If the sponsor, is a Canadian Citizen the child is automatically a Canadian Citizen. You will need to apply for proof of Citizenship by submitting the application for Canadian Citizenship Certificate.
Form CIT 0001 E: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/certif.asp
Documents required for submission:
Note: For a dual national citizen, you would need a Pakistani passport OR NICOP. A Canadian passport alone is insufficient to depart Pakistan. An exit stamp be placed on the Canadian passport.
Adding baby if the sponsor is a Permanent Resident:
If your sponsor (husband) is a PR in Canada and is sponsoring his pregnant wife from Pakistan or wife gets pregnant during PR application process. The baby will not become a citizen automatically and he will be added to the PR application of wife as a dependent.
The process needs forms and documents collected after the baby is born and sent to CPC Mississauga and an email to LVO letting them know that you have added a dependent to your application.
Forms:
All the forms where you have to give information about your dependents or children needs to be filled again. The recommended way is to take out the old forms and just edit the fields mentioned below. Following are the forms:
Forms from Sponsor side:
1. Application to Sponsor, Sponsorship agreement and undertaking (IMM1344): Sponsor has to re-fill this form from scratch and making baby as principal applicant. (Mother can sign for the baby).
2. Sponsorship Evaluation (IMM5481) : Question 5 A (number of persons included in box # 3 of Generic Application will change from 1 to 2.
3. Sponsor Questionnaire (IMM5540): Question 15 A List information about your newborn
4. Sponsor Questionnaire (IMM5540): Question 15 B: List information about any child that do not live with you. If you don’t have any leave it blank.
Forms from Applicant Side:
1. Generic Application form (IMM0008): Question 3: add newborn dependent details.
2. Additional family information IMM5406: Add newborn child information in section B
Documents to gather:
You have to gather and send following documents after the baby is born:
1. Copy of Birth certificate
2. Original notarized translation of Birth Certificate
3. Nadra B-Form
4. Copy of Baby’s passport
5. 4 recent pictures of baby (according to CIC photo specification standards).
6. Processing fees payment receipt. (You have to pay $150 fees on CIC fee payment website for addition of a dependent)
7. Medical copy ( you have to email mailto:canmedpk@iom.int saying you want to add baby to your application and wants an appointment for baby’s medical. Please provide them following information Baby’s passport no., mother’s passport no, Application number and city where you want appointment. Get your baby’s medical done ). It will save a lot of time for you.
Gather all the above docs create a cover letter explaining when baby was born and write about your sponsor’s visit (if he made during birth). Write subject as “adding dependent on application no. XXXXXX”. After that send the envelope to CPC Mississauga through tracked mail, they will email you within a month or so that they have transferred your baby’s information to LVO (same as sponsorship approval letter). After that you can be assured that your baby has been added to your application.