To become a Canadian citizen, most applicants must
1 . be a permanent resident
2 . have lived in Canada for at least 3 out of the last 5 years (1,095 days)
3 . have filed their taxes
4 . pass a citizenship test
5 . prove their language skills in English or French
6 . Other requirements may apply.
The application package includes the instruction guide and all the forms you need to fill out. Use the instruction guide and the document checklist to make sure you don’t miss anything.
Choose the application package for your situation:
Your fees depend on whether you’re an adult (age 18 and over) or minor (under age 18). Your fees may include:
If you’re submitting more than one application at the same time, you can pay all the fees together.
You have to pay your fees online. Only pay your fees once you’re ready to submit your application. Make sure to include the fee receipt with your application.
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The application processing times show how long it will take us to process your application for Canadian citizenship. If you think you have an emergency and won’t receive your citizenship in time, you may apply for urgent processing.
We can only process citizenship applications urgently in special cases. We check every urgent request to see if it meets the conditions for urgent processing. If your application doesn’t meet the conditions, we will process it normally.
To apply for urgent processing, you must be eligible to apply for citizenship and have an emergency, such as:
Even if these conditions apply to you, we may not be able to process your request urgently. If we do process your request urgently, we may not be able to do it in time to help your situation.
