Canadian/Swedish Baby Born in Sweden

[Dango]

Hi, I am Canadian born, and my wife is Swedish. We just had our first child who was born in Sweden. According to the CIC website, because I am a Canadian our daughter also has Canadian citizenship by birth and it is my understanding I do not need to sponsor her. She currently lives with her mother in Sweden as we are applying for permanent residence status for her mother. When the PR is approved, and we return to Canada, what documents or proof is needed at border security to allow our daughter into Canada?

One thread I read said we required my birth certificate to show that I am indeed Canadian born, and thus our daughter is Canadian too, and also a Canadian Citizenship Certificate as proof for our daughter.

Is this correct? If so, where on the document do we enter her name, as it only has fields for previous certificate holders, or those with birth certificates and she does not have either. Do we use the Swedish equivalence of her birth certificate? Or are these documents even required for her entry?

Thank you in advance for any help, cheers.

 

[brucem]

Hi Dango,

You are correct your daughter will have Canadian citizenship through you however, you need to apply for her citizenship certificate. If she has a Swedish passport she can enter Canada as a visitor in the meantime. Once you have the citizenship certificate (takes 3-4 months) you can apply for her Canadian passport which only takes a few weeks.

In order to obtain her citizenship you do have to submit your birth certificate amongst a few other things, she cannot travel by using her Canadian citizenship certificate or Swedish birth certificate...you need the passport. They may tell you that citizenship certificate can take up to 15 months but I've not heard anyone on here say that it has taken anywhere near that time.

Good luck.
Bruce

 

[screech339]

Actually the OP doesn't have to submit his original documents like his birth certificate. He can submit certified copies of all the documents including copy of his birth certificate. This is the best approach as it would allow the OP to keep his original documents.

"If the application is for your first citizenship certificate, provide originals or clear and legible certified copies of your documents"

As for timeline to get citizenship certificate, it is much fast than CIC dictates. When I applied for citizenship certificate for my two children (two separate application, 2 years apart), I got them 4 months later when timeline was 12 months.

Screech339

 

[brucem]

Actually the OP doesn't have to submit his original documents like his birth certificate. He can submit certified copies of all the documents including copy of his birth certificate. This is the best approach as it would allow the OP to keep his original documents.

"If the application is for your first citizenship certificate, provide originals or clear and legible certified copies of your documents"

Screech339

I never said originals! But yes certified copies of everything are fine.

 

[screech339]

I never said originals! But yes certified copies of everything are fine.

You did say you have to submit birth certificate, so one can assume you may meant original. I briefly thought "original" at first.

 

[Dango]

Thank you very much Bruce and Screech. That clears things up. When you say a certified copy of my birth certificate, what exactly is that and where do I get one? I am assuming it is not just an ordinary photocopy. Are there any other copies of documents that I need to mail in with the application form other than my birth certificate? A copy of her Swedish passport for example?

Thanks again for the help.

 

[screech339]

Thank you very much Bruce and Screech. That clears things up. When you say a certified copy of my birth certificate, what exactly is that and where do I get one? I am assuming it is not just an ordinary photocopy. Are there any other copies of documents that I need to mail in with the application form other than my birth certificate? A copy of her Swedish passport for example?

Thanks again for the help.

Are there notaries in Sweden? You can use lawyers too. They can claim that the copies are same as originals and stamp the copies.

 

[brucem]

Thank you very much Bruce and Screech. That clears things up. When you say a certified copy of my birth certificate, what exactly is that and where do I get one? I am assuming it is not just an ordinary photocopy. Are there any other copies of documents that I need to mail in with the application form other than my birth certificate? A copy of her Swedish passport for example?

Thanks again for the help.

Here's an example. Just make sure you ask for the price before, most lawyers will be able to carry it out in Sweden, this company charge 150k which apparently about the best you can get.

http://www.notariuspublicus.se/price-list/

 

[Dango]

Thank you once again Bruce and Screech, much appreciated.