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Citizenship application Minor - Physical presence less than 1 year

nvap23

Star Member
Apr 19, 2020
54
16
Hello:
I believe they generally say that if Adults are eligible to apply for Citizenship, they can include minors application although they might not meet the 1095 days physical presence calculation. I would like to include my kids Citizenship application along with mine and I am wondering if I can or cannot.

From below link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0003-application-canadian-citizenship-minors-under-18-years.html
Step 1 – Make sure the minor is eligible
To be eligible for a grant of Canadian citizenship, the minor must:
be under 18 years of age at the time the application is signed;
be a permanent resident of Canada;
have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as the minor (applying together as a family).


My kid landed with us as a permanent resident back in Nov 2019 but travelled internationally in Jan 2020 and was stuck outside Canada during COVID lockdowns and has been living with us in permanent resident status since Nov 2021.

Considering that that the minor kid is with us in permanent residence status in Canada for less than a year, do you think we can include the minor application or not?

Thanks.
 

ccaallvviinn

Star Member
Sep 13, 2019
85
7
Hello:
I believe they generally say that if Adults are eligible to apply for Citizenship, they can include minors application although they might not meet the 1095 days physical presence calculation. I would like to include my kids Citizenship application along with mine and I am wondering if I can or cannot.

From below link:
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/guide-0003-application-canadian-citizenship-minors-under-18-years.html
Step 1 – Make sure the minor is eligible
To be eligible for a grant of Canadian citizenship, the minor must:
be under 18 years of age at the time the application is signed;
be a permanent resident of Canada;
have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as the minor (applying together as a family).


My kid landed with us as a permanent resident back in Nov 2019 but travelled internationally in Jan 2020 and was stuck outside Canada during COVID lockdowns and has been living with us in permanent resident status since Nov 2021.

Considering that that the minor kid is with us in permanent residence status in Canada for less than a year, do you think we can include the minor application or not?

Thanks.
Hello - I have the same question and greatly appreciate if you can share any insights on what you ended up doing. Thank you!