I posted a similar question on the general section and a nice person there suggested I post here. I suspect has been asked by others so I thus apologize if I'm being repetitious.
I'm an American interested in looking into Canadian citizenship by descent but am unclear if I qualify or am disqualified. It's confusing as information on who qualifies is vague and sometimes contradictory.
I was born in Boston in the US in 1968. My mother was born in Boston in 1937. Her mother was born in Halifax in 1909, and her family emigraged to Boston in 1910. Her father was born and raised in Halifax, her mother was from Ireland.
Some accounts suggest that Canadian citizenship by descent only works if ones parents are from Canada. They say there can be only one generation of separation.
For me, its a grandmother and great grandfather. Another account I read said only those born after 2009 are held to the one generation separation rule, meaning they can only go back to their parents generation to be able to claim citizenship by descent, and grandparents would be one generation too far. But I also read for those born before 2009( I was born in 1968), they can go further back than just the parents. How far back? My grandmother ( plus siblings) and her parents left Halifax for Boston in 1910. Can I use my grandmother and great grandfather's Halifax roots to try to claim citizenship by descent? Another account I read suggested it would only work if they were living in Canada after 1947. They moved to Boston in 1910.
Canadians prior to 1947 were regarded as British I believe- my great grandfathers 1918 US citizenship certificate lists Great Britain as his country of origin, though he was from Nova Scotia. Recent rule changes bestowed retroactively Canadian citizenship on all people born in Canada prior to 1947; who up until then were considered British subjects.
Reading all of the above, would I qualify for Canadian citizenship by decent? If not what disqualifies me?
Thank you for reading my post
I'm an American interested in looking into Canadian citizenship by descent but am unclear if I qualify or am disqualified. It's confusing as information on who qualifies is vague and sometimes contradictory.
I was born in Boston in the US in 1968. My mother was born in Boston in 1937. Her mother was born in Halifax in 1909, and her family emigraged to Boston in 1910. Her father was born and raised in Halifax, her mother was from Ireland.
Some accounts suggest that Canadian citizenship by descent only works if ones parents are from Canada. They say there can be only one generation of separation.
For me, its a grandmother and great grandfather. Another account I read said only those born after 2009 are held to the one generation separation rule, meaning they can only go back to their parents generation to be able to claim citizenship by descent, and grandparents would be one generation too far. But I also read for those born before 2009( I was born in 1968), they can go further back than just the parents. How far back? My grandmother ( plus siblings) and her parents left Halifax for Boston in 1910. Can I use my grandmother and great grandfather's Halifax roots to try to claim citizenship by descent? Another account I read suggested it would only work if they were living in Canada after 1947. They moved to Boston in 1910.
Canadians prior to 1947 were regarded as British I believe- my great grandfathers 1918 US citizenship certificate lists Great Britain as his country of origin, though he was from Nova Scotia. Recent rule changes bestowed retroactively Canadian citizenship on all people born in Canada prior to 1947; who up until then were considered British subjects.
Reading all of the above, would I qualify for Canadian citizenship by decent? If not what disqualifies me?
Thank you for reading my post
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