Applications for Canadian Citizenship
After you immigrate to Canada and become a permanent resident, it may be time to start thinking about obtaining Canadian citizenship. Once you have been in Canada 1095 days in the past four years, you may qualify for Canadian citizenship. Our Halifax, Nova Scotia-based immigration lawyers can help you with your application.
These applications take at least one year to be processed and involve a citizenship test (there are a few exceptions.) Once you have Canadian citizenship, there are no more residency requirements and you are eligible for a Canadian passport. If you lived here as a temporary resident for two years or more before you became a permanent resident, you may count up to 365 days of that time towards the 1095-day requirement.
Confirmation of Canadian Citizenship
A person born abroad with at least one Canadian citizen parent may be eligible for a Confirmation of Citizenship Certificate, which will enable them to get a Canadian passport.