Mr. Massood or Mr. Gian Paul please advise.

My friend who was an Indian Citizen was posted in Bahamas in 1986. Since Bahamas was only 30 minutes from U.S.A by flight, he and his wife used to visit U.S.A. quite often. His wife gave birth to a girl in 1986 in U.S.A who became a U.S. citizen by birth. She is now 17 and still a U.S. citizen and holds a valid U.S. passport.

Later my friend was posted to U.K and from their hie applied for Canadian Immigration and came to Canada in 1990 as permanant resident. Here they had a son who is a Canadian Citizen by birth.

Later in 1993 he and wife became a Canadian Citizen. When my friend & his wife became a Canadian Citizen in 1993, they did not apply for her daughter to become a Canadian Citizen thinking that she was a U.S. Citizen and she remained a permanant resident and a U.S. citizen. She has a Canadian Social Insurance Number & OHIP card and the IMM 1000 landing document.

Now with all the controversy of this P.R. card, they wish to apply for Canadian Citizenship for their daughter and have these questions;

1. They have lost the original U.S. birth certificate of their daughter, which is required for the Citizenship application. Will the U.S passport, her OHIP card here would be considered an alternative document for the birth certificate or not? If not, then what is the alternative they have?

2. If she has to go out of country, would she require a P.R. card or her U.S. passport is enough to get her entry back to Canada as the U.S. citizens are not required to take a visa to come to Canada.

3. Thirdly, now as India is allowing dual Citizenship, what they (My friend and his wife) would have to do to apply for Indian Passport/Citizenship.

Thanks in advance for for your reply.

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Pramod Chopra
Senior Mortgage Consultant
Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada

1. They have lost the original U.S. birth certificate of their daughter, which is required for the Citizenship application. Will the U.S passport, her OHIP card here would be considered an alternative document for the birth certificate or not? If not, then what is the alternative they have?

- THOSE ARE ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVES FOR PROOF OF BIRTH. WORSE COME TO WORSE THEY CAN EASILY OBTAIN A REPLACEMENT BIRTH CERT FROM USA

2. If she has to go out of country, would she require a P.R. card or her U.S. passport is enough to get her entry back to Canada as the U.S. citizens are not required to take a visa to come to Canada.
- SHE CAN COME AND GO AS SHE PLEASES WITH HER US P/PORT.

3. Thirdly, now as India is allowing dual Citizenship, what they (My friend and his wife) would have to do to apply for Indian Passport/Citizenship.
- THEY'LL HAVE TO ENQUIRE FROM THE NEAREST INDIAN HIGH COMM

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Thanks Mr. Massood for the quick reply. You have confirmed what I myself was thinking but wanted to have a professional opinion.

Thanks once again.

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Pramod Chopra
Senior Mortgage Consultant
Mortgage Alliance Company of Canada

Hello

I am planning to apply for my citizenship next month and then take up a job in US or INDIA. I am wondering whether I have to be here physically untill all the process is done or I can come back whenever process is done to take my citizenship. Also, Do I have to let CIC know about moving and will there be any problem?

Can anybody help me please
Kiki

kiki
you don't have to stay in Canada after you have applied for citizenship. You can go to India or the US. However you may need to consider the feasability of going to India as you will have to come back for any one or more of these -> fingerprinting/test/oath etc...

Technically you are supposed inform CIC if you move. I am not sure if it would be a good idea to give a non-Canadian address though.

Mr. Chopra,
Please note that India does NOT offer dual citizenship, just a life long visa. So you don't really get a passport.

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kiki
you don't have to stay in Canada after you have applied for citizenship. You can go to India or the US. However you may need to consider the feasability of going to India as you will have to come back for any one or more of these -> fingerprinting/test/oath etc...

Technically you are supposed inform CIC if you move. I am not sure if it would be a good idea to give a non-Canadian address though.

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