You are totally right about that, my husband is first generation born outside, he got his citizenship last year, now he is sponsoring me and our kids. My question is ( I found in CIC` s website that if he applies for their citizenship before they are 18 y.old they wouln`t have to write the test, just take an oath) how long it would take for them to get their citizenship, if they skip testing part?? Anyone ??!
Children do not have to meet the residency requirements of living in Canada for 1095 days before their citizenship can be applied for but it is also a condition that their citizenship is applied for by a parent who is either a citizen already or becoming one. Since your husband is already a citizen, he can apply for the kids citizenship as soon as they get their PR.
Citizenship generally takes a year + to process but the kids might be faster as they will not have any background checks.
If the kids are under 18, they will not have to take the exam and if they are under 14, they do not even have to take the oath. They are allowed to though.
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