3/28/2015
Topic:
Citizenship Physical Presence Requirement
koluha
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Hello,
I have a question about the physical presence requirement for citizenship.
I have been a PR since Jan 2012. My wife is Canadian citizen. Because she currently has a job in US, we reside in the US.
Because of that reason I have only accrued 92 days of physical presence in Canada for the past three years. I had also visited Canada before I became a permanent resident.
Can I still apply for Canadian citizenship? |
3/30/2015
Topic:
Citizenship Physical Presence Requirement
koluha
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Thank you for your message. I came to this forum through CitizenshiCounts.ca, and on their page regarding citizenship requirements it says that according to current rules there is: "No requirement that you be physically present."
Here is the link:
http://citizenshipcounts.ca/citizenship-act-changes#
Could you comment on that?
No - you can't. You need physical presence in Canada to qualify to apply for Canadian citizenship.
The time you spent outside of Canada with your wife can be counted towards keeping your PR status. It cannot be counted towards citizenship - for that you need to actually live here.
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