My family and I recently received our COPR and subsequently landed as PR.
Due to COVID, our PR application took 3.5 years to process, but we are all very glad it was finally approved.
Onto the next phase. Our goal is to obtain citizenship.
I was told all this time that the residency requirements are:
For PR Card Renewal, 730 Days every 5 years.
For Citizenship, 1095 days in the 5 years before application submission.
But the above requirements are only needed for adults, not for kids under 18.
Kids under 18 can apply for Citizenship when either parent fulfills the 1095-day residency requirement.
Is this correct? E.g., if my child (under 18) wants to study abroad, he/she could as he/she has no residency requirement.
Please kindly confirm my interpretation of the IRCC rules and let me know if I understand correctly.
My family and I recently received our COPR and subsequently landed as PR.
Due to COVID, our PR application took 3.5 years to process, but we are all very glad it was finally approved.
Onto the next phase. Our goal is to obtain citizenship.
I was told all this time that the residency requirements are:
For PR Card Renewal, 730 Days every 5 years.
For Citizenship, 1095 days in the 5 years before application submission.
But the above requirements are only needed for adults, not for kids under 18.
Kids under 18 can apply for Citizenship when either parent fulfills the 1095-day residency requirement.
Is this correct? E.g., if my child (under 18) wants to study abroad, he/she could as he/she has no residency requirement.
Please kindly confirm my interpretation of the IRCC rules and let me know if I understand correctly.
My doubts are because of the answers you have to give to these questions in the application -
Question 6 Home address in Canada
Enter the minor’s current home address (where the minor lives). Mailing address
Indicate if the minor’s current home address is the same as your mailing address. If you select “No”, enter the following:
Question 8B
You must let us know if the minor left Canada for a total of 730 days or more in the past five (5) years or since becoming a permanent resident.
If “Yes”, complete the chart. If you require more space, add rows by pressing the plus sign (+) button.
As soon as the processing officer realizes kid is away for an extended period of time, things may not move smoothly. These are my interpretation.
You can always check it with an immigration lawyer. Best wishes to you and your family whenever you are ready to apply for citizenship.
My doubts are because of the answers you have to give to these questions in the application -
Question 6 Home address in Canada
Enter the minor’s current home address (where the minor lives). Mailing address
Indicate if the minor’s current home address is the same as your mailing address. If you select “No”, enter the following:
Question 8B
You must let us know if the minor left Canada for a total of 730 days or more in the past five (5) years or since becoming a permanent resident.
If “Yes”, complete the chart. If you require more space, add rows by pressing the plus sign (+) button.
As soon as the processing officer realizes kid is away for an extended period of time, things may not move smoothly. These are my interpretation.
You can always check it with an immigration lawyer. Best wishes to you and your family whenever you are ready to apply for citizenship.
While it isn’t explicitly stated, IRCC appears to handle applications differently based on the age of the child involved.
Typically, when a child’s application is submitted alongside their parents’, there isn’t any visible progress on the child’s tracker. The status of the child’s application seems to be directly tied to the parent’s application, and it only shows as completed when the parent’s application is finalized.
However, this process seems to differ for children who are 15 years or older. For these applicants, the tracker displays status transitions for activities such as ‘Physical Presence’ and ‘Prohibition’. This suggests that the IRCC is conducting additional internal processing for applicants in this age group.
