sjakub said:
Are you sure about that? Following are on the application form:
"Complete the information below for all children who were under the age of 18 in the four (4) years before the date of your application including those who are already Canadian
citizens (if applicable)."
Also:
"I agree to advise Citizenship and Immigration Canada if any information on this form changes before I take the Oath of Citizenship."
I would say that if he was completing that application AFTER the child was born, he should have included that child's details.
Which also means that the information has changed, and he should notify CIC.
Yes, I am sure the OP does not need to report the birth of a new child while the application is pending.
What information has changed that needs to be reported?
A child born after the application is made (citizen or not) is
not a child who was under the age of 18 in the four (4) calendar years before the date of [the] application.
Some information in the form is dated, based on information existing up to the date of the application. It never changes. It may have been incorrect, in which case a correction should be made. But it never changes.
Who the applicant's dependent children were during the relevant four years (six years in the current form) never changes once the application is made. No need to inform CIC if a listed child is no longer a dependent, whether due to age, marriage, or even death. No need to inform CIC if the applicant has any additional children after making the application, whether through adoption or birth.
This is similar to changing employment: no need to inform CIC if the applicant gets a new job. The work history in the application is indeed
history, and the application does not separately ask for current employment.
In contrast, there is information in the form which is not dated, like place of residence, telephone numbers, PR status in other countries. This information can change and the applicant is obligated to inform CIC of such changes. This includes the applicant's "work number," by the way, so while the applicant does not need to notify CIC of a job change, if the telephone number for work changes, that is a change that needs to be updated.
Note: it makes sense that CIC wants information about dependent children
during the relevant residency time period because where the applicant's dependents live is a key indicator of where the applicant actually resides, and the school records are definitive documentation showing where they have been residing. If an applicant has dependent children who have been living abroad, going to school abroad, that does not disqualify him or otherwise preclude a grant of citizenship, but it would be a big factor in how CIC assesses the applicant's accounting of residency/presence. It would not be surprising to see revised RQ forms under the new requirements which specifically ask for this sort of information to date since under the new requirements the applicants place of residing and ties to a place during the processing time is relevant (given section 5(1)(c.1) in the revised
Citizenship Act).
In any event, the birth of a child after applying does not change any information submitted in the previous application form, so no need to inform CIC.
