Canadian having baby in US, will they have to have dual citizenship?

[cbd12]

I am currently in the process of moving to the US for my husband's job (we are both Canadian citizens) and we are wanting to start a family very soon. I am wondering if I were to have a baby in the US, do they have to be a dual citizen or can they apply for complete Canadian citizenship? I have heard two different answers to this question and would prefer to have it sorted out before starting a family. **We are unsure of how long we will be living in the US, could be temporary or it could be very long term. Just heard mixed reviews about having dual citizenship and wondering what would be best. Thanks for your help.

 

[janoo]

yes baby should carry two baby....

 

[screech339]

Your children will be born dual. First they are American due to the fact they are born there. However since they are also born Canadian due by descent (assuming one of you is naturalized Canadian or born in Canada). Canada will not recognize their citizenship until you applied for Canadian citizenship certificate for them. Even though they are Canadian by law, Canada will treat them as American unless proven Canadian. Canadian citizenship certificate will prove your children to be Canadian.

 

[alphazip]

Any children born in the U.S. will be dual citizens. Being a dual citizen is mainly a plus, since it allows for ease of travel & relocation. I guess the major (only?) downside of being a U.S. citizen is that your children (once they start working) will always have to file U.S. tax returns, even if they live in Canada. (This can make their financial life IF LIVING IN CANADA quite complicated: a U.S. form if they have $10,000 in a bank account, a form if they buy Canadian stocks, tax & a form if they open a TFSA, etc.) On the Canadian side, your children will not be able to pass Canadian citizenship on to their children (your grandchildren), if they are also born outside of Canada.

 

[scylla]

Note that we are all assuming how the Canadian parents became Canadian citizens. The answer to this question will be different if by chance both parents are Canadians through descent (rather than birth or immigration). It sounds like both parents are Canadians by birth - but it doesn't harm to check.

 

[screech339]

Note that we are all assuming how the Canadian parents became Canadian citizens. The answer to this question will be different if by chance both parents are Canadians through descent (rather than birth or immigration). It sounds like both parents are Canadians by birth - but it doesn't harm to check.

I agree but if you look at my post, you will see that I added the assumption that one of the parents is either naturalized Canadian or Canadian by birth in order to pass citizenship outside Canada.