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Citizenship Revoked

camonia88

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If Canada revokes someone's citizenship and PR (because of misrepresentation of her marital status in her citizenship & PR application) then where will that person go (If she neither in a dual citizenship mode with any other country nor she has any other PR )?
 

novascotia27

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If Canada revokes someone's citizenship and PR (because of misrepresentation of her marital status in her citizenship & PR application) then where will that person go (If she neither in a dual citizenship mode with any other country nor she has any other PR )?
She or he may become stateless.. although under international laws, a country cannot revoke someone’s citizenship if s/he doesn’t hold a second Citizenship… there might be some caveats though.. not 100% sure
 

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If Canada revokes someone's citizenship and PR (because of misrepresentation of her marital status in her citizenship & PR application) then where will that person go (If she neither in a dual citizenship mode with any other country nor she has any other PR )?
Revoking PR status is always possible. Citizenship....I doubt it.
 

rajkamalmohanram

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If Canada revokes someone's citizenship and PR (because of misrepresentation of her marital status in her citizenship & PR application) then where will that person go (If she neither in a dual citizenship mode with any other country nor she has any other PR )?
She or he may become stateless.. although under international laws, a country cannot revoke someone’s citizenship if s/he doesn’t hold a second Citizenship… there might be some caveats though.. not 100% sure
Revoking PR status is always possible. Citizenship....I doubt it.
The "can't make a person stateless rule" only applies for revocation for reasons such as terrorism, treason etc. This doesn't include misrepresentation.

Canada will revoke your citizenship AND your PR if you misrepresented yourself in both those applications and you will become stateless if you don't have citizenship of any other country.

Article 8 of the United Nations Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness states that a state is not in breach of its obligations should it render a person stateless for having obtained the status through fraud or misrepresentation.
This is what happens when your citizenship is revoked. It depends on where you have misrepresented yourself (just the citizenship application OR both citizenship and PR application)

If the person’s citizenship was revoked due to false representation or fraud or knowingly concealing material circumstances during the citizenship process only (e.g., lying about residence in Canada during the relevant period), the person becomes a permanent resident as per subsection 46(2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA). Revocation in such situations does not itself jeopardize the right of the person to remain in Canada; however, the person must meet all obligations under the IRPA. For the residency obligation under the IRPA, the five-year period begins on the date the person becomes a permanent resident.

If the person’s citizenship was revoked on the grounds they became a permanent resident by false representation or fraud or knowingly concealed material circumstances, the person will revert to foreign national status. If the false representation or fraud or concealing of material circumstances was with respect to a fact described in sections 34, 35 or 37 of the IRPA, the Federal Court, in certain cases, may also declare the person inadmissible and issue a removal order.
Source : https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/canadian-citizenship/acquisition-loss/revocation.html
 
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