Child born to a Canadian Citizen outside Canada
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plus do u have an idea how long is the process to have her canadian cititizenship certificate/card?mangyan said:hi Leon, i'm just a bit confused though. so if ever i got my PR visa, i will go straight to the embassy to get her passport, aside from bringing the passport application what else should i bring? thank you very much for your reply.
The processing time for a citizenship card right now is 6 months if you apply in Canada and around 9 if you apply through an embassy. If you get the visa for you before you get the citizenship card for your child, you can go to the embassy and apply for her temporary passport so you can all go together. Otherwise, if you get the citizenship card for her first, you can apply for a regular child passport for her.
Wow thank you for the info,you are awesome Leon. one more thing if i get my visa first and will apply for temporary passport for my child, what else should i bring to the embassy except for passport application?is it the copy of application for citizenship certificate together with a receipt?. thank you once againLeon said:
Hi G. Ysabbelle.. how about if my husband (canadian citizen) applied for our child's application for citizenship certificate in Canada, because he is in Canada. And i am with our daughter here in the Philippines. If i apply for my child's temporary passport in Canadian MEbassy in Manila do you think they will give me also the UCI? thanks. because i noticed we have the same situation. are you also still waiting for your PR visa?G.Ysabelle said:
Seems like you guys can answer anything, so here's mine:
I'm trying to figure out if the new 2009 citizenship rules apply to me. My father was born in Canada in 1943, moved to the US and was naturalized as a US citizen sometime in the 50's, forcing him to give up citizenship in Canada. Since he was a minor at the time, I'm fairly certain the new rules apply to him and he would get retroactive citizenship, but he lives in the US and has no interest.
I was born in the US in 1969. I've been living and working in Canada for the past few years on work permits, and I'm wondering if he would have to reclaim his citizenship first for the law to apply to me. Technically he wasn't a citizen when I was born. But under the new law, technically he was. Do you know how that would work?
Thanks!
I'm trying to figure out if the new 2009 citizenship rules apply to me. My father was born in Canada in 1943, moved to the US and was naturalized as a US citizen sometime in the 50's, forcing him to give up citizenship in Canada. Since he was a minor at the time, I'm fairly certain the new rules apply to him and he would get retroactive citizenship, but he lives in the US and has no interest.
I was born in the US in 1969. I've been living and working in Canada for the past few years on work permits, and I'm wondering if he would have to reclaim his citizenship first for the law to apply to me. Technically he wasn't a citizen when I was born. But under the new law, technically he was. Do you know how that would work?
Thanks!
The only way to find out is really to apply and see what happens. However, from what I know about the new law, when citizenship was restored to people who lost it, it does not extend to their children. You see, your father was a citizen until the 50's when he gave it up and with the new law in 2009, he became one again so he was not actually a citizen when you were born.Sgt_Awesome said:
If you want to try it anyway, apply for proof of citizenship here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/certif.asp You would need a copy of your fathers birth certificate to show that he was born in Canada as well as a copy of your own to show that he is your father plus anything else they say you need.
To register your child for citizenship, go here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/proof-how.asp and follow the instructions to apply.ELENI said:
There is no point in registering your marriage with immigration. They really do not care if you are married or not. If you want to sponsor your husband for permanent residency, as you are not living in Canada at the moment, you would have to show some proof of your intentions to move to Canada when he gets his PR.
no need to apply her for citizenship in your country. btw, what country are you from? my daughter was born outside of canada, specificallly in Manila, I tried applying her for citizenship in manila before bec I knew she was eligible. unfortunately, it may take up to a yera or year and a half to have it processed in manila and they kept asking me for more docs everytime I went to the embassy. so i got fed up, got my daughter a canadian tourist visa and when we got here i immediately applied for her citizenship. all they asked was a birth cert, an ID, passport photos and I threw in a couple of more docs such as her baptismal cert and school registration just for identity purposes. After a month of processing, I had her citizenship card.mangyan said:
Hello guys,
i called CIC again today, they said my baby's certificate of citizenship has been forwarded to case specialist, which could take more than 18 month to process.
which also means total processing time could be more than 2 years for my case.
could anyone help me what I can do about it? withdraw and reapply?
could anyone also let me know what impact i have to face with this delaying (for example, OHIP card? child benefit and others)
PLEASE HELP ME, THANKS
i called CIC again today, they said my baby's certificate of citizenship has been forwarded to case specialist, which could take more than 18 month to process.
which also means total processing time could be more than 2 years for my case.
could anyone help me what I can do about it? withdraw and reapply?
could anyone also let me know what impact i have to face with this delaying (for example, OHIP card? child benefit and others)
PLEASE HELP ME, THANKS
truesmile
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- Jun 7, 2012
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WOW ! ! ! Re-confirms our decision to ensure baby is born in Canada . . . at ALL cost! Sorry, doesn't answer or help your situation but thanks for sharing so the rest of us who have that choice, can procreate wisely.
If you end up with a long wait for the citizenship certificate for your baby, at least you can get a temporary passport at the embassy just because you have applied so you do not have to wait if you want to go back to Canada.
mayf
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- recieve june 8 2012 but decision made may 23
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- feb 8 2012
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- june 20 send by CEM recieve june 30 ppr send july 3
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- aug 16 2012 and expire on feb 6 2013
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- oct 5 or 12 not yet
hi im a little bit confuse im waiting for my PR visa but i have baby shes 1 year and 8 months for now her father was a canadian and im planning to apply for her a citizenship cause the canadian immigration email me also that she was eligible to be a canadian citizen i need to go to the nearest embassy here in my place Philippines but im woried if i was going to apply her it is posssible that i can bring her with me when my PR visa is arrived?even though her certificate of citizenship was not yet with us?can i bring her with me?or can i get her also a temporary passport or what should i do?i hope i can hear from you soon thanksLeon said: