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Citizenship easier for over-55s |
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Canada has eased its citizenship requirements for older immigrants. Until now, for people 60 years or older who have been in Canada for at least three years, the department has been willing to waive the requirement that they speak English or French and that their knowledge of Canada be tested. The exemption threshold has now been dropped to 55 years.
“Language and knowledge requirements are common in countries with
naturalization programs, like the United States and Australia. Both of
these countries also automatically waive certain requirements depending
on the age of the applicant and the length of time spent in the
country. By lowering the age for automatic waivers to 55, Canada’s
policy will now be comparable to that of the United States and
Australia,” said Immigration Minister Joe Volpe.
This policy change means that more citizenship applicants will be able to obtain automatic waivers to become citizens of Canada.
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