Canada Citizenship and Immigration from India

The time required to become a Canadian citizen is nearly four to five years. To become a Canadian citizen you must be 18 years of age or older. A child under 18 years of age must be a permanent resident of Canada. To apply on behalf of your child, you must either:

For those who are 18 years and above:

1. First of all you need to be a permanent resident of Canada.
2. You need to be able to communicate either in English or French and live in that country for three or four years before applying for citizenship.
3. You need to learn about Canada and know its political, history and geography and also pass a test on rights and responsibilities of Canadians.
4. Fill the Citizenship application form downloaded from the site.
5. Order an original fee receipt from the site and pay the application fees which are listed on the form. Take the original fee receipt to a financial institution in Canada and have the receipt stamped by the bank teller and attach the fee receipt to your citizenship application form.
6. Two citizenship photos need to be taken duly signed at the bottom. Place them in a small envelope.
7. Sign and date the application form
8. Attach the documents to your application form, which includes a copy of your immigration landing record, copies of two pieces of identification and two citizenship photos.
9. Mail the application form to the address given in the application.
10. You will now receive a book “A Look at Canada” where you then start studying it.
11. You will receive a notice to appear for the Citizenship Test with the date and time and you would have to take the written test or interview as requested.
12. Once you have met all the requirements, you will receive a notice to appear to take the Oath of Citizenship, wherein you will have to appear on the date given.

You cannot become a Canadian citizen: