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Originally posted by febpreet

From the CIC site:

"As a result of these amendments, applicants will need to be physically present in Canada for a total of four out of their last six years. In addition, they would need to be physically present in Canada for 183 days per year for at least four of those six years."

Not sure when you can file the Citizenship application. If it's 6 years, then why are they promising maximum of 12 months for the Citizeneship processing. Doesn't make any sense at all.

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I am aware hccheda,

May be I didn't put it correctly. My question was if you are to file it right after 4 years, and it will be processed in 12 months time, where is the question of 6 years? On the first day or 6th year, your application would already have been approved and citizenship granted.

My take is, you have to wait for the full 5 years, before filing the application. Currently, it's 3 out of 4 years. There's a difference between 3 out of 4, and 4 out of 6.

7. Will not be retroactive, i.e. will only apply to the residents that are landing after the Bill is passed.

Here is a little bit of information I will throw at you and see if it will make some sense.
There are a few EXECUTIVES of a few companies, who stay here in Canada exactly SIX months out of an year. They said that they will never be able to qualify for THREE out of 'ANY' FOUR years stay in Canada. So, they just come here stay and then leave Canada.
Now any FOUR out of SIX Years Throws their making it to the Citizenship impossible for these executives, which ever way you can try and swing it.
So, now you know that they have moved the goal posts a little extra distance and a few of the normal working citizens can surely fit in the FOUR years out of the SIX, some how. This gives a better chance to a few.

Now see if it will help YOU, who ever came into Canada and left in a hurry to the greener pastures, and are now back here in the saddle. (IN CANADA )

This law is in the works. So, who ever is currently in Canada and/or enters before the proposed amendments go through, can squeeze in and claim the THREE out of ANY FOUR years rule, that is currently in force. (And if you don't make it, see if you can use the any FOUR out of the SIX, may be it might give you a better chance... They surely would throw that in for you also. )

I think a few are fortunate.

FH.

So, far all practical purposes the path to citizenship is going to be long drawn like the US citizenship.




How do these proposed changes effect PR applications in future?

Yes FH, thats what I meant. Even for PGP category, these new rules will be more stringent for those comes under that category. They have to live in Canada more than 6 months in any year, have to complete total 4 out of 6 years and file IT return every year.
For normal PR person who come here to settle, I dont think it is going to make much difference except one more year to apply citizenship but lesser time to process it.

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Originally posted by elmer fudd

So, far all practical purposes the path to citizenship is going to be long drawn like the US citizenship.




How do these proposed changes effect PR applications in future?


I know a couple of people who plan to apply for Canadian immigration. What would their prospects be like under the proposed changes?

1) 30 year old male-- 7+ years IT experience- currently contracting for a French bank in Saudi Arabia(since two years)---married---BTech comp sci--MTech Biotech---Tax free income.

2) 24 year old female---BTech electronics---MBA healthcare from US uni-----one plus year experience in India--currently undergoing post-MS practical training in US.


I cannot dissuade them from applying for Canadian immigration under the current job market conditions. However US is also getting difficult, especially for those with limited work experience(case 2) or those without US degrees(case 1).

Sorry if I am diverting from the topic.

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