Getting Canadian Citizenship back

kabrougham
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Joined: 05 Jan 2006
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Location: Portland, OR

Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:29 am

 

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Wow, what a great board! I just discovered this forum, and have already had a few of my questions answered. Of course, reading the posts has also raised some new ones for me. I'd love any input anyone has.

My situation is that I was born in Canada in 1969 to parents who were living there, but were actually US Citizens. At the time of my birth, I was registered as a Canadian citizen. Subsequently, my parents moved us back to the US, and in 1976 I was naturalized. Then, at 21, I chose to vote in the US.

My understanding has always been that, because I chose to vote in the US, the US regards me as "only" a US citizen, but that Canada will always regard me as having dual citizenship. But after reading some of the previous posts, I'm wondering if either of these assumptions is actually true.

I do have a Canadian birth certificate, and even though I live and work in the US, I have always liked knowing I have the "safety net" of being Canadian, should I ever want to move back there. I guess one big question I have is, if I apply for resumption of Canadian citizenship, am I going to have to forfeit my US citizenship -- or do both countries now accept dual citizenship??

I've tried finding this info out at various Canadian and US gov't agencies, but am still confused. Again, any help/thoughts much appreciated.

Kerensa

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CanuckAbroad
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Back in Victoria after living in Budapest

Joined: 04 Mar 2003
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Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 3:09 am

 

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Sorry that I can't be of more help, but I know for sure you can have dual canadian-us citizenship. I have several family members who live in the US, most of which have dual citizenship. Some were born in Canada and moved to the US as kids, just applied for a Canadian passport/citizenship and have since moved back. So it's definitely possible!

I'd call your nearest consulate and explain the situation. It's certainly worth having dual citizenship!

Good luck

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attacksman
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Joined: 21 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:43 pm

 

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What the heck - ill post it here too for the next person who happens on this thread.

http://www.lslap.bc.ca/PDFs/18.pdf

LOSS OF CITIZENSHIP
There are few reasons for losing Canadian citizenship under the current Citizenship Act. These are outlined in Part II of the Act. The exceptions are:

Before February 14, 1977, a person lost Canadian citizenship if he or she took out citizenship of another country because Canada did not allow dual citizenship. If a person lost his or her citizenship in this manner that person can now get it back through resumption. Since February 14, 1977 Canada has allowed dual citizenship;

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/notice-resumption.html

As of May 5, 2005, people who lost their Canadian citizenship as minors between January 1, 1947, and February 14, 1977, can apply to resume their citizenship without having to become permanent residents and live in Canada for one year.

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CICrulings
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Joined: 19 Feb 2006
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:18 pm

 

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Hey all,

This guy here seems to be at the forefront of this and similar issues with CIC. Alot of great readings and good starting point at http://www.lostcanadianchildren.com

Cheers,
A+ thread

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stephaniehoffman
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007
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Location: Vancouver

Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:55 pm

 

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Actually, you can, but Britain only allows you to have dual nationalities, so if you want to get your Canadian, you will have to renounce either you US or British nationality. (I know one Japanese Englishman who was born in the UK to both Japanese parents who subsequently became a Canadian citizen.) Britain notified him that he had to give either being Canadian or Japanese to keep his British nationality.

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stephaniehoffman
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:56 pm

 

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Actually, you can, but Britain only allows you to have dual nationalities, so if you want to get your Canadian, you will have to renounce either you US or British nationality. (I know one Japanese Englishman who was born in the UK to both Japanese parents who subsequently became a Canadian citizen.) Britain notified him that he had to give either being Canadian or Japanese to keep his British nationality. Japan knowing not of his Canadian citizenship, and to keep his Japanese nationality, he kept his Japanese and Canadian and renounced his British one, since he was only born in England but moved back to Japan before he was 1 years old.

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stephaniehoffman
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:57 pm

 

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Actually, you can, but Britain only allows you to have dual nationalities, so if you want to get your Canadian, you will have to renounce either you US or British nationality. (I know one Japanese Englishman who was born in the UK to both Japanese parents who subsequently became a Canadian citizen.) Britain notified him that he had to give either being Canadian or Japanese to keep his British nationality. Japan knowing not of his Canadian citizenship, and to keep his Japanese nationality, he kept his Japanese and Canadian and renounced his British one, since he was only born in England but moved back to Japan before he was 1 years old. I think he did a stupid thing by giving up the world's best passport for something lesser.

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hheaven67
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Joined: 13 Aug 2007
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 7:32 pm

 

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Sorry I can't post an URL but do a search on Citizenship and Immigration Canada.good luck!

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