In order to be eligible for Canadian Citizenship, you must meet
-Present in Canada as a permanent resident for 1,095 days within the five (5) years.
-You must have permanent resident (PR) status in Canada, have no unfulfilled conditions related to that status, and your PR status must not be in question.
-Have not been involved in any criminal, legal, or security-related issues that disqualify citizenship eligibility.
-You are not between 17 to 55 OR have adequate knowledge of English or French.
-You are not required to file personal income taxes OR you have filed your personal income taxes if required to do so.
Have you been a permanent resident, and physically been in Canada for at least 3 of the last 5 years (1,095 days)? (required)
Have you lived in Canada with temporary resident or protected person status within the last 5 years? (required)
Have you been a permanent resident and physically been in Canada for at least 2 of the last 5 years? (required)
In the last 5 years have you been outside of Canada for more than a total of 730 days?
Have Canadian officials advised you to leave Canada, or that you have unfulfilled conditions related to your PR status?
Do any of the following apply to you:
- I am serving a term of imprisonment, on parole or on probation in Canada
- I am serving a sentence outside Canada
- I am charged with, on trial for, or involved in an appeal for an offence under the Citizenship Act, or an indictable offence in Canada
- I am charged with, on trial for, or involved in an appeal for an offence committed outside Canada that is determined to be equivalent to an indictable offence in Canada
- I am being investigated for, am charged with, on trial for, involved in an appeal for or have been convicted of a war crime or a crime against humanity
- I have had a citizenship application refused for misrepresentation in the past five years
- I have had my Canadian citizenship revoked (taken away) because of fraud in the past ten years
- I have been convicted of an indictable offence in Canada or an offence under the Citizenship Act in the last 4 years
- I have been convicted outside Canada of an offence that is determined to be equivalent to an indictable offence in Canada in the last 4 years, even a pardon or other amnesty was granted for the offence
- While a permanent resident, I have been convicted of terrorism, high treason, treason, or spying offences
- While a permanent resident, I served as a member of an armed force of a country or organized armed group and that country or group engaged in armed conflict with Canada
You may need to have proof that you know English or French. Which of these best describes your situation? (required)
In the past 5 years, have you been required to file your personal income taxes under the Income Tax Act of Canada? (required)
Did you file your personal income taxes, if you were required to do so in the past 5 years? (required)