Evidence of Plans to Re-Establish in Canada

[KRM]

I guess the citizenship certificate is the only way I can prove that he is my son when we enter Canada. That's what happens when I post things before thinking them through first ???

 

[KRM]

"The proof of Canadian citizenship for a Canadian born abroad is a Canadian citizenship certificate. A child born outside Canada to a Canadian parent and meeting certain requirements is a Canadian citizen. However the child will not possess a birth certificate issued by a Canadian governmental authority and for proof of Canadian citizenship, the child will need to obtain a Canadian citizenship certificate. An application must be submitted to obtain this certificate." CIC

 

[Leon]

So I've been going through the forms to obtain citizenship certificate for my son (thanks to you!). It seems I need my original birth certificate for this process, which I may not have (and we all know how long THAT takes). Then I saw the following on the CIC site: "Children born to Canadian parents while the parent are outside Canada will only be Canadian at birth if one parent was born in Canada." This begs the question of whether we even need to apply for a citizenship certificate at this point. Can I not just bring him to Canada? I'll be calling the Canadian embassy here to find out on Mon morning.

If he is visa exempt, you could bring him to Canada and apply for his citizenship certificate later. However, you may face problems with health care for him as he will have the status of a visitor and it would really be up to the province if they choose to give him a health card or not.

 

[blessedone1]

You may already have looked into this but if you were already a Canadian citizen when your son was born and you yourself gained your citizenship either through being born in Canada or having immigrated to Canada (even as a child with your parents), your son is already a Canadian citizen and would not be sponsored for PR. You would have to apply for a citizenship certificate for him through the Canadian embassy instead.

Wow I didn't know this. Great info thanks