Can a first generation canadian pass citizenship to their children if he/she settles in Canada?

[Sara1988]

Hello,

I have a question that I can not find an answer to, any help would be appreciated.

I got my canadian citizenship through immigration 4 years ago. I am pregnant now and living outside canada. If I deliver my son outside Canada he will fall under first generation law of citizenship, thus, he can get the citizenship but can not pass it to his children.

My question is: If I deliver him outside canada and two years later we decide to go and live in canada, and he stays there for 3 or more years (citizenship requirements) , is he entitled to change of citizenship status, therefore, can he apply for a citizenship that entitles him to pass it later in his lifetime ??

thanks

 

[HamiltonApplicant]

Hello,

I have a question that I can not find an answer to, any help would be appreciated.

I got my canadian citizenship through immigration 4 years ago. I am pregnant now and living outside canada. If I deliver my son outside Canada he will fall under first generation law of citizenship, thus, he can get the citizenship but can not pass it to his children.

My question is: If I deliver him outside canada and two years later we decide to go and live in canada, and he stays there for 3 or more years (citizenship requirements) , is he entitled to change of citizenship status, therefore, can he apply for a citizenship that entitles him to pass it later in his lifetime ??

thanks

Yes!

Try the tool https://na1.se.voxco.com/SE/56/amicanadiansuisjecanadien/?lang=en&tui=auto

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/index.asp says
You likely are a Canadian citizen if you…

• received Canadian citizenship as a minor when a parent or legal guardian naturalized you by applying for your citizenship

Basically, if you can keep up with the paper work, you can be Canadians forever without setting a foot in Canada.....

Caveat: The same link also says:
You aren’t automatically a Canadian citizen if you…
were born outside Canada to Canadian parent(s) on or after April 17, 2009, but neither parent was born or naturalized in Canada

So it's about paperwork, paperwork, paperwork....

 

[hamgha]

Yes

Try the tool https://na1.se.voxco.com/SE/56/amicanadiansuisjecanadien/?lang=en&tui=auto

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/index.asp says
You likely are a Canadian citizen if you…

were born outside Canada and at least one of your parents was:

• born in Canada
• naturalized in Canada before your birth

that's not the question. her child will get the citizenship but won't be able to pass it on if the child himself was born out of canada.

 

[HamiltonApplicant]

that's not the question. her child will get the citizenship but won't be able to pass it on if the child himself was born out of canada.

Thanks, I corrected my post...

 

[hamgha]

Hello,

I have a question that I can not find an answer to, any help would be appreciated.

I got my canadian citizenship through immigration 4 years ago. I am pregnant now and living outside canada. If I deliver my son outside Canada he will fall under first generation law of citizenship, thus, he can get the citizenship but can not pass it to his children.

My question is: If I deliver him outside canada and two years later we decide to go and live in canada, and he stays there for 3 or more years (citizenship requirements) , is he entitled to change of citizenship status, therefore, can he apply for a citizenship that entitles him to pass it later in his lifetime ??

thanks

can't you fly to canada and give birth there?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hello,

I have a question that I can not find an answer to, any help would be appreciated.

I got my canadian citizenship through immigration 4 years ago. I am pregnant now and living outside canada. If I deliver my son outside Canada he will fall under first generation law of citizenship, thus, he can get the citizenship but can not pass it to his children.

My question is: If I deliver him outside canada and two years later we decide to go and live in canada, and he stays there for 3 or more years (citizenship requirements) , is he entitled to change of citizenship status, therefore, can he apply for a citizenship that entitles him to pass it later in his lifetime ??

thanks

HI

No, there is no such provision in Canadian citizenship law. Regardless of how much time he spends in Canada, if your foreign-born Canadian child has his children outside of Canada, they will not be Canadians.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Yes!

Try the tool https://na1.se.voxco.com/SE/56/amicanadiansuisjecanadien/?lang=en&tui=auto

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/index.asp says
You likely are a Canadian citizen if you…

• received Canadian citizenship as a minor when a parent or legal guardian naturalized you by applying for your citizenship

Basically, if you can keep up with the paper work, you can be Canadians forever without setting a foot in Canada.....

Caveat: The same link also says:
You aren’t automatically a Canadian citizen if you…
were born outside Canada to Canadian parent(s) on or after April 17, 2009, but neither parent was born or naturalized in Canada

So it's about paperwork, paperwork, paperwork....

Incorrect. Canadian citizenship is limited to the first generation born abroad.

 

[alphazip]

As canuck_in_uk stated, the answer is no. If your son is a citizen by descent, he cannot change his status to become either 1) a citizen by birth in Canada, or 2) a citizen by naturalization. The latter two would give him the right to pass citizenship on to his children born abroad.