2009 Citizenship by Descent Rule-change Puzzler:
I recently received my certificate of citizenship, by descent, stating that I HAVE BEEN a Canadian citizen all of my 70 years even though I was born in the U.S.
My daughter was born in the U.S. in 1995, long before the 2009 rule change limiting citizenship by descent to the first generation of a parent born in Canada.
This from the CIC website with MY comments in CAPITAL LETTERS:
" On April 17, 2009, the rules for Canadian citizenship changed for persons born outside Canada to Canadian parents (I W A S A CANADIAN CITIZEN WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS BORN, AS MY CERTIFICATE STATES) and who were not already Canadian citizens when the rules changed" (DAUGHTER A L R E A D Y W A S A CITIZEN BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN TO A CANADIAN CITIZEN, ME, WELL BEFORE THE 2009 RULE CHANGE).
Does this make sense? Would it possibly worthwhile for her to submit an application for certificate of citizenship? Or am I just beating a dead horse? THANKS VERY MUCH. Dennis Havlena, dual Citizen Canada/U.S.