Program delivery update: Interim measure for citizenship applications affected by the first-generation limit to citizenship by descent
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
January 9, 2026
These interim measures have been updated to expand to address certain proof of citizenship and adoption applications which may be impacted by the first-generation limit to citizenship by descent. These changes were implemented following the Minister’s statement of March 13, 2025. These instructions were in effect until December 15, 2025.