Benefits to Become a Canada Citizen

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Benef i t st oBecomeaCanadaCi t i z en

Compar edt ot hemaj orWes t er nc ount r i es ,Canadahasoneoft hehi ghes ti mmi gr at i onr at esf orc i t i z ens hi pand hashadahi ghi mmi gr at i onr at ef ormanyy ear s . I mmi gr ant swhoc omet oCanada,s et t l et her eandmeetc er t ai nc r i t er i ac anappl yf orCanadi anc i t i z ens hi pby nat ur al i z at i on.Ci t i z ens hi pr ef er st oaper s on’ sl egal s t at us ,whi c hc anbeobt ai nedbybi r t hort hr oughapr oc es s k nownas ’nat ur al i s at i on‘ .Obt ai ni ngt hem i soneoft hemos ti mpor t ants t epsi nt hepr oc es sofc i t i z ens hi pi n Canada. I mmi gr ant shav et her i ghtt oc hoos e,t oent erpol i t i c sandt oi mpr ov eempl oy mentoppor t uni t i es . Ak eyi ndi c at or ofs uc c es s f uli nt egr at i oni saper s on’ sabi l i t yt owor k ,s t udyandwor ki nCanada,aswel last hequal i t yoft hei r educ at i on.I ti swi del yac c ept edt hatt her ear ehugebenef i t st obec omeaCanadaCi t i z en

Becomi ngaCanadi anCi t i zen Bybec omi ngaCanadi anc i t i z en,y ouac qui r et her i ghtt opar t i c i pat ei nCanadi anpol i t i c s ,andt hi sr i ghtc anbe ex er c i s edbyc andi dac yandpar t i c i pat i oni nt headmi ni s t r at i onoft hev ar i ousl ev el sofgov er nmenti nCanada. Thi sc anal s omeanpar t i c i pat i oni npubl i cof f i c ess uc hasgov er nment ,j udi c i ar yormi l i t ar y .Canadi anc i t i z ens hi p al s opr ov i desac c es st oj obst hatr equi r eahi ghl ev elofs ec ur i t y ,s uc hass ec ur i t yguar ds ,pol i c eof f i c er s ,and mi l i t ar yper s onnel .

CanIbeaDualCanadaCi t i zen? Yes ,Canadi anl awal s oal l owsdual ormul t i pl ec i t i z ens hi p,whi c hmeanst hataper s ondoesnothav et obec ome aCanadi anc i t i z eni f t heyc hoos eanewc i t i z ens hi pout s i det hei rc ount r yof or i gi n. Canadi anc i t i z ens , t hec hi l dr en of Canadi anpar ent swhower ebor ni nCanada, al s obec omeCanadi anc i t i z enswi t hout goi ngt hr ought heappl i c at i onpr oc es s .

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Af t eral l , Canadi anc i t i z enshav eapas s por t t hat al l owst hem t ot r av el t omanyc ount r i eswi t hout av i s a, mak i ng i teas i ert hanev erf ort hem t oobt ai nav i s ai fneeded. Apas s por tal s or educ est hel i k el i hoodofenc ount er i ng pr obl emss uc hasv i s apr obl ems ,t r av el del ay sandot herpr obl emswhenent er i ngCanada.

Benef i t st oBecomeaCanadaCi t i zen Wi t hCanadi anci t i z ens hi p, youar eent i t l edt ot hes amer i ght sanddut i esasanyot herCanadi an ci t i zen,suchas t her i ghtt ol i f e f r eedom ofs peec h f r eedom ofr el i gi onwi t houtper s ec ut i on r i ghtt of r eedom c i v i l l i ber t y r i ghtt ot hepur s ui tofhappi nes s .

Howt obecomeaCanadaCi t i zen Youmustpassat estt opr ov et hatyouar eCanadi an,hav eav al i ddr i v i ngl i c ens e,av al i dI D car d,andar eawar eofyourr i ght s,obl i gat i onsandobl i gat i onsasac i t i z en. Oneoft hemos ti mpor t ants t epsi sac i t i z enc ons ul t at i on,whi c hus ual l yt ak espl ac eaf t ert heappl i c at i onhas beenmade.Thegov er nmentr equi r esy out os ubmi tdoc ument st opr ov eal loft heabov eel i gi bi l i t yc r i t er i a. Onc ey ouhav et ak ent henat ur al i z at i ont es t ,y ouwi l l al s oneedt ot ak et heCanadi anCi t i z ens hi pandI mmi gr at i on( CI S)t es t .

Canadawant speopl et ogai nt hebenef i t st obecomeaCanadaCi t i zen Canadai sheav i l ydependent oni mmi gr at i ont odev el opi t sec onomyands t r engt heni t ss oc i al f abr i c , andr ec ogni z est hei mpor t anc eof i mmi gr ant s . Canadi anc i t i z ens hi pi sac qui r edbymos t i mmi gr ant swhoqual i f y , al t hough t hepr opor t i onof i mmi gr ant swhobec omeCanadi anc i t i z ensv ar i esc ons i der abl ydependi ngont hei mmi gr ant ’ s i mmi gr at i ons t at usandf ami l ybac k gr ound. At t hes amet i me, s t udi eshav ec onf i r medt hat ac qui r i ngc i t i z ens hi p hasapos i t i v ei mpac t onCanada’ sec onomi cands oc i al dev el opment c ompar edt ononnat ur al i z edi mmi gr ant s whoar eper manent l yr es i dent .I mmi gr ant swhohav ebeens el ec t edf orper manentr es i denc ewi l lbeof f er ed s t r ongs et t l ement s er v i c es , whi c hwi l l enc our aget hemt oc ont r i but et ot hei rpar t i c i pat i oni nt hec ount r y ’ sec onomy ,s oc i et yands oc i et y .

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