AK Immigration Consultants Inc
Canadian Permanent Residence |
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Obtaining "permanent
resident status of Canada" is also known as "immigrating to Canada" or
becoming a "landed immigrant of Canada". The successful end result of
the Immigration process is the issuance of an immigrant visa to Canada,
which confers permanent status upon the applicant who, as a permanent
resident, will enjoy all the same rights and privileges as those of a
Canadian citizen (i.e. free health care, free elementary and secondary
education, subsidized post-secondary education, the right to work in
Canada) with just a few exceptions.
Unlike Canadian
citizens,
A permanent resident is eligible to apply for Canadian Citizenship after three (3) years of becoming a resident. One is eligible to apply for a Canadian passport after obtaining Canadian Citizenship. Pursuant to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act of Canada, a permanent resident can remain outside of Canada for no more than three (3) years within any five (5) year period without being deemed to have abandoned his/her Canadian permanent resident status. Persons to whom an immigrant visa has been issued must present themselves to an Immigration officer at one of the official ports of entry of Canada in order to become a permanent resident. To be eligible to
become a permanent resident of Canada, the aspiring resident must meet
the requirements of one (1) of three (3) classes of Immigration: the
Independent/Skilled Worker Class, the Family Class or the Business Class
and one must apply for permanent resident status through a Canadian visa
post (i.e. High Commission/Embassy/Consulate). CONTACT US:
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