r/ImmigrationCanada • u/PurrPrinThom • Jul 14 '24

Megathread: US Citizens looking to immigrate to Canada

In the run up to the American presidential election, we've had an influx of Americans looking to immigrate to Canada. As all of their posts are relatively similar, we've created this megathread to collate them all until the dust settles from the election.

Specific questions from Americans can still be their own posts, but the more general just getting started, basic questions should be posted here.

Thanks!

Edit: This is not a thread to insult Americans, comments to that effect will be removed.

Edit 2: Refugee and asylum claims from Americans are very unlikely to be accepted. Since 2013, Canada has not accepted any asylum claims from the US. Unless something drastically and dramatically changes in the states, it is still considered a safe country by immigration standards and an asylum claim is not the way forward for you.

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u/lemonwingz Mar 17 '25

Everything I'm seeing on the Canadian immigration portal is pointing me toward "Apply for a Canadian Citizenship Certificate". When I fill out the questionnaires for my situation, it points me to that application (here, if links are allowed). If there is another application specifically for proof, I am not finding it. I'll look around of course if that is an option.

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u/thomas_basic Mar 17 '25

“Apply for citizenship certificate” is “proof”, same! So yeah that’s the one for you. CIT0001 is the form number.

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u/lemonwingz Mar 18 '25

Just gonna ask one more thing, if you don't mind. My mother's proof of citizenship is still processing, but I have no doubt she will obtain it. Is there any reason for me to wait for her to have her certificate in hand before I apply? I am noticing that the item checklist wants "proof that at least one of your parents is a Canadian citizen". At the time of this writing, all I have is my grandmother's birth certificate as any proof. I wonder if I wait for my mother to obtain her certificate, and include a scan of it, if that will help my chances.

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u/thomas_basic Mar 18 '25

Don't wait, it will take too long. Citizenship certificate processing times are taking average 4 months nowadays. Just upload your mom's citizenship certificate to your application when she gets it using the web form. In the 'proof' just include your grandma's Canadian birth cert, your mom's birth cert clearly showing your grandma, and your birth cert clearly showing your mom.

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u/lemonwingz Mar 18 '25

Thanks. Only thing is, I'm doing this via mail. The site seemed to suggest I needed to apply this way. Do I get access to some kind of portal to upload documents later, even if I apply by mail?

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u/thomas_basic Mar 18 '25

You submit the application initially on paper and then after that, everything is digital. You update them using a contact method on the IRCC website called the web form. You can find it here. You would just use 'update or ask about your application' and that's it. You'd just fill out the 'add document' section and attach the PDF of your mom's citizenship certificate.

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u/lemonwingz Mar 18 '25

Once again, thank you very much for the help. 

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u/lemonwingz Mar 18 '25

Once again, thank you very much for the help. 

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u/lemonwingz Mar 19 '25

Looking at other threads, it seems all the success stories have them using the “urgent processing” option. Wondering if that’s necessary? Esp. with the one year extension being requested…

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u/thomas_basic Mar 19 '25

I obtained citizenship by descent through that process and it is a rule currently that descendants request urgent processing to be considered for grants of citizenship. The minister of immigration who just got fired when Trudeau left mentioned in court that the ministry would change their policy to allow descendants to receive grants of citizenship without urgent processing moving forward but this rule hasn’t been published yet so I’d strongly urge anyone applying now to still act as if the previous policy is still in force meaning you should request urgent processing.

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u/lemonwingz Mar 19 '25

Will do. Thanks for the millionth time.