Citizenship for baby to be born in india

[vishnuvk99]

Hi,

My wife is a Canadian citizen and I am a PR holder.
We are planning to have our baby delivery in India.
Will the baby get Canadian citizenship if the baby is born in India? If so how should we apply..
Please advise and give us your suggestions. Thanks in advance!


Thanks
Vishnu

 

[hawk39]

If your wife was born or naturalized in Canada, then your baby will be a Canadian citizen by descent at birth as the first generation born abroad. Your wife will need to apply for a citizenship certificate for your baby. Note that India does not allow adults to have dual citizenship, so while your baby will have both Indian and Canadian citizenships at birth, he/she will be required by India to decide which citizenship he/she wants to keep when he/she turns 18.

If your wife is also a citizen by descent, then your baby will not be an automatic citizen at birth because of the first generation limit.

 

[harryIsBrahmachari]

If your wife was born or naturalized in Canada, then your baby will be a Canadian citizen by descent at birth as the first generation born abroad. Your wife will need to apply for a citizenship certificate for your baby. Note that India does not allow adults to have dual citizenship, so while your baby will have both Indian and Canadian citizenships at birth, he/she will be required by India to decide which citizenship he/she wants to keep when he/she turns 18.

If your wife is also a citizen by descent, then your baby will not be an automatic citizen at birth because of the first generation limit.

I think India does not allow dual citizenship even for minors (below 18).
so either apply for CAD citizenship and then before 18 let the minor decide which one he/she wants to keep.

 

[hawk39]

I think India does not allow dual citizenship even for minors (below 18).
so either apply for CAD citizenship and then before 18 let the minor decide which one he/she wants to keep.

Under the 1955 Citizenship Act (which India still treats as its current law), anyone born in India from two citizen parents or at least one Indian citizen parent and legal alien is an Indian citizen. So technically, the minor can have both citizenships at birth. I believe the problem potentially arises when the person tries to voluntarily assert the privileges of the other citizenship, like acquiring a passport.

 

[akbardxb]

Hi,

My wife is a Canadian citizen and I am a PR holder.
We are planning to have our baby delivery in India.
Will the baby get Canadian citizenship if the baby is born in India? If so how should we apply..
Please advise and give us your suggestions. Thanks in advance!


Thanks
Vishnu

You may also want to investigate the exit procedure for the baby from India on a Canadian passport. Recently someone reported about an infant denied boarding when leaving India.

 

[i6evx5e8]

Hi,

My wife is a Canadian citizen and I am a PR holder.
We are planning to have our baby delivery in India.
Will the baby get Canadian citizenship if the baby is born in India? If so how should we apply..
Please advise and give us your suggestions. Thanks in advance!


Thanks
Vishnu

I respect your plan, but if possible, stay away from unnecessary complications dealing with FRRO or MEA.

 

[Shiv9122]

Hi,
Can anyone please answer my query on how to get my child into canada from India
1. Baby born in india, as father is a canadian she is a Canada citizen by birth and we got Canada passport in India. Without having this in mind, applied for Indian passport immediately after birth and received that too. Do i need to surrender Indian passport before making travel arrangements to Canada
2.If surrender is mandatory, Upon surrender of Indian passport, when coming from India what documents do Immigration officer asks while exiting from India?
Please help
Thank you

 

[abbas.pasha]

Hi,
Can anyone please answer my query on how to get my child into canada from India
1. Baby born in india, as father is a canadian she is a Canada citizen by birth and we got Canada passport in India. Without having this in mind, applied for Indian passport immediately after birth and received that too. Do i need to surrender Indian passport before making travel arrangements to Canada
2.If surrender is mandatory, Upon surrender of Indian passport, when coming from India what documents do Immigration officer asks while exiting from India?
Please help
Thank you

If you wanna retain Canadian citizenship for your daughter you will have to surrender the Indian citizenship and cancel the Indian passport
Since your in India at the moment, You need to look at this "Other services (this includes registration/grant of visa/exit permission for child born in India, grant of visa to those who have surrendered Indian passport consequent on acquiring foreign passport, registration by those who claim to be refugees etc.)"
https://www.mea.gov.in/visa-related-services-provided-by-FRROs-FROs-menu.htm
https://passportindia.gov.in/AppOnlineProject/online/faqSurrender
https://indianfrro.gov.in/eservices/home.jsp

 

[moham13a]

Hi,

Can some one please help me get the answer for the query below.

I am (father) a Canadian Citizen and my wife (Indian) gave birth to my daughter in India.
I got the birth certificate of my daughter and started filling the online application to get the certificate of citizenship.
In proof of citizenship section there's this question

Is (My Daughter name) a citizen of one or more countries other than Canada? Yes or No.
should I answer this 'No' so that I don't have to get Indian passport and later surrender to keep Canadian citizenship?

Please help.

Thanks,

 

[hawk39]

Hi,

Can some one please help me get the answer for the query below.

I am (father) a Canadian Citizen and my wife (Indian) gave birth to my daughter in India.
I got the birth certificate of my daughter and started filling the online application to get the certificate of citizenship.
In proof of citizenship section there's this question

Is (My Daughter name) a citizen of one or more countries other than Canada? Yes or No.
should I answer this 'No' so that I don't have to get Indian passport and later surrender to keep Canadian citizenship?

Please help.

Thanks,

Canada allows multiple citizenships, and India does not require their citizens to get passports, so why lie about it?

 

[armoured]

Hi Moham please connect with me I'm in the same boat.

Please stop posting these silly requests in thread after thread. You've already posted in many threads and others have responded with how to proceed. Read, and do what they suggest. You're going to have to do it yourself.

 

[prak11]

Hello All,

I see some people have their kid born in India to a naturalized Canadian. Could someone help me with these questions since I'm in a similar situation ?

I'm a naturalized Canadian citizen and my wife is an Indian citizen and the kid is born in India recently. Could you please clarify the following for me

a. In Citizenship certificate application supporting documents, I would be able to give just the birth certificate of my kid as a proof. The kid does not have any other proof of identity. Is that enough for the kid or do we need to submit anything more. As for the parent, I would be able to give the passport and citizenship certificate.

b. In the Citizenship certificate application form, where it asks are you citizen of another country should I say Yes or No ? I asks this because since the kid is born in India and the mother is an Indian, kid too is an Indian. But the moment we apply for Citizenship certificate and passport, I'm not sure whether she would still be considered an Indian.

c. Once I apply for Citizenship certificate, how do I apply for passport and how long does it take ?

d. Will the Canadian Passport be delivered to the residential address or to the embassy from where I need to collect it ?

e. Once we get the citizenship certificate and passport, I need to apply for the OCI card for the kid. Can it be done from India and what is the procedure for the same ? How long does this procedure take ?

 

[Canadavisa1230]

Reqch oht to me I’m in the middle of the process 7658993736

 

[Canadavisa1230]

Hi,

Can some one please help me get the answer for the query below.

I am (father) a Canadian Citizen and my wife (Indian) gave birth to my daughter in India.
I got the birth certificate of my daughter and started filling the online application to get the certificate of citizenship.
In proof of citizenship section there's this question

Is (My Daughter name) a citizen of one or more countries other than Canada? Yes or No.
should I answer this 'No' so that I don't have to get Indian passport and later surrender to keep Canadian citizenship?

Please help.

Thanks,

I’m in the middle of the process please let me know if you need help

 

[prak11]

I’m in the middle of the process please let me know if you need help

Yes. If you have already been through the same process, could you please answer to the questions above ? It would be helpful for others in the same situation