Our team of citizenship experts can help you determine if you are eligible to apply for Canadian citizenship, assist you with your citizenship application, and advise you on the steps you should take to obtain Canadian citizenship.
Anyone who is born in Canada is automatically a Canadian citizen. However, people seeking to acquire Canadian citizenship can do so in a number of ways. In certain situations, a person who was not born in Canada can apply for a certificate of citizenship showing that he or she derived citizenship at birth from a Canadian citizen living abroad.
Children born to Canadian parents in the first generation outside Canada can only be Canadian citizens at birth if one parent was born in Canada or one parent became a citizen by immigrating and was later granted citizenship (naturalization).
Anyone who is born in Canada is automatically a Canadian citizen.
This is the most straightforward path to Canadian citizenship.
People seeking to acquire Canadian citizenship can do so through descent from Canadian parents.
Children born to Canadian parents in the first generation outside Canada can only be Canadian citizens at birth if one parent was born in Canada or one parent became a citizen by immigrating and was later granted citizenship (naturalization).
Permanent residents can apply for Canadian citizenship through the naturalization process.
This requires meeting residency obligations, language requirements, and passing citizenship tests.
As a general rule, individuals who are applying for Canadian citizenship must meet the following requirements:
If the applicant is a child under the age of 18, different requirements apply:
Certain age groups are exempt from specific requirements:
There are prohibitions on an individual applying for Canadian citizenship if criminal history is present:
Summit Immigration Group handles all citizenship matters for our clients that also include citizenship refusals, citizenship revocation, passport refusals and passport applications. Schedule a consultation with our Citizenship and Immigration specialist anytime.
We help with citizenship refusals and appeals to ensure your rights are protected.
Assistance with passport applications and handling passport refusals.
Reach out to Summit Immigration Group today and let our citizenship experts help you with your application.