We are Indian citizens, and have Permanent Residency here. We were living earlier in USA. After getting immigration, we went back to USA and came back after 3 years. I have a US born daughter (5 year old). We all need to spend 2 years in Canada to apply for renewal of PR card. We have completed 16 months till now.

My question is: If I send my daughter to India now to live with her grand-parents (while she has not completed 2 years of her stay in Canada), can she apply for citizenship when we do after we become eligible for it (i.e. after completing 3 years here).

Thank you.

Children are not subject the condition of being in Canada for 1,095 days. So what you are planning is correct.

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Thanks a ton for your response.

Now, we all will apply for renewal of our PR cards next year. There, we need to prove that we were in Canada for 2 years (in past 5 years). Do we have to prove for my daughter also that she was here for 2 years? Or can her PR card get renewed without her being here for 2 years?