Do I need to add my child to sponsorship application

[mnlcva8891]

Hello,
I am sponsoring my wife, she got pregnant and had to wait for the x-ray. We did the xray and medical results passed.

We sent an enquiry telling them we did the xray but we cannot send the birth certificate yet because the hospital said we need about 45 days until we can get a birth certificate from the court.

keep in mind, I am a Canadian citizen and according to IRCC my child is a Canadian citizen by inheritance. But it sounds like they want me to sponsor my child? Unless I am understanding it wrong, please help.

Here's the reply back from IRCC


When you have a sponsorship application in process, a family member of the person being sponsored could be added at a later date, even if they were listed as a non-accompanying dependant in the initial application.

To do so, we invite you to complete the following forms and mail them to the Case Processing Centre (CPC) in Mississauga, Ontario:

A new Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship Agreement and Undertaking form (IMM 1344) completed by the sponsor,
(If the application is still at the CPC in Mississauga) A new Generic Application Form for Canada (IMM 0008) with supporting documents,
(If you are adding a dependent child of a dependent child) A Financial Evaluation form (IMM 1283) with supporting documents,
and

The add-on request including:
your name,
your client ID number/UCI,
your file number,
a detailed letter of explanation,
a copy of the birth certificate, marriage certificate or proof of common-law relationship, and
if applicable, the proof of payment.

 

[k.h.p.]

Did you clearly explain to them the child is a Canadian citizen? They may have misunderstood what you were asking.

Reply back and say that the child is Canadian by descent. In the meantime, start working on getting a proof of citizenship for the child. Unless the child is in Canada. Then, just tell them the child is Canadian by birth and the family information just needs to be updated.

 

[mnlcva8891]

Did you clearly explain to them the child is a Canadian citizen? They may have misunderstood what you were asking.

Reply back and say that the child is Canadian by descent. In the meantime, start working on getting proof of citizenship for the child. Unless the child is in Canada. Then, just tell them the child is Canadian by birth and the family information just needs to be updated.

I never mentioned that my child is a Canadian citizen or not. I simply made an enquiry telling them Hey we did the x-ray last week and we don't have the birth certificate of our daughter yet because it can 45 days for them to receive it. What is the best way to reply to this email? There's no reply to it. also, how do I tell them my daughter is Canadian by inheritance and not come off rude?

 

[k.h.p.]

I never mentioned that my child is a Canadian citizen or not. I simply made an enquiry telling them Hey we did the x-ray last week and we don't have the birth certificate of our daughter yet because it can 45 days for them to receive it. What is the best way to reply to this email? There's no reply to it. also, how do I tell them my daughter is Canadian by inheritance and not come off rude?

Ah, I see. Since you didn't tell them that your child is Canadian, they had no idea that what you were saying involved a different process than normal.

Reach out to them again, the same way you told them that the child had been born, and let them know the child is Canadian by descent and ask how to update the family form. Apologize for not being clear the first time, and you won't be rude.

 

[mnlcva8891]

Ah, I see. Since you didn't tell them that your child is Canadian, they had no idea that what you were saying involved a different process than normal.

Reach out to them again, the same way you told them that the child had been born, and let them know the child is Canadian by descent and ask how to update the family form. Apologize for not being clear the first time, and you won't be rude.

Okay, I will tell them sorry for not mentioning that the father is a Canadian citizen, which makes the baby a citizen by descent according to IRCC.We'll also tell them that we'll apply for her proof of citizenship when we can get the birth certificate. How does that sound?

 

[k.h.p.]

I think that's good. You don't need to be too apologetic, it was just a mistake in communication. I'd say something like:

"Hi there, I sent a webform earlier asking how to update the family information. I neglected to mention that the child is Canadian by descent, as the father is Canadian. Sorry for any confusion. How do we go about updating the family information with the birth of a Canadian child?"

 

[mnlcva8891]

I think that's good. You don't need to be too apologetic, it was just a mistake in communication. I'd say something like:

"Hi there, I sent a webform earlier asking how to update the family information. I neglected to mention that the child is Canadian by descent, as the father is Canadian. Sorry for any confusion. How do we go about updating the family information with the birth of a Canadian child?"

Thank you so much for your help.

 

[Laurahd]

Can you give more specific information ?

Where is your wife from or where did she give birth?
Have you already submitted the application?
Sponsoring inland or outland?

The citizenship is not by default which is why IRCC says, if one of the parents is Canadian citizen, your child may be a Canadian citizen, even if born outside of Canada. That it's because in occasional cases, they are not eligible to receive citizenship, which is not your case I assume.

Thus, you do not need to tell anyone that your daughter is Canadian by inheritance. All you need to do is to provide the long form birth certificate from any province in Canada. You can do so via web form.

Just saw the above reply. It's true they may not have known the nationality of the sponsor or where the child was born.

 

[k.h.p.]

Can you give more specific information ?

Where is your wife from or where did she give birth?
Have you already submitted the application?
Sponsoring inland or outland?

The citizenship is not by default which is why IRCC says, if one of the parents is Canadian citizen, your child may be a Canadian citizen, even if born outside of Canada. That it's because in occasional cases, they are not eligible to receive citizenship, which is not your case I assume.

Thus, you do not need to tell anyone that your daughter is Canadian by inheritance. All you need to do is to provide the long form birth certificate from any province in Canada. You can do so via web form.

Just saw the above reply. It's true they may not have known the nationality of the sponsor or where the child was born.

If the child was not born in Canada the OP cannot provide a Canadian birth certificate from any province.

 

[mnlcva8891]

Can you give more specific information ?

Where is your wife from or where did she give birth?
Have you already submitted the application?
Sponsoring inland or outland?

The citizenship is not by default which is why IRCC says, if one of the parents is Canadian citizen, your child may be a Canadian citizen, even if born outside of Canada. That it's because in occasional cases, they are not eligible to receive citizenship, which is not your case I assume.

Thus, you do not need to tell anyone that your daughter is Canadian by inheritance. All you need to do is to provide the long form birth certificate from any province in Canada. You can do so via web form.

Just saw the above reply. It's true they may not have known the nationality of the sponsor or where the child was born.

Outland applicant from US, our child was born in the US. Therefore birth certificate has to come from the state they were born in.
I am a naturalized Canadian citizen, which makes my daughter Canadian by inheritance.