The Canadian Government grants a document to its citizens which can be further utilized for applying for a Canadian passport
Below are the mentioned groups of people who cannot claim themselves as the citizen of Canada
- Child of foreign diplomats born in Canada
- If the Government of Canada has taken your status of Canadian citizenship
- If an immigrant marries a citizen of Canada
- If an immigrant is adopted by a citizen of Canada
- If the Government of Canada accepts your claim for refugee
- If the immigrant has resided in Canada for many years with a status of Canadian permanent resident.
- Anyone born before 17th April 2009, external to Canada, and has biological Canadian parents who weren’t born in Canada.
People falling into any of the above groups do not need to lose hope. As they can initially start by searching for an immigration program that suits them the most. After this, they can get the status of Canadian permanent residency and apply for Canadian citizenship after a few years
In Contrast, the following groups of people can claim themselves as a citizen of Canada
- Canada is their birth country
- Received the status of Citizenship in Canada after provisions in Citizenship Act
- Have received the approval for Canadian citizenship
- If a minor has received the approval of Canadian citizenship submitted by their parents or guardian.
- Anyone who was born external to Canada and has at least 1 biological parent who is a Canadian citizen.
First Generation Rule
The Canadian Government offers the status of citizenship according to the first generation.
Under this, a person born outside of Canada can apply for Canadian Citizenship if at least 1 parent was a first-Generation citizen of Canada.
Such citizens are born external to Canada or have applied for the status of Canadian citizenship.
So, anyone born before April 17th, 2009 external to Canada to a first-generation citizen can claim a Canadian citizen status.
However, anyone qualifying all the above-mentioned rules of the first generation, but was born after the mentioned date can face problems in getting the status of a Canadian citizen as of now.
Applying for Citizenship proof
An applicant has to show a shred of valid evidence to the IRCC that at least one of their biological or legal parents was a Citizen of Canada when they were born.
The applicant is offered an “acknowledgment of receipt” which signifies that the IRCC has received the application and it will be soon reviewed and processed
Conclusion
The Canadian Government offers Canadian Citizenship to its people through easy processes, but in some cases, this procedure can be difficult and takes longer than the actual time.
