Making Canadians

[Mordeth]

Do you have to get the passport first? Couldn't you just get the Canadian certificate?

[maoman]

Do you have to get the passport first? Couldn't you just get the Canadian certificate?

No, you don't have to. But you can get the passport in a couple of weeks. The certificate of Canadian citizenship takes anywhere from half a year to a year.

[Mordeth]

Do you have to get the passport first? Couldn't you just get the Canadian certificate?

No, you don't have to. But you can get the passport in a couple of weeks. The certificate of Canadian citizenship takes anywhere from half a year to a year.

I'm just thinking that by the time he goes to Canada he'll probably need a new passport even if I get one now....so no point in doing added paperwork if I don't need to.

But I hear you should get the Canadian certificate ASAP, because if you wait too long they grow suspicious. A friend of mine waited until his daughter was 2....and they told him that he waited too long and are demanding all sorts of extra proof/paper work.

[maoman]

Do you have to get the passport first? Couldn't you just get the Canadian certificate?

No, you don't have to. But you can get the passport in a couple of weeks. The certificate of Canadian citizenship takes anywhere from half a year to a year.

I'm just thinking that by the time he goes to Canada he'll probably need a new passport even if I get one now....so no point in doing added paperwork if I don't need to.

But I hear you should get the Canadian certificate ASAP, because if you wait too long they grow suspicious. A friend of mine waited until his daughter was 2....and they told him that he waited too long and are demanding all sorts of extra proof/paper work.

The passport they issue is a temporary one - it's valid for a year. When you get the certificate of Canadian citizenship, you bring in the passport and they extend it to a normal five year passport. I applied for both her passport and her Canadian Citizenship at the same time. Why make two trips?

[the chief]

The passport they issue is a temporary one - it's valid for a year. When you get the certificate of Canadian citizenship, you bring in the passport and they extend it to a normal five year passport. I applied for both her passport and her Canadian Citizenship at the same time. Why make two trips?

Yeah, that's what I did, it was like one of the first years they were doing the citizenship card, but I don't recall it taking that long to get?
It's been a while, I may be mis-remembering.

[Gilgamesh]

If your child is under three years of age then the passport is only good for three years. After this, then you get the five year passport.

[sulavaca]

How bizarre that the baby has to "apply" for citizenship. Surely it is a Canadian citizen the minute it pops out of mummy? Oh I see. The citizenship certificate costs NT$2,200. Ka-ching!

That's because only humans can enter contract. A human cannot enter contract on another human's behalf.

In the U.K. we practice against the law which is to ambiguously sign over humans (rather, "people")as property to the government by way of birth certificate which is why some claim to get away with acts against statutes (not law) as they claim to have never entered contract with the government by their own hand.

Congratulations. Your child is now the property of the Canadian government.

[maoman]

Congratulations. Your child is now the property of the Canadian government.

Um, no.

[sulavaca]

"No" to what?

I No to your "No"

No infinity! aha!

[Mordeth]

if I was going to have kids, I would go home first so they would not be taiwanese. save many problems later...

Much better to have two passports instead of only one. If I have another child....I'll make sure I'm overseas somewhere so that he'll be Canadian plus whatever country I'm in.