC has processed all-time high 4.8 million applications in 2022

December 20, 2022 admin backlog, Canada, canada citizenship, citizenship, family, foreign credential recognition program, healthcare workers, immigration, immigration announcement, sean fraser, spousal sponsorship program, study, temporary residence, twfp

Credit to Author: Edana Robitaille| Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:00:57 +0000

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) reports an overall reduction of nearly half a million applications since August this year. This is almost double the number of applications processed over the same period in 2021 when the department processed 2.5 million. The progress comes as IRCC is on track to admit a record breaking 431,000 […]

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