Alberta - Calculate the Eligibility for Citizenship

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Procedure

Apply Online

Note: This calculator is only for adults (age 18 and over). Minors (under age 18) have some different requirements: minor requirements

1. To calculate the eligibility for the Citizenship online, the applicant has to visit the following link: apply online
2. After visiting the link, the applicant has to answer some questions to find out if he/she is ready to apply for Canadian citizenship.
3. First question will be about the residential status of the applicant inside Canada. Answer it by clicking the applicable radio button.
4. Then, the applicant will be checked about his/her criminal status and his/her crime convictions.
5. Thirdly, he/she will have to answer a question about their proficiency in languages. Select the applicable option by clicking the radio button.
6. Finally, the applicant will have questions about his/her tax information in the past five years.
7. Once completed providing all the answers, the results of the analysis will be displayed on the next page.
8. If the answers are in compliance with the requirements of citizenship, the applicant will be eligible to apply.
9. If not, he/she will be declared ineligible to apply for citizenship.
   

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Required Documents

• Proof of Residence (to determine Residential status)
• Police Clearance Certificate or relevant information
• Proof of proficiency in English or French
  • Results from approved third party language test
  • Diploma, certificate or final transcript for a secondary or post-secondary school program in English or French
  • Results from a government funded language training program with at least a CLB/NCLC level 4
• Personal Tax Information (in the past 5 years)
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada,
Edmonton office,
9700, Jasper Ave,
Edmonton,
AB T5J 4C3,
Canada.
IRCC Call Centre: 1-888-242-2100
Email: question@cic.gc.ca, web-tech-support@cic.gc.ca
Website: link
Contact link 1
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Eligibility

• Any person in Alberta, who is about to apply for Canadian Citizenship, is eligible to use the eligibility calculator.
• The applicant must be 18 years old or above.
• Applicants below the age of 18 should refer the following requirements: minor requirements
  

Fees

The service is free.

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Instructions

• These questions are based on the legal requirements for a Canadian citizenship application. The results are not legal advice and they will not be part of your formal application.
• You don’t automatically become a citizen when you marry a Canadian. If you’re the spouse of a Canadian citizen, you must meet the same requirements listed above (no exception).
• If you have a Canadian parent or grandparent, you may be a Canadian citizen.
• Regardless of your age, if you’re applying for citizenship, you must have permanent resident (PR) status in Canada.
  

Required Information

• Status of residence
• Criminal status
• Third party language test results
• Diploma/school program results
• Government funded language training program results
• Personal Tax Information (in the past 5 years)
  

Need for the Document

The Citizenship Eligibility calculator is used for determining whether the concerned person is eligible to apply for the Canadian Citizenship by analysing his/her residential, criminal, linguistic and taxation information.

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