waleedkhan said:
Hello Everyone,
MY wife and I are both Permanent Residents and our new born is also a Permanent Resident. Our child was born outside of Canada. The child is around 6 months old so was just wondering that can I apply for my child's citizenship without the 3 or 4 years physical presence requirement? Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
At least one parent must be a citizen, or making an application for citizenship, for a minor-dependent PR to be eligible for citizenship. Thus, if both parents are PRs, one must make an application for citizenship and must meet the current requirements, which right now is the 4/6 rule, for an application including a minor-dependent to succeed.
You indicate your child is a PR even though only six months old and born outside Canada. The child's PR status is of course one of the citizenship eligibility requirements.
Just to be sure, remember that a child born outside Canada does not automatically have status in Canada unless, at the time of the child's birth, one of the parents is a citizen who was either born in Canada or naturalized. In particular, a child born outside Canada to PR parents will not have PR status unless and until a sponsorship application is made and the child is formally granted PR status (I assume this has been done, but there have been others who failed to realize this, so I mention this to be sure you are aware of it). Or, if the child was born before you became PRs and landed with you as a dependent, then of course the child has PR status as well.