Hi everybody,
I have shared my situation earlier with the forum, but just a quick recap, my husband has applied for my spousal immigration, i have a 6 year old son who is a Canadian national and now i am expecting another child (inshallah). My dilemma was do i add this child to my spousal application or the CHC will have to go through the regular processing of a citizenship card and then the passport which almost takes more than 18 months so that meant if i get my PPR in the near future then i still won't be able to travel for sometime. I wrote to the consular services and this is the reply i got and wanted to share this information with everyone so people who are in a situation like this can get some insight.
I refer to your email message below and would like to advise you that if your new born baby is born in Pakistan, you or husband will be entitled to apply for a certificate of Canadian citizenship on behalf of your new born child, soon after his/her birth. If by that time, you receive a final indication from the Immigration Section that your Immigration visa will be issued soon, you can also apply for a limited validity Canadian passport on behalf of your new born, however, you will have to meet the following requirements:
1. Proof that you have already submitted an application for a certificate of Canadian citizenship on behalf of your new born .
2. Proof of child's travel. We would require copy of of a paid ticket issued in the name of minor child along with his/her passport application.
Hope above will assist. Thank you.