By James Reed


An act on citizenship passed in 2014 made it easier to apply for Canadian citizenship. It also reduced the time taken to complete the process and acquire full status. It is the Act that made citizenship Canada easier for persons serving the crown, the army or living within the country under certain circumstances. Serving in the army became one of the easiest ways to become a citizen.

A person must be 18 years and above to apply. For those below this age, the application can only be done by a parent who is already a citizen, one who is adopting or a legal guardian. Such a child should have acquired permanent residency. The parent making the application is required to be a citizen already or applying concurrently.

Permanent residency is a mandatory condition for any application to be processed. An application by a person whose status has pending questions will not be processed. Questions by immigration officials over your status will also affect your application. Fraud investigations by the tax department will cause your application to be delayed or denied. Unfulfilled permanent residency conditions or an order to leave the country by a state official will cause your application to be declined. The PR card should be produced even if it is already expired.

Any applicant must have lived within the boarders for 1460 days in the six years under review. In case your review is covering four years, you need to have resided physically for 183 days of each year. This rule however exempts applicants below 18 years and persons working for the country or crown abroad. All calculations are made from the date of acquiring permanent residence.

Your tax records will either make your application easy or difficult. All permanent residents are required to fulfill certain obligations. Your records will indicate whether you have met these obligations of not. It will be easier if your records are clean. The officials will consider the four or six year period under review.

Your residency intentions during application should be clear. The intentions demanded are a decision to live in Canada, work away from the country but as a crown servant or live abroad working for the state. Becoming a citizen grants you the right to enter and leave Canada at will. You can also remain in the country as long as you wish. These rights are enjoyed by all other Canadian citizens.

To ease communication, you will be required to understand either English or French, the two official languages used in Canada. State officials will test your fluency in the two languages. The tests involve engaging in easy conversations regarding directions, instructions, orders and questions. They also test your tenses, vocabulary and grammar.

There are right and responsibilities enjoyed and demanded of Canadian citizens. They relate to obeying the law and participating in elections. You will be tested in either English or French to determine your understanding of symbols, institutions, values and Canadian history. The test is either written or oral. People in prison, charged or convicted of crimes cannot apply for citizenship.




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