Applying for Citizenship

[PeterKal]

Hi

I hope someone can help.

I have partly found the answers in other threads, but not all of them, so I'll add them here as well.

Background:

My wife is Canadian citizen (I am a European citizen), but also hold citizenship in another country, where we both live.

She was naturalized with her parents, at the age of two, when they immigrated to Canada, but they left to her present country when she was six.

She has two children from a former marriage, who both are citizens in the country of residence. Both children are born before 2009.

The questions are:

1 - Are her two children considered Canadian citizens?
2 - Does it make a difference for them, if she apply for them when they are minors, or if they apply for themselves after the age of 18?
3 - Is it correct that they will have to take a language and knowledge test, from the age of 14, as well as express intent to live in Canada?

Thanks in advance.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hi

I hope someone can help.

I have partly found the answers in other threads, but not all of them, so I'll add them here as well.

Background:

My wife is Canadian citizen (I am a European citizen), but also hold citizenship in another country, where we both live.

She was naturalized with her parents, at the age of two, when they immigrated to Canada, but they left to her present country when she was six.

She has two children from a former marriage, who both are citizens in the country of residence. Both children are born before 2009.

The questions are:

1 - Are her two children considered Canadian citizens?
2 - Does it make a difference for them, if she apply for them when they are minors, or if they apply for themselves after the age of 18?
3 - Is it correct that they will have to take a language and knowledge test, from the age of 14, as well as express intent to live in Canada?

Thanks in advance.

1. Yes, if she was naturalized at the age of two, then her children are citizens by descent.
2. It doesn't matter when they apply for proof of citizenship, but sooner is usually better, in case the rules changes for proof of citizenship.
3. No, not if they are citizens by descent.
4. It seems odd that she received her citizenship when she was 2, unless her parents immigrated prior to her birth and then her mother returned to give birth overseas and returned to Canada. Otherwise if her parents immigrated with her at the same time, they would not have had sufficient residency to apply for citizenship. Just a thought.