Canadian father...Dominican mother

PCMike

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Hey there...although somewhere in this thread I can find the answer....I know the rukes with Canadian immigration have changed as of late.

My question...does my daughter here quailfy for dual citizenship, and if so, what course of action should I take?

Cheers

Punta Cana Mike
 

El_Uruguayo

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I am in the same boat. From what I can see, you would need to register at the embassy, bringing in a birth certificate for the child with your name on it, and proof of your Canadian Citizenship. There might be some notarizing and translating to do for the BC, but I'm pretty sure you can have that done at the embassy. There is 1 policy that is new, that if you were born outside of canada, a child born outside of canada will not be elligible for citizenship by birth. In this case you would have to sponsor the child.
 
Dual

A person may have several citizenships at the same time. For example, a person who was born in a country other than Canada, who applies for citizenship and is naturalized in Canada, and then naturalized in a third country may be a citizen of all three countries. However, cases of dual citizenship are more common. Although this pamphlet deals primarily with dual citizenship, the information contained in it applies equally to people who are citizens of more than two countries. The terms “dual citizenship” and “dual nationality” are now used interchangeably.

Dual Citizenship

Might be something in here for you Mike.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/publications/proof.asp

http://www.slaw.ca/2009/04/20/citizenship-act-amendment/
 
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MikeFisher

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Wud,
Uruguayo been right on the lately changes.
if i remember it right the change been that a outside of Canada Born Canadian has a different way to get citizenship for his outside Canada born child than a in Canada born Papi.
but that's anyways not the case of buddy PCMike.

as far as i know Mike and Carmen are not married, so it is important that PCMIke get's his name in the birth certificate of lil Camila.
bring those papers to the Canadian embassy(i guess you still have the contact with your Mrs Embassador, otherwise let me know and i pas it on to you), the needed translations will be done there.

the theme been discussed earlier on this year here
http://www.dr1.com/forums/living/85646-any-canadians-going-have-baby-here-dr.html

i find those laws always weird.
ask your embassy for the requirements asap and get that needed paperwork done, i hate that bureaucracy heck, but we often can't come around it.
Mike
 

alexgrun

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I was born in the UK and have a UK Pasport, I emigrated to Canada some years ago and got Citizenship and a Canadian Pasport, I now live in the DR and have received my residency, just waiting to get a DR pasport