2009 citizenship act, apply citizenship for minor

[scc28]

Hi, I have a question about applying for Canadian citizenship for my child. A quick summary:

My child: born in 2010 in USA
Myself: Naturalized Canadian in 1992

According to 2009 citizenship act, my child is "1st generation" born abroad so she can claim Canadian citizenship via descendancy. My question is this. What ADDITIONAL document do I need to send to prove that she is indeed "1st generation" besides my Canadian citizenship certificate? I do have my Canadian citizenship certificate but how do I prove to the agency that I did not obtain the Canadian citizenship myself through my parents; hence making her "second generation" and ineligible?

Thanks.

scc28

 

[hawk39]

There are no extra documents aside from what they require on the document checklist to prove that your child is first generation. The CIC should have your information when they check your citizenship certificate, and would know that your were naturalized; by their definition, being naturalized in Canada is the same as being born in Canada, so all of your children born outside of Canada would be considered first generation born abroad

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi, I have a question about applying for Canadian citizenship for my child. A quick summary:

My child: born in 2010 in USA
Myself: Naturalized Canadian in 1992

According to 2009 citizenship act, my child is "1st generation" born abroad so she can claim Canadian citizenship via descendancy. My question is this. What document do I need to send to prove that she is indeed "1st generation"? I do have my Canadian citizenship card but how do I prove to the agency that I did not obtain the Canadian citizenship myself through my parents; hence making her "second generation" and ineligible?

Thanks.

scc28

Hi

Your child is already Canadian, so you will be applying for proof of citizenship. The app states what is required. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/certif.asp

 

[scc28]

Hi

Your child is already Canadian, so you will be applying for proof of citizenship. The app states what is required. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/certif.asp

There are no extra documents aside from what they require on the document checklist to prove that your child is first generation. The CIC should have your information when they check your citizenship certificate, and would know that your were naturalized; by their definition, being naturalized in Canada is the same as being born in Canada, so all of your children born outside of Canada would be considered first generation born abroad

Thank you. So you are saying that they just need to look at my Canadian citizenship certificate and they know that I was naturalized myself in Canada but did not obtain the certificate through my parents being Canadian? No other proof is required? I am assuming that my citizenship certificate is the same as anyone else's. Since I was born abroad, do they have a database that says I obtained mine through naturalization in Canada instead of through my parents?

 

[scc28]

Hi

Your child is already Canadian, so you will be applying for proof of citizenship. The app states what is required. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/certif.asp

Thank you for the input but that is actually not my question. I know my girl is legally Canadian. My question is how does the government know from looking at my Canadian citizenship certificate that I myself is NOT "1st generation"? How do they know that I was naturalized in Canada myself? Because I was born abroad, how do they know that I did not obtain the citizenship certificate through my parents? Do they just have to look up on some kind of database and find out? Thanks again.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Thank you for the input but that is actually not my question. I know my girl is legally Canadian. My question is how does the government know from looking at my Canadian citizenship certificate that I myself is NOT "1st generation"? How do they know that I was naturalized in Canada myself? Because I was born abroad, how do they know that I did not obtain the citizenship certificate through my parents? Do they just have to look up on some kind of database and find out? Thanks again.

And as I said, the app states what proof are required for the process. If you needed to submit something more to prove your naturalization, it would be listed in the app.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Thank you for the input but that is actually not my question. I know my girl is legally Canadian. My question is how does the government know from looking at my Canadian citizenship certificate that I myself is NOT "1st generation"? How do they know that I was naturalized in Canada myself? Because I was born abroad, how do they know that I did not obtain the citizenship certificate through my parents? Do they just have to look up on some kind of database and find out? Thanks again.

1. Yes, because they have a record of your application for citizenship.

 

[hawk39]

Thank you. So you are saying that they just need to look at my Canadian citizenship certificate and they know that I was naturalized myself in Canada but did not obtain the certificate through my parents being Canadian? No other proof is required? I am assuming that my citizenship certificate is the same as anyone else's. Since I was born abroad, do they have a database that says I obtained mine through naturalization in Canada instead of through my parents?

Yes, the government has all of your information, so they know how you got your citizenship. No other proof is required, so just follow the document checklist and don't send anything that is not asked for, as this might send your child's application to Program Support for further review and delay it's approval. If they need extra documents or information, they will contact you.

As long as you had yourself naturalized in Canada, or brought over to Canada by your parents and naturalized as their dependent child, then you are able to pass on your citizenship to your child.