In Land Application

[akinmike]

Hi All,

Please I need your help regarding this situation. I used to live and work in the US. I am a Canadian Citizen working in the US on H1B work visa. I applied for my family to come to the US based on my work permit in the States. Later on, I applied for Canada Visitor Visa which was granted multiple visa for my spouse and kids. I wanted to apply for their permanent visa and I was told that this will not be granted because I reside in the US. However, I moved back to Canada with my family based on their Visitor visa.

I need to apply for their permanent Resident Visa. Please what are the procedures and how long is it going to take and I want my kids to start schooling as soon as possible.

Please your contribution is highly appreciated.

Thanks,

Akinmike

 

[steaky]

Check out this link:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/fc.asp

 

[akinmike]

Please note that this is an inland application. What are my options as I want my kids to go to school ASAP.

 

[canadianwoman]

I wanted to apply for their permanent visa and I was told that this will not be granted because I reside in the US. However, I moved back to Canada with my family based on their Visitor visa.

Since you are now back in Canada, the previous advice to you does not apply. You will now have no trouble applying for your family's PR visas.

 

[Siouxie]

If you are the natural (biological) father of the children and depending on how old they are, then they could have Canadian Citizenship and would not need to be sponsored... they would automatically be "Canadian". They could also attend school without the need to apply for a permit. It depends on whether they were born between 1977 and April 2009 or after...

See here for more details: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/faq/citizenship/cit-proof-faq02.asp

If your child was born outside Canada after February 14, 1977, and you were a Canadian citizen when the child was born, your child is automatically a Canadian citizen.

On April 17, 2009, the law changed to end the need to retain citizenship for many people.

New citizenship rules

Can I obtain Canadian citizenship for my children born outside Canada after April 17, 2009, if they are not automatically Canadian citizens at birth? How?

You may sponsor your children to immigrate to Canada as permanent residents, if you and your children meet the normal requirements for sponsorship. After they become permanent residents, you can immediately apply for a grant of citizenship on your children's behalf if they are under 18. (These children are not subject to the regular three-year residency requirement.) Children who follow this route must meet the usual requirements for immigration and citizenship.

If you live outside Canada and wish to sponsor your child, in most cases you must provide evidence that you will live in Canada once your child becomes a permanent resident. This could, for example, include a letter from an employer or proof of having rented or bought a home in Canada.



Edit: There is a self test available to check on Canadian Citizenship: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/index.asp

If you were born outside Canada, and obtained citizenship either through one of your parents or by applying to become a Canadian citizen after immigrating to Canada, you can use a citizenship certificate (Certificate of Canadian Citizenship) as your proof of citizenship. This is also the case if you were born outside Canada, were adopted by Canadian parents, and granted Canadian citizenship.

In general, a child born to a Canadian parent outside Canada before April 17, 2009, is a Canadian citizen. However, a child born to a Canadian parent outside Canada on or after April 17, 2009, is a Canadian citizen at birth only if that child is born in the first generation outside Canada, that is, at the time of their birth, their Canadian parent:

was born in Canada, or
became a Canadian citizen by immigrating to Canada (becoming a permanent resident) and being granted citizenship (also know as naturalization).

 

[akinmike]

I migrated long time ago to Canada. At that time I wasn't legally married to their mother. It was later when I became a Canadian Citizen that I travelled back home and married their mother legally which the Government approved. Since then, I never bothered to bring them over since I was living and working in the US. Later, I processed their visas to the US which was granted based on my US working permit. Both my wife and the Kids lived with me in the States. My wife suggested that she will like to live in Canada that was when I was told that I could not sponsor them into Canada unless I live and work in Canada. All I could do was to get them Visitor Visas which was approved. Here we are now in Canada. Based on my Canadian documents I was able to register then in the School today. They will start Schooling in the next few weeks. I am happy about that. I was told to file for In land application for their PR and open work permit for my wife which I will commence in due course.

Thanks to everyone who contributed one way or the other.

Remain Bless.

Akinmike

 

[akinmike]

Am I a Canadian citizen under the new law?

Hi All,

Please read and contribute to this as well.

My father migrated to Canada long time ago, about 11 years to be precise. He was not legally married to my mother when I was born to both parents. When he applied for immigration to Canada at that time he claimed to be single and never married. After he became a Canadian Citizen he came back home and married my mother legally with the appropriate government authority. Now the question is Am I Canadian citizen under the new law. Can he apply for me as dependent child as I am still 16 years old now?

Thanks,

Akinmike