From: euclid@NOSPAMTHANKSshaw.ca   
      
   On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 07:45:20 +0100, "Col"    
   wrote:   
      
   >"Steve B"  wrote in message   
   >news:dsma83hum92l53i2dvf7j90lm1vof0a0a8@4ax.com...   
      
      
      
   >> In about 2 - 4 months, I should finally be a Canadian citizen.  :)   
   >   
   >How come it took so long, or did you only actually apply   
   >relatively recently?   
      
   This process has been going on since 2001, when I first moved to   
   Canada.   
      
   First, you have to apply for Permanent Resident status.  This status   
   essentially means you can come and go as you please and are a legal   
   resident of the country.  You can't vote and you aren't a citizen, but   
   you can do everything else.   
      
   I didn't get that status until 2003.  Once you have PR status, you   
   have to spend 1095 out of 1460 days in Canada (3 out of 4 years).  If   
   you meet the time requirements, you can apply for citizenship, a   
   process that can take up to a year.   
      
   I made my citizenship application in April of this year, and I'm   
   already most of the way through the process.   
      
   Moving to a different country is definitely a time consuming (and   
   expensive process).  And we have Red Dwarf to thank for it.  :)   
      
   -Steve   
      
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