This is the situation: our daughter has been born in the UK to one Canadian parent and one dual British/New Zealand parent, and is actually eligible for three(!) citizenships.
To get a Canadian passport, we would first need to apply for proof of citizenship, as she was born outside of the UK. Applying from outside Canada, this apparently could take 7-8 months or more, before we could even apply for a passport. It would be much quicker to just get a UK passport.
As she is potentially a Canadian citizenship, is she required to enter Canada with a Canadian passport? Does that mean that it's essentially impossible for a Canadian baby born outside of Canada to enter Canada before they are ~10 months old if we follow all the rules? Or, because we don't actually have proof of citizenship, is she actually required to have a Canadian passport at all? It would seem odd if the requirements for her *needing* a Canadian passport are less strict than the requirements for her being *eligible* for a Canadian passport...
To get a Canadian passport, we would first need to apply for proof of citizenship, as she was born outside of the UK. Applying from outside Canada, this apparently could take 7-8 months or more, before we could even apply for a passport. It would be much quicker to just get a UK passport.
As she is potentially a Canadian citizenship, is she required to enter Canada with a Canadian passport? Does that mean that it's essentially impossible for a Canadian baby born outside of Canada to enter Canada before they are ~10 months old if we follow all the rules? Or, because we don't actually have proof of citizenship, is she actually required to have a Canadian passport at all? It would seem odd if the requirements for her *needing* a Canadian passport are less strict than the requirements for her being *eligible* for a Canadian passport...
