Help with citizenship.

[Sjwrangle]

Hello. I hope I am in the right place. I'm starting to search for help to find out if my family and I can apply for Canadian citizenship.
My wife and I are both British born currently living in the UK.
We have two children. One is six and the other is under one year.
My mother was born in Canada in 1958 and moved to the UK when she was around about 13 years old.
She thinks she had duel citizenship and/or duel passport.
She does not remember giving up Canadian citizenship or officially taking up British citizenship.
Am I as a first generation child of a person born in Canada entitled to Canadian citizenship?
And if so what do I need to be able to prove this?
Thank you in advance for any help!
Simon.

 

[JuanDC]

How to obtain citizenship if your parent is a Canadian

I came across this article, I hope it helps.

 

[Sjwrangle]

I shall have a read. Thank you.

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hello. I hope I am in the right place. I'm starting to search for help to find out if my family and I can apply for Canadian citizenship.
My wife and I are both British born currently living in the UK.
We have two children. One is six and the other is under one year.
My mother was born in Canada in 1958 and moved to the UK when she was around about 13 years old.
She thinks she had duel citizenship and/or duel passport.
She does not remember giving up Canadian citizenship or officially taking up British citizenship.
Am I as a first generation child of a person born in Canada entitled to Canadian citizenship?
And if so what do I need to be able to prove this?
Thank you in advance for any help!
Simon.

1. Go to the official source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship.html
2. You are a Canadian citizen, assuming your mother was a child of a diplomat.
3. You would have to apply for proof of citizenship. Once you have that you can sponsor your spouse and children for permanent residence in Canada.
4. You can't pass your citizenship to your children as they are the 2nd generation born abroad.

 

[canuck78]

Hi



1. Go to the official source: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/canadian-citizenship.html
2. You are a Canadian citizen, assuming your mother was a child of a diplomat.
3. You would have to apply for proof of citizenship. Once you have that you can sponsor your spouse and children for permanent residence in Canada.
4. You can't pass your citizenship to your children as they are the 2nd generation born abroad.

Think you mean was‘t a diplomat

 

[hawk39]

2. You are a Canadian citizen, assuming your mother was a child of a diplomat.

I believe you mean 'assuming the OP's mother is not a child of a diplomat'?

 

[canuck78]

Your children won’t be Canadian citizens. You would need to move to Canada and sponsor them. Depending on what province you live in your spouse and children may not have health coverage for around a year but likely a bit earlier. You will have to check with your desired children if your children will be able to be enrolled in school without paying for international tuition. Until PRs they aren’t guaranteed “free” schooling.

 

[hawk39]

She thinks she had duel citizenship and/or duel passport.
She does not remember giving up Canadian citizenship or officially taking up British citizenship.
Am I as a first generation child of a person born in Canada entitled to Canadian citizenship?

Dual citizenship was not allowed until 1977. If her parents acquired British citizenship before 1977, then the law at that time stated that she would have automatically lost her Canadian citizenship too. If that's the case, then she would have regained her citizenship, and you became eligible for citizenship by descent, in 2009.

 

[hawk39]

You will have to check with your desired children if your children will be able to be enrolled in school without paying for international tuition.

I believe you mean "desired province or city"?