Zaina929

Dear All,



Thanks all for your continuous support and assistance.... please help
in providing info for my two queries:



1. Please advice that if I am landing for the first team in Alberta
(Calgary / Edmonton) after getting immigration; than whether the
health insurance is applicable from the first day. How much time does
it takes for getting the health cards, I believe that time for getting
health cards is substantially lower than in Toronto and Ottawa. As my
delivery is in early June and if I land around mid of April , will I
be covered by heath insurance.



2. Secondly, If I complete a stay for two years in first five
years, my status will be valid as a permanent resident. After five
years if I complete three years in additional four years, can I be
considered for Canadian nationality?



I am really thankful and looking forward ....





Regards

S P Arif Sahari Wibowo

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007, zaina malik wrote:
> 1. Please advice that if I am landing for the first team in
> Alberta (Calgary / Edmonton) after getting immigration; than
> whether the health insurance is applicable from the first day.

If you move to Alberta directly from outside Canada, then yes,
the coverage will start from day one.

> How much time does it takes for getting the health cards,

I let people who actually moved to Alberta answer that. :-)

Just keep in mind that if you are eligible for coverage, then
you are covered eventhough you don't have card yet.

> 2. Secondly, If I complete a stay for two years in first five
> years, my status will be valid as a permanent resident.

AFAIK PR Residency obligation is not exactly like that. You are
required to be accumulate physical presence in Canada of total 2
years in any *rolling* 5 years periods after your landing. In
principle, a new 5 years period will start for each day
beginning your landing, and you must fulfill the 2 years
physical presence in *all* those periods.

So let's say you stay 2 years, then leave Canada for 3 years.
After that - eventhough you have been fulfilling your 2 years
obligation in the 1st 5 years period - you still must stay in
Canada for 2 years.

> After five years if I complete three years in additional four
> years, can I be considered for Canadian nationality?

Those 3 years in 4 years for citizenship is a separate
requirement not related to 5 years periods of PR residency
obligation. If you are still PR then yes you will be eligible
for citizenship if you fulfill the citizenship residency
obligation.