Citizenship application - first generation limit - physical presence in Canada for a Canadian parent

[mujdur]

Hello,

I'm a Canadian citizen since Jan 2019. but I live in Croatia since 2022 and my child was born in Croatia in Feb 2026.
I moved to Canada in 2013 on a work visa and got my PR in October 2015, and my Citizenship in Jan 2019.

So my question is when you calculate physical presence in Canada for Canadian parent (1095 days) does only time spent in Canada as Canadian Citizen count or can you count in time spent in Canada as Permanent Resident as well.

Thank you

 

[Seym]

This is very unclear.
You were already a citizen when you had a kid, and the kid is as Canadian citizen at birth as well.
Why would you be asking for "physical presence" calculation? In what context? As a citizen, you're free to live anywhere in the world, the citizenship is for life.

 

[Seym]

I just checked the thread title.
Are you wondering whether you need to prove presence in Canada to transmit the citizenship? That's for second generation born abroad. You got naturalized, your child is a citizen and there is no calculation involved at all in asking for the kid's certificate of citizenship and passport.

 

[mujdur]

I just checked the thread title.
Are you wondering whether you need to prove presence in Canada to transmit the citizenship? That's for second generation born abroad. You got naturalized, your child is a citizen and there is no calculation involved at all in asking for the kid's certificate of citizenship and passport.

I was born in Croatia by Croatian parents.
I became naturalized Citizen of Canada on January, 2019.

As such I believe I'm obligated to prove physical presence in Canada for minimum of 1095 days so my daughter, who is born a week ago in Croatia, would be eligible for Canadian Citizenship.

So my question is, does my presence/working in Canada during my Permanent Resident status also count toward these 1095 days or does only time spent in Canada as Canadian Citizen count?

To make it more clear, my timeline is this:
March, 1983. born in Croatia by Croatian parents (I have Croatian Citizenship) -> June, 2013. move to Canada as temporary foreign worker -> October, 2015. got my Permanent Resident status -> January, 2019. got my Canadian Citizenship (now I have both, Croatian and Canadian Citizenship) -> August 2021. moved back to Croatia (family related - dad got hurt) -> February 2026 my daughter was born in Croatia.

 

[Seym]

As such I believe I'm obligated to prove physical presence in Canada for minimum of 1095 days so my daughter, who is born a week ago in Croatia, would be eligible for Canadian Citizenship.

No, you are not.
As your daughter is the first generation born outside Canada (and being naturalized is here seen as equivalent to being born yourself in Canada), she automatically becomes Canadian by descent at birth, regardless of where it happened.
Check the first generation example here : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...adian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html

If the law stays as is for the next few decades, your own daughter will need to go through these calculation if she wishes to transmit the Canadian citizenship to her own kids if also born outside Canada, but thats not the case for you today.

Also, congrats!

 

[mujdur]

No, you are not.
As your daughter is the first generation born outside Canada (and being naturalized is here seen as equivalent to being born yourself in Canada), she automatically becomes Canadian by descent at birth, regardless of where it happened.
Check the first generation example here : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigratio...adian-citizenship/act-changes/rules-2025.html

If the law stays as is for the next few decades, your own daughter will need to go through these calculation if she wishes to transmit the Canadian citizenship to her own kids if also born outside Canada, but thats not the case for you today.

Also, congrats!

Oh, ok I see, thank you for clarification.