I'm a nurse in australia. Going to study for the NCLEX and do all the other things required to become a nurse in BC.
My question is that every 3 years, my partner and I will be living in Canada for 6 months. I want to work as an RN while in Canada. Is there a minimum hours per year that need to be worked? Would I need to reapply every 3 years? Beyond passing the NCLEX, what else would I need to do to become registered in BC?
Really? I should find a Canadian to marry to make my path to citizenship easier haha.
must be something new. My friends husband wasn't allowed to count the first three years he was married to her and living in Europe. Wold have given him citizenship the day he was granted landed status!
Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
But if married to or living with a Canadian citizen time counts when living outside of Canada
So looking into it further there are requirements to meet this and here is what I found
[h=2]Calculation for applications received on or after June 11, 2015[/h]Under subsection 5(1.01), a citizenship applicant can count time residing with their Canadian citizen spouse or common-law partner who was employed outside of Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the public service of Canada, or the public service of a province or territory, but not as a locally engaged staff, as time spent residing in Canada for the purpose of meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship.
Also, under subsection 5(1.03), a citizenship applicant can count time residing with their permanent resident spouse, common-law partner, or parent who was employed outside Canada in or with the Canadian Armed Forces, the public service of Canada, or the public service of a province or territory, but not as a locally engaged staff as time spent residing in Canada for the purpose of meeting the physical presence requirement for citizenship.
If the applicant was accompanying their family member and the applicant became a locally engaged staff, that time can continue to be counted under subsection 5(1.01) or 5(1.03). The applicant's employment status has no bearing on these subsections.
The following periods spent residing with the family member during the six-year period immediately before an application for citizenship may be counted:
any day of residence outside Canada as a permanent resident is equivalent to one day of physical presence in Canada;
any day of residence outside Canada not as a permanent resident cannot be counted.
CanadianRN16
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Once you obtain permanent residency, you physically need to stay in the country for 3 out of a 5 year period.