Can a Canadian Sponsor his son to immigrate to Canada

[JalalTabbal]

Hi, I am a Naturalized Canadian and I know that if I pass my Canadian Citizenship to my foreign-born son (was born last year), he will not be able to pass on his Canadian Citizenship to his children. Therefore, I am thinking of arranging for him to immigrate to Canada thru “Family Sponsorship” category. I know that this process is very lengthy but at the end of it my son will get a Naturalized Citizenship which will allow him to pass it on to his children. My question is: Is that possible? Will CiC allow me to sponsor my son to immigrate to Canada although I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to him without immigrating to Canada? Appreciate your valuable responses. Amar.

 

[Alurra71]

Hi, I am a Naturalized Canadian and I know that if I pass my Canadian Citizenship to my foreign-born son (was born last year), he will not be able to pass on his Canadian Citizenship to his children. Therefore, I am thinking of arranging for him to immigrate to Canada thru “Family Sponsorship” category. I know that this process is very lengthy but at the end of it my son will get a Naturalized Citizenship which will allow him to pass it on to his children. My question is: Is that possible? Will CiC allow me to sponsor my son to immigrate to Canada although I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to him without immigrating to Canada? Appreciate your valuable responses. Amar.

Were you a naturalized citizen before your son was born? I don't think you can "opt out" of passing along the citizenship, but I might be wrong.

 

[JalalTabbal]

So many thanks for your prompt reply. Yes, I am a naturalised Citizen since over 20 years. And I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to my foreign-born son (was born last year), but I need him to be able to pass it on to his kids, and that's why I am thinking of sponsoring him. Do you know if CiC will allow me to sponsor him although I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to him without immigrating to Canada? Thanks.

 

[Alurra71]

So many thanks for your prompt reply. Yes, I am a naturalised Citizen since over 20 years. And I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to my foreign-born son (was born last year), but I need him to be able to pass it on to his kids, and that's why I am thinking of sponsoring him. Do you know if CiC will allow me to sponsor him although I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to him without immigrating to Canada? Thanks.

I think they will send you a letter telling you that your son is likely a Canadian citizen already and you can not sponsor a citizen to come live in Canada. Again, this is a version of 'opting out' of being a citizen and you can not do that. If you want your son to have Canadian children, ensure he knows they should be born of a Canadian mother (who was born in Canada) or born on Canadian soil. Then your future grandchildren will be Canadian.

 

[scylla]

So many thanks for your prompt reply. Yes, I am a naturalised Citizen since over 20 years. And I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to my foreign-born son (was born last year), but I need him to be able to pass it on to his kids, and that's why I am thinking of sponsoring him. Do you know if CiC will allow me to sponsor him although I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to him without immigrating to Canada? Thanks.

CIC will not let you sponsor him because he is already a Canadian citizen.

 

[screech339]

Hi, I am a Naturalized Canadian and I know that if I pass my Canadian Citizenship to my foreign-born son (was born last year), he will not be able to pass on his Canadian Citizenship to his children. Therefore, I am thinking of arranging for him to immigrate to Canada thru “Family Sponsorship” category. I know that this process is very lengthy but at the end of it my son will get a Naturalized Citizenship which will allow him to pass it on to his children. My question is: Is that possible? Will CiC allow me to sponsor my son to immigrate to Canada although I can pass on my Canadian Citizenship to him without immigrating to Canada? Appreciate your valuable responses. Amar.

You will not be able to sponsor your son as he is Canadian citizen by law even though he is born outside Canada. If you tried to "sponsor" him, CIC will simply reply back saying the son is not qualified to be sponsored as he is already Canadian citizen.

If you want your grandkids to be Canadian, the son would have to marry a naturalized Canadian or a Canadian born wife if your son wants to stay and live outside Canada without ever stepping foot in Canada. Otherwise he has no choice but to move to Canada and have children inside Canada.

What you are wanting to do is what you called "eternal generational citizenship passing of the torch without stepping in Canada". The new rules were made to prevent this from happening.

Screech339