According to the forthcoming citizenship law, 'Every day of residence before PR counts as half a day of residence (for up to 730 half days = 365 full days).'
If I stayed in, and left, Canada more than 5 years ago, does the residence period count?
Just a clarification question: So it is not just the period within the 5 years immediately before you apply for citizenship?
So let's say I have stayed in Canada for two full years from 2009 to 2011 (which accounts for one year), that means I only need to stay two extra years in Canada from my PR date (June 20, 2017) in order to get my citizenship? That means that from June 20, 2017 to June 19, 2022, I only need to be physically present for 365 x 2 days and then I can obtain citizenship?
According to the forthcoming citizenship law, 'Every day of residence before PR counts as half a day of residence (for up to 730 half days = 365 full days).'
If I stayed in, and left, Canada more than 5 years ago, does the residence period count?
There seem to be various opinions on the visitor visa status but obviously as a tourist does not ever count. Most interpretations seem to focus on a spouse accompanying someone on a study or work permit but I guess will need to wait see a clearer definition.
As per other reply only the physical presence in the 5 years previous to the date of an application can be considered. So in theory in those 5 years someone could have 2 years as a student claiming 730 half days physical presence to count as a year , followed by 2 years as a PR to get to 3 years out of 5. even though in this example actual physical presence for this result would be 4 years,
