Canada: IRCC To Conduct Online Tests For Citizenship Applicants
Canada is the land of opportunities for immigrants and every year thousands of people from abroad are travelling to this vast nation to study, work and live.
There is utmost demand for Canada permanent residency and citizenship visa.
The citizenship texts have not been conducted from the past 8 months due to pandemic covid19. As of September 7 2020, over 85,000 eligible candidates are waiting for the citizenship test.
To control the covid spread, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has stopped in-person citizenship tests till date, however IRCC is all set to organise these tests online.
Canada govt. will continue this new platform for a few months from now to check its performance and reliability.
Citizenship applicants whose tests were cancelled due to the covid19 and who are in the waiting list will be called for online tests initially, they are given the first-preference.
If the new system proves to be successful, more eligible candidates will be called for online Citizenship tests.
Prior to test commences, the applicant is required to submit his/her details, a photo and ID documents through a webcam.
There is no change in the format. 20 questions are to be answered in 30 minutes.
Applicants are allotted 21 days to complete the test that goes at a stretch, they can choose their convenient slot in the permitted time period to write the test.
Canadian Citizenship
To apply for Canadian Citizenship, the candidate must be a permanent resident and stayed in Canada for three years out of the last five years
As per the Citizenship Act, candidates who are willing to get citizenship are required to demonstrate knowledge of Canada
Applicants between 18 to 54 are invited for written test
Applicants over age 55 will be interviewed rather than regular tests.
Canadian Citizenship Benefits
Canadian Citizenship means becoming citizen of canada through a legal process
Get all the benefits that an ordinary canadian citizen enjoy
Eligible to vote in canada
Eligible to participate in Canadian politics.
Get access to restricted and highly secured jobs
Children born in Canada to Canadian citizens will automatically become Canadian citizens without any process or documentation
Canadian citizens are given Canadian passports. With this passport,a candidate is able to travel to many countries without visa