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IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!
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Hi all, thought I'd check back in. Turns out my dad (born pre-1947 to Canadians in the US) is definitely a Canadian citizen - he is applying for his certificate right now. My brother (born in the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Frank Compton Jan 8.

I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?
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Hi all, I'm asking this question for my dad, who was born in 1944 in the United States to two Canadian citizens. I understand that the first Canadian citizenship act was passed in 1947, but here's…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Lindsay Morris Oct 28, 2011.

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Frank Compton replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!'
I'm a bit confused. I thought your sister was born in the "early 80s", not between 1947 & 1977.  Your father has apparently always been a Canadian citizen, so he was not helped or harmed by C-37.  If your sister was born…
Jan 8
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!'
Thanks so much for these replies, they're VERY helpful. I find myself wondering whether or not my father's case was affected by C-37 in the first place. He is the first generation born abroad before 1947, to a legally married Canadian…
Jan 7
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!'
Hmm. For my sister. I chose "I was born between January 1, 1947, and February 14, 1977, and at least one of my birth parents was a Canadian citizen at the time of my birth. " I chose this because although my father's birth was not…
Jan 7
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Frank Compton replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!'
Unfortunately, it does not appear that you are a Canadian citizen under C-37 based on the failure to file for retention of citizenship.  Your father is a Canadian citizen unless his father (your grandfather) became a U.S. citizen…
Jan 7
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!'
PS Sorry for the garbled English there. That last paragraph should read: "So. I guess I'm posting here to double check -- does anyone know of cause for hope in regard to my case? Am I interpreting the law correctly? (I've figured all…
Jan 6
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IRONY: My dad, & my older + younger siblings, are eligible for citizenship - but I'm not!

Hi all, thought I'd check back in. Turns out my dad (born pre-1947 to Canadians in the US) is definitely a Canadian citizen - he is applying for his certificate right now. My brother (born in the early 70s) and my sister (born in the early 80s) are eligible for citizenship as second-genners. But because I was born in 1979, I am not!I can't believe that the simple bad luck of being born in that three year bubble (Feb 15, 1977 - April 16, 1981) has dashed my hopes, while my siblings are both…See More
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
Thanks so much for all your advice, Frank. My dad is filling out the forms and preparing to file. I'll be sure to let him know he can send it directly to Sydney -- I think they probably are the experts, so he should go straight to them. Wish…
Oct 28, 2011
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Frank Compton replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
Your father's birth didn't need to be registered, because he was born before 1947, not between 1947 and 1977.  Yes, the question about having taken another citizenship refers to being naturalized in another citizenship, not being…
Oct 23, 2011
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
Follow up: I took the quiz for him and it says he is likely a citizen! Although the one question that confuses us is when it asks if you have taken citizenship in any other country before January 1, 1947. Since he was born in 1944 in the U.S.,…
Oct 22, 2011
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
Thanks so much, Frank! I think I understand it but one more question based on your post, just so I'm clear.   They WERE married at the time of his birth; his mother never got US citizenship, and his dad did *after* 1947. But...they never…
Oct 22, 2011
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Frank Compton replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
Further to my reply, I refer you to a flow chart to determine whether a person was or was not a British subject: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/nationalityinstructions/nichapter37/ch37annexa?view=Binary As you…
Oct 22, 2011
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Frank Compton replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
If your father's father was a Canadian-born British subject in 1944 and remained one until at least 1947 (i.e. had not taken U.S. citizenship), and assuming your father's parents were married at the time of your father's birth, then…
Oct 22, 2011
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Lindsay Morris replied to Lindsay Morris's discussion 'I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?'
Antoine, I was confused about that too!   However, I found a post in the People before '47 group, from Lynton (Bill) Stewart, whose father entered the US illegally in 1934 and never left. Mr. Stewart was able to claim citizenship and…
Oct 22, 2011
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I think my dad IS a citizen and doesn't know it. How to claim his citizenship?

Hi all, I'm asking this question for my dad, who was born in 1944 in the United States to two Canadian citizens. I understand that the first Canadian citizenship act was passed in 1947, but here's the catch -- his dad didn't become an American citizen until 1948, and his mom never became a US citizen (judging by the harassment letters that the INS kept sending her about regularizing her status! LOL). So, I guess they "became" Canadian citizens (from British subjects) on January 1, 1947, and so…See More
Discussion posted by Lindsay Morris Oct 21, 2011
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