Hi I am trying to get some opinions for my situation. My family and I want to move to Canada. My father emigrated to the US in 1974 from Quebec. My mom immigrated to the US in 1979 from Quebec. I was born in 1980 in the US. I applied for proof of citizenship in March and they said they mailed it out on June 27th though I have not received it. My question is for my children. I have three that were born between 2002 and 2004. Do they qualify for citizenship or do I have to do PR for them? I hope they qualify for citizenship because I would like to move with them first to Canada and then sponsor my husband to prove intent to move. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated and thank you.
Proof of citizenship 2nd generation
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You'll have to sponsor them for PR since they are second generation born abroad. They are not Canadian citizens.
Actually, scylla, in this case, things look positive for the OP.
Her parents are Canadians, who emigrated to the U.S. in 1974 and 1979, so there's no issue of them losing Canadian citizenship even if they became U.S. citizens at some point in/after 1977. She was born in the U.S. to Canadian citizens in 1980, so she was a Canadian citizen at birth (no registration or retention required). She had children born between 2002 and 2004, who were also Canadian citizens at birth, but would have to retain by age 28. In 2009, citizenship by descent was limited to the first generation born abroad going forward and retention requirements were eliminated for those who had not reached age 28 by that date. This did not take citizenship away from anyone who already had it.
So...if everything is as the OP stated, her children ARE Canadian citizens.
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