Advice regarding appling for Citenzenship Certificate

[Lucacorda]

Hi, I am hoping someone can help me regarding weather or not I may be eligible for a Citezenship Certificate ... I have a feeling I will not as my mother was not a citizen at the time of my birth however my research online has left me feeling a little unsure.

Here is my background ...

My mother was born on March 31 1961 in Montreal to Non-Canadian parents who were Citizens of Canada living in Montreal at the time of her birth.

I was born in the UK on 14 June 1986 and my mother was not a Canadian Citizen at this time.

Thankyou for your help!

Luca

 

[Rigly68]

Did you try tis tool on IRCC website? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules/index.asp

 

[Lucacorda]

Thankyou for your reply, I have used the tool, and it seems I probably do not qualify. Thankyou again for getting back to me!

 

[alphazip]

Hi, I am hoping someone can help me regarding weather or not I may be eligible for a Citezenship Certificate ... I have a feeling I will not as my mother was not a citizen at the time of my birth however my research online has left me feeling a little unsure.

Here is my background ...

My mother was born on March 31 1961 in Montreal to Non-Canadian parents who were Citizens of Canada living in Montreal at the time of her birth.

I was born in the UK on 14 June 1986 and my mother was not a Canadian Citizen at this time.

Thankyou for your help!

Luca

Your mother was a Canadian citizen by birth in Canada, unless her parents were foreign diplomats...but you say they were Canadian citizens. How did she lose Canadian citizenship? Was it by taking a foreign citizenship before 1977?

Assuming that your mother lost Canadian citizenship by taking another citizenship before 1977, she regained her Canadian citizenship on April 17, 2009, and you became a Canadian citizen on that same date. If you have children, they did not inherit Canadian citizenship.

On the other hand, if your mother did not take another citizenship before 1977, then she did not lose her Canadian citizenship, in which case you and any children of yours born before April 17, 2009 would be Canadian citizens.

So, the first thing to figure out is how/when your mother lost Canadian citizenship. However, in any case, unless your mother renounced her Canadian citizenship to Canadian authorities, you are a Canadian citizen.

 

[alphazip]

Thankyou for your reply, I have used the tool, and it seems I probably do not qualify. Thankyou again for getting back to me!

The tool is tricky, in that if your parent regained citizenship on April 17, 2009...retroactive to their date of birth...you should answer "yes" to the question of whether your parent was a Canadian citizen when you were born. This was explained in the previous version of the tool, but left out when it was updated.

 

[scylla]

Your mother was a Canadian citizen by birth in Canada, unless her parents were foreign diplomats...but you say they were Canadian citizens. How did she lose Canadian citizenship? Was it by taking a foreign citizenship before 1977?

I'm not sure her parents were citizens. OP said: "My mother was born on March 31 1961 in Montreal to Non-Canadian parents who were Citizens of Canada living in Montreal at the time of her birth. " The bolded bit doesn't make sense. I'm wondering if "citizens" should have read "residents".

Regardless, your question still stands. If they were diplomats then that's one thing. Otherwise the mother is a citizen (unless renounced) and OP is as well.

 

[alphazip]

I'm not sure her parents were citizens. OP said: "My mother was born on March 31 1961 in Montreal to Non-Canadian parents who were Citizens of Canada living in Montreal at the time of her birth. " The bolded bit doesn't make sense. I'm wondering if "citizens" should have read "residents".

Regardless, your question still stands. If they were diplomats then that's one thing. Otherwise the mother is a citizen (unless renounced) and OP is as well.

You're right, it's not clear, though, as we know, the OP's grandparents' status in Canada doesn't really matter (unless they worked for a foreign government). I thought maybe she was suggesting that they were naturalized Canadians (i.e., originally from elsewhere). If so, did they naturalize in Canada, then leave and naturalize somewhere else, leading to their daughter's loss of Canadian citizenship before age 16 (1977)? If not, how would the mother have lost her citizenship before 1986? Perhaps the OP will tell us more.