How can I become a canadian citizen? Im from Central America.?

Vanessa

You first need to apply to become a Permanent Resident of Canada. When you have lived there in that status for 3 years, then you can apply to become a Canadian Citizen.

Permanent Resident first, then Citizen.

Sidwell

Here are the details.

You have two choices on how to get PR status.
You must qualify in all areas mentioned to be approved.
This includes the money and the education and job experience in the first choice.

1 - federal skilled worker

You need to have at least 1 years work experience in your chosen field before you can apply. 4 years is better - gives you more points.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/index.asp

You must meet the following minimum requirements to apply as a skilled worker:

You must have at least one continuous year of full-time, paid work experience or the equivalent in part-time [1 year full time - 2 years part time]. continuous employment. Your work experience must be Skill Type 0 (managerial occupations) or Skill Level A (professional occupations) or B (technical occupations and skilled trades) on the Canadian National Occupational Classification (NOC).
You must have had this experience within the last 10 years.

http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/occupation_index.aspx?lc=e
NOC list

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp
assessment test - you must get 67 points to qualify.

You will need at least $10,000 saved up - more if you have family - before you apply as you will be required to show this proof that you have this money when you apply.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/funds.asp

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/international/02a-skilled-fed.asp
application processing times in Skilled worker category

2 - provincial nominee.

If you speak french then you can apply for Quebec,. IF you do NOT speak french, then apply for another province (Ontario, BC or Alberta are the best) .

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/provincial/index.asp
provincial nominees

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/quebec/index.asp
Quebec selected skilled worker.

If you do emigrate under the provincial nominee program, you are required to stay in that province for (either) 2 or 3 years before you can leave.

Provincial nominee programs can be processed faster than the federal program.

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