- Mar 2, 2016
- 3
- Visa Office......
- Pretoria, South Africa
- NOC Code......
- 2131
- App. Filed.......
- 23/06/2015
- Doc's Request.
- 11/05/2016 & 8/06/2016
- Nomination.....
- 13/06/2016
- AOR Received.
- ITA on 15.06.2016
- IELTS Request
- Done before creating EE profile
- File Transfer...
- Uploaded on 28.07.2016
- Med's Request
- Done before uploading file
- Med's Done....
- Done on 23.06.2016 - passed
- Interview........
- Not required
- Passport Req..
- 06.04.2017
- VISA ISSUED...
- 01.05.2017
- LANDED..........
- 19.06.2017
Hi,
I have applied for grant of citizenship for my wife's nephew who is now 17 years old and residing abroad. The adoption process was started locally in 2020 and due to covid it got delayed. My wife quit her job in BC in mid 2023, and moved abroad for a domestic adoption. Court order for adoption was received in May 2023, but by then my wife had already returned to Canada. Since, i had already obtained my citizenship before the adoption, i applied for grant of citizenship for the minor around September 2023. Part 1 of application was cleared after 5 months.
Just received a response on part 2 of application saying:
.............. part of extract from letter........
After careful and thorough consideration of all aspects of your application and the supporting information provided, it appears that you may not meet the requirements for citizenship for the following reasons:
• I have concerns that your adoption did not occur in a manner consistent with the Hague Convention.
Before I make a final decision, I am offering you the opportunity to submit additional
information relating to the concerns noted above. Please provide any and all documentation
which responds to the concerns mentioned above including, but not limited to, the following:
• Order of Intercountry Adoption by the Court
• Certificate of Conformity issued by the Central Authority abroad
• Detailed background report on the child and the prospective adoptive parents prepared by the social worker
• Home study conducted in Canada for the adoptive parents
• Letter of agreement from the Central Authority for Adoption (British Columbia)
................End of extract.............
CIC saying that section 5.1(1) C.1 has not been met.That the hague convention on intercountry adoption has been circumvented.
Please note that adoption was done locally abroad where child resides and which is country of citizenship for both child and adoptive parents, i.e my wife and myself.
The child is an orphan since 2019. We have been providing for him financially for his studies, upbringing, etc. He has been legally adopted - court order issued. The child has lived with us when he was 4 years old when his parents were still alive and when he was 9 and 10 years old for his schooling. My wife and me do not have any child of our own. My wife stayed at our home with the child for 7 months during the adoption process in 2023-2024.
Notes:
1. Court order for domestic adoption submitted.
2. Background report/home study done abroad submitted.
The other documents which relates to intercountry adoption not available as it was a domestic adoption.
Anyone has come across a similar situation and how you have responded and what was the outcome?
Thanks,
Kushal
I have applied for grant of citizenship for my wife's nephew who is now 17 years old and residing abroad. The adoption process was started locally in 2020 and due to covid it got delayed. My wife quit her job in BC in mid 2023, and moved abroad for a domestic adoption. Court order for adoption was received in May 2023, but by then my wife had already returned to Canada. Since, i had already obtained my citizenship before the adoption, i applied for grant of citizenship for the minor around September 2023. Part 1 of application was cleared after 5 months.
Just received a response on part 2 of application saying:
.............. part of extract from letter........
After careful and thorough consideration of all aspects of your application and the supporting information provided, it appears that you may not meet the requirements for citizenship for the following reasons:
• I have concerns that your adoption did not occur in a manner consistent with the Hague Convention.
Before I make a final decision, I am offering you the opportunity to submit additional
information relating to the concerns noted above. Please provide any and all documentation
which responds to the concerns mentioned above including, but not limited to, the following:
• Order of Intercountry Adoption by the Court
• Certificate of Conformity issued by the Central Authority abroad
• Detailed background report on the child and the prospective adoptive parents prepared by the social worker
• Home study conducted in Canada for the adoptive parents
• Letter of agreement from the Central Authority for Adoption (British Columbia)
................End of extract.............
CIC saying that section 5.1(1) C.1 has not been met.That the hague convention on intercountry adoption has been circumvented.
Please note that adoption was done locally abroad where child resides and which is country of citizenship for both child and adoptive parents, i.e my wife and myself.
The child is an orphan since 2019. We have been providing for him financially for his studies, upbringing, etc. He has been legally adopted - court order issued. The child has lived with us when he was 4 years old when his parents were still alive and when he was 9 and 10 years old for his schooling. My wife and me do not have any child of our own. My wife stayed at our home with the child for 7 months during the adoption process in 2023-2024.
Notes:
1. Court order for domestic adoption submitted.
2. Background report/home study done abroad submitted.
The other documents which relates to intercountry adoption not available as it was a domestic adoption.
Anyone has come across a similar situation and how you have responded and what was the outcome?
Thanks,
Kushal
