Hello,
My family acquired Canadian citizenship recently. We are now dual US/Canadian citizens.
I was doing some research last week and found out that my partner and our children are actually able to be citizens of a European
country, due to how one of their parents left during the communist years. This country allows for multiple citizenships, so they wouldn't need to give up Canadian or US citizenship.
The process is fairly simple compared to our Canadian citizenship application process. I believe it is because from one standpoint, they are already citizens of this country,
they just need to show the correct paperwork. Sort of like if someone was born to a Canadian or US citizen outside of Canada or the US. The would have to show the correct
documentation (birth certificates) in order to get a passport, but they wouldn't have to take a language test, oath, residency period, etc.. They're just automatically citizens by way of birth.
My question is this. The other day a friend told me that while Canada allows dual and multiple citizenships, they don't allow the acquisition of multiple citizenships.
In other words, it was okay for us to acquire Canadian citizenship, but through this process, if from a legal standpoint, we'd also be acquiring it, that would not be allowed.
Has anyone ever heard of this?
My family acquired Canadian citizenship recently. We are now dual US/Canadian citizens.
I was doing some research last week and found out that my partner and our children are actually able to be citizens of a European
country, due to how one of their parents left during the communist years. This country allows for multiple citizenships, so they wouldn't need to give up Canadian or US citizenship.
The process is fairly simple compared to our Canadian citizenship application process. I believe it is because from one standpoint, they are already citizens of this country,
they just need to show the correct paperwork. Sort of like if someone was born to a Canadian or US citizen outside of Canada or the US. The would have to show the correct
documentation (birth certificates) in order to get a passport, but they wouldn't have to take a language test, oath, residency period, etc.. They're just automatically citizens by way of birth.
My question is this. The other day a friend told me that while Canada allows dual and multiple citizenships, they don't allow the acquisition of multiple citizenships.
In other words, it was okay for us to acquire Canadian citizenship, but through this process, if from a legal standpoint, we'd also be acquiring it, that would not be allowed.
Has anyone ever heard of this?
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