- Aug 8, 2011
- 11
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Singapore
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 22 Jan 2013
- AOR Received.
- CPC-M: None. Singapore: 25 Apr 2013
- File Transfer...
- 17 Apr 2013
- Med's Request
- 2nd request: 5 Feb 2014
- Med's Done....
- 1st: 12 Dec 2012. 2nd: 11 Feb 2014
- Interview........
- Waived
- Passport Req..
- 14 Feb 2014 and also e-CAS changed to "In Process" on that day. Passport got to Singapore: 12 Mar '14
- VISA ISSUED...
- Decision Made on eCAS: 12 April 2014. Visa n COPR issued 8 April 2014, received 16 May 2014.
- LANDED..........
- 20 May 2014. PR card arrived on 29 July 2014.
Hi people...
I am really confused about something. I'm a Canadian citizen. This year I am going to marry an Indonesian woman. After the wedding, we will live in Indonesia for a while. There is a great possibility that our future children will be born in Indonesia. I used to wonder whether my children can become Canadians (since I am), and I found out that the answer is yes, they can become Canadians, after reading this from CIC's website:
However, I then found this from Wikipedia:
So as you can see in the above scenario, the first child of the Canadian can become a Canadian, whereas the second child can't, since he/she was born past the "first generation limitation" rule, defined by the new citizenship act.
But wait a minute....I thought "first generation" means ALL children belonging to any 2 given parents?
When I have children later, either 1 child, or 2, or 3, or however many, won't ALL of them be the "first generation"?? Then their children (which are my grandchildren) will be my second generation, right?
In essence, my biggest question is: if later on I have, say, 3 children, and all are born in Indonesia, can all 3 kids become Canadians? Or, only the FIRST child can? Could you guys clarify please?
I am really confused about something. I'm a Canadian citizen. This year I am going to marry an Indonesian woman. After the wedding, we will live in Indonesia for a while. There is a great possibility that our future children will be born in Indonesia. I used to wonder whether my children can become Canadians (since I am), and I found out that the answer is yes, they can become Canadians, after reading this from CIC's website:
Until the changes came into effect , Canadians could pass on their citizenship to endless generations born outside Canada.
To protect the value of Canadian citizenship , the law limits – with a few exceptions – citizenship by descent to one generation born outside Canada.
On April 17, 2009, parents' ability to pass on their citizenship to children born or adopted outside Canada changed.
The limit means that children born outside Canada to a Canadian parent will be Canadian at birth if:
* one parent was born in Canada, or
* one parent became a Canadian citizen by immigrating to Canada and was later granted citizenship through the regular citizenship grant process (also called naturalization).
However, I then found this from Wikipedia:
In a scenario, the new rules would apply like this: A child is born in Brazil in 2005 (before the new rules came in effect) to a Canadian citizen father, who himself is a born abroad citizen by descent, and a Brazilian mother who is only a Permanent Resident of Canada. Child automatically becomes a Canadian citizen through a simple application process. Another child born after April 17, 2009 in the same scenario would not be considered a Canadian citizen. The child is considered born past "first generation limitation" and the parents (the father) would have to sponsor the child to Canada to become a Permanent Resident, (a lengthy process which may take from one to four years even though the child has four other siblings who are Canadian citizens by the same parents. Once the Permanent Residency is granted, a Canadian parent can apply for Canadian citizenship on behalf of the child, without the required three-year-residency rule, however.
So as you can see in the above scenario, the first child of the Canadian can become a Canadian, whereas the second child can't, since he/she was born past the "first generation limitation" rule, defined by the new citizenship act.
But wait a minute....I thought "first generation" means ALL children belonging to any 2 given parents?
When I have children later, either 1 child, or 2, or 3, or however many, won't ALL of them be the "first generation"?? Then their children (which are my grandchildren) will be my second generation, right?
In essence, my biggest question is: if later on I have, say, 3 children, and all are born in Indonesia, can all 3 kids become Canadians? Or, only the FIRST child can? Could you guys clarify please?