Possible to reinstate Citizenship

[sukii]

My boyfriend was by naturalization to become a Canadian Citizen when he was under 18. He has a son who is a minor. He was thinking to revoke his son's citizenship to prevent his ex (biological mother) to keep his biological son with custody. If the biological mother gave up his son's custody, can he reinstate his son's Citizenship?

What happens if he married another Canadian in the future, can a step-mother can also help to apply citizenship for the step-child as long as he is still a minor?

 

[Addus]

I don't have the answer, but I'm sorry, what?
He's considering renouncing his son's Canadian citizenship over a custody dispute? That's frankly disgusting.

Having citizenship in a country like Canada, UK, US etc is a great privilege and has a lot of benefits, that he'd risk that over a custody dispute is unconscionable in my opinion.

He needs a good family lawyer, not to abuse the immigration system, waste everyone's time and risk his son's future.

 

[Bs65]

Although have no knowledge about this subject and this is only a personal view it seems likely that a parent cannot renounce a child’s Canadian citizenship that being based on IRCC website on subject and also a past post on this forum where indication is an individual must be 18 to renounce and must do so themselves.

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/can-a-newborn-canadian-citizen-renounce-the-citizenship.265746/

Just the idea that a parent should consider such a selfish act which may or may not affect custody many people would find unacceptable especially later on when the child becomes an adult and may find out their whole future was decided for such a reason. I would not want to be in the parents shoes who took any such action at that point in the child’s life should the by then adult find out as sure they might.

The parent should consult a lawyer if they have not already given it could even be viewed negatively as an attempt to sway any custody decision with such action as opposed to what is best for the child. Again although I do not know the answer even if this course of action were possible seems doubtful one parent could act on any citizenship of a child without the others consent or signature

Consult a lawyer not a public forum both on the citizenship and the custody implications.

 

[sukii]

I don't have the answer, but I'm sorry, what?
He's considering renouncing his son's Canadian citizenship over a custody dispute? That's frankly disgusting.

Having citizenship in a country like Canada, UK, US etc is a great privilege and has a lot of benefits, that he'd risk that over a custody dispute is unconscionable in my opinion.

He needs a good family lawyer, not to abuse the immigration system, waste everyone's time and risk his son's future.

 

[scylla]

My boyfriend was by naturalization to become a Canadian Citizen when he was under 18. He has a son who is a minor. He was thinking to revoke his son's citizenship to prevent his ex (biological mother) to keep his biological son with custody. If the biological mother gave up his son's custody, can he reinstate his son's Citizenship?

What happens if he married another Canadian in the future, can a step-mother can also help to apply citizenship for the step-child as long as he is still a minor?

He can't revoke his son's citizenship. So this is a no-go from the start.

The only person who can revoke citizenship is the child himself once he is an adult.

 

[Buletruck]

Just to add, if the divorce is being handled by a Canadian court, citizenship of the child would be irrelevant to determining custody. The courts will decide custody based on best interests of the child.
If the child is in Canada, permission to remove him from the country would require both parents permission or full custody of the child. Failing to obtain the other parents permission could result in charges of child abduction being laid.

 

[k.h.p.]

This is a horrible idea and not possible in law, and it shows an attempt to circumvent the court processes around custody, which should mitigate against custody for your boyfriend.