Certain norms have been placed by the Canadian High Commission when it comes to seeking citizenship. It is mandatory that any immigrant applying for a Canadian citizenship must have resided in Canada for a minimum of 1095 days out of the entire last 4 years.

With the above, it is important to document that period of residence. This means that some form of evidence has to be provided for the same. It would be easier for your application to be accepted if you have one of the following documents –

• A driver’s license
• Provincial medical coverage

It would also be easier if you are either working or studying full – time in Canada.

On the other hand, if you travel frequently on work purposes, it becomes important to document the specified number of days that an immigrant has resided in Canada. In this case, it is important that you have your passports intact to be produced when asked for. This also includes all your expired passports in the last four years as well. If you are not able to produce a passport for a relevant period of time, it might impact negatively on your application.

Tax returns are another aspect that proves your residence in the country. With this is a reference letter from the Canadian employer which confirms you as a full time employee in that particular organization. A credit card receipt is another document that could be asked for as a reference. This would prove that you made purchases in a local store and that you were physically present in the country. However, these cannot be considered as the most important of all the documents but would certainly prove to fill in where the documents have been found to be deficient. On the other hand, it cannot be said whether it would suffice for the immigration official or the citizenship judge.

In order to check the eligibility of the candidate, there are many tests approved by the citizenship officials. However, a final decision could only be known when the judge announces. Thus, it is always better to keep all the documentary proofs safe in order to get your citizenship hassle free. To know more, contact an Immigration and Visa Consultant.