Child born outside of Canada

[rxsazabi]

I'm a little confused about the citizenship law with child born outside of Canada, and hope someone can help me out.

My mother became a naturalized Canadian citizen way back in the 90s, so I automatic got my citizenship even I was not born in Canada, since I was only 9 years old.
My question is, if me and my wife(Korea citizen) planning to have a baby born outside of Canada, does our child automatic become a Canadian citizen after I send in the proof, or do I have to sponsor our child?

 

[Pureminded]

Your kid won't be a Canadian citizen if born outside Canada, since 2009 citizenship transmission by birth outside Canada to a naturalized citizen is limited to 1st generation.

Thus you'll have to sponsor your kid.

 

[rxsazabi]

Thank you for the fast reply, now i know what to do

 

[canuck_in_uk]

I'm a little confused about the citizenship law with child born outside of Canada, and hope someone can help me out.

My mother became a naturalized Canadian citizen way back in the 90s, so I automatic got my citizenship even I was not born in Canada, since I was only 9 years old.
My question is, if me and my wife(Korea citizen) planning to have a baby born outside of Canada, does our child automatic become a Canadian citizen after I send in the proof, or do I have to sponsor our child?

If you became a citizen along with your mother when you were 9 years old, you didn't "automatically" get citizenship. Your mother included you in her app, which means that you are a naturalized citizen as well.

Your child born outside of Canada will be Canadian.

 

[Leon]

There are 3 types of Canadians:

1) Born in Canada

2) immigrated to Canada, also includes children who immigrated with their parents

3) were born outside Canada to Canadian citizen parents and gained citizenship based on their parents.

According to the new law from 2009, type 1 and 2 can pass citizenship to their children but type 3 can not.

The reason is that Canada feels that it would weaken their citizenship to allow generations after generations living outside Canada to pass on citizenship without these people necessarily ever having been to Canada or having any ties.

For these people, there is still the option to sponsor their child for PR which they can do from outside Canada as well if they provide proof that they will be moving to Canada when their child gets PR. After their child gets PR and they relocate to Canada, they can immediately apply for the child's citizenship.

If you gained citizenship along with your mother in the 90's, you are type 2 and can pass citizenship to your child. Your child will however be type 3 and will not be able to pass citizenship to his or her children when the time comes.

 

[rxsazabi]

once again thank you all for those information, this really help me a lot