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cavq

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Mar 6, 2017
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My case may be kind of unusual.

Simply saying, my child was born outside Canada at the time when I finished the citizenship written exam but not to the last step. Hence, my child is not a canadian citizen and I had to sponsor her to apply pr firstly to come to canada. Unfortunately, the pr application took very long time and it was not finished when I became the citizen.

So, my question is, once my child get her pr approved and come to canada, can I apply canadian citizenship for her right away? I mean since my spouse will not apply for citizenship, can I only apply the citizenship for my child? If I can, does my child need to meet residency requirement?
 
cavq said:
My case may be kind of unusual.

So, my question is, once my child get her pr approved and come to canada, can I apply canadian citizenship for her right away? I mean since my spouse will not apply for citizenship, can I only apply the citizenship for my child? If I can, does my child need to meet residency requirement?

You case isn't unusual.

As a Canadian citizen, you can apply for your child's citizenship as soon as she lands as a PR. It doesn't matter that your spouse can't apply. Your child does not need to meet the residency requirement.
 
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