Hello, my name is Dan, I live in the UK and I'm looking for some advice please.
I apologise if this has been asked previously but I'm finding the topic somewhat confusing (and I write software for a living).
My grandfather was born in Canada circa 1936 and eventually moved to the UK, where my mother was born in 1965. She had always had a vested interest in moving to Canada one day (in the hope of one day being able to visit the log cabin within which my grandfather was born). Last year she discovered that she may in fact be a first gen Canadian citizen born abroad and applied for proof of citizenship. She finally received this via post on Thursday morning in the form of a certificate.
Brief mention had been made to my potential second generation status previously but I had never really had much time to chase it up. But now my mother's certificate has come through it has somewhat reignited my interest in the subject. I've read that the 2009 bill limits inherited citizenship to the first generation but after further reading it would appear that 2nd gen citizens may have automatically retained such status after 2009 in certain circumstances?
As I understand, prior to the 2009 bill a second generation citizen born abroad would have to had claimed retention before their 28th birthday? I was actually born in 1982 and turned 28 in 2010 - after the new bill had come into effect. I could be (and very likely am) mistaken but would that in effect mean that now my mother has her proof of citizenship I could possibly apply for proof of citizenship myself seeing as I turned 28 after 2009, thus potentially retaining preexisting citizenship status?
If I have completely misread the situation then please feel free to let me know - I'm really trying to establish as to whether it would be worth stumping up the application fee if my chances of success are slim.
Many thanks,
-Dan.
I apologise if this has been asked previously but I'm finding the topic somewhat confusing (and I write software for a living).
My grandfather was born in Canada circa 1936 and eventually moved to the UK, where my mother was born in 1965. She had always had a vested interest in moving to Canada one day (in the hope of one day being able to visit the log cabin within which my grandfather was born). Last year she discovered that she may in fact be a first gen Canadian citizen born abroad and applied for proof of citizenship. She finally received this via post on Thursday morning in the form of a certificate.
Brief mention had been made to my potential second generation status previously but I had never really had much time to chase it up. But now my mother's certificate has come through it has somewhat reignited my interest in the subject. I've read that the 2009 bill limits inherited citizenship to the first generation but after further reading it would appear that 2nd gen citizens may have automatically retained such status after 2009 in certain circumstances?
As I understand, prior to the 2009 bill a second generation citizen born abroad would have to had claimed retention before their 28th birthday? I was actually born in 1982 and turned 28 in 2010 - after the new bill had come into effect. I could be (and very likely am) mistaken but would that in effect mean that now my mother has her proof of citizenship I could possibly apply for proof of citizenship myself seeing as I turned 28 after 2009, thus potentially retaining preexisting citizenship status?
If I have completely misread the situation then please feel free to let me know - I'm really trying to establish as to whether it would be worth stumping up the application fee if my chances of success are slim.
Many thanks,
-Dan.
