Child/Dual Citizenship Question

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Hi:

I am a US citizen married to a Canadaian citizen (not yet a green card holder) living in the US. We are expecting our first child soon who will be born in the US. I have the following qustions:

1) Will our child be born a dual citizen?
2) Assuming yes to #1, how do we notify the Canadian government to also get the Canadian citizenship?
3) Does our child need to select a country of citizenship at age 18 or can he/she continue to be a dual citizen?
4) If our child at 18 can continue to be a dual citizen, how is this accomplished?

Thanks

 

[curiousGeorge]

1) Will our child be born a dual citizen?

Your child will be a dual citizen at birth.

2) Assuming yes to #1, how do we notify the Canadian government to also get the Canadian citizenship?

You don't need to. Your child can apply for a Canadian passport, or a Canadian citizenship card, since (s)he already qualifies for those docs simply by your wife having been born in Canada.

3) Does our child need to select a country of citizenship at age 18 or can he/she continue to be a dual citizen?

No need to choose. (S)he will continue to be a dual citizen for life.

4) If our child at 18 can continue to be a dual citizen, how is this accomplished?

I am confused by this question in lieu of the answer provided for question #3.

By the way, my child had triple citizenship at birth....

You may want to read up some more on this website:
http://www.richw.org/dualcit/