question for Mr. Rizzo : My grandfather was a US citizen

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question for Mr. Rizzo : My grandfather was a US citizen

Post Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:43 am

This question is for Mr. Rizzo (I was reviewing your website and came across this) but if anyone else can help that'd be great.

My grandfather on my father's side was born and lived in New York, NY. My father was born in July, 1939. My father was born in Montreal - but my grandfather was a US citizen. My grandfather purchased land in upper new york state and they would spend pretty much every or every other weekend there (south of plattsburgh).

During the Vietnam war (the draft)- there was a call to CDN who qualified as dual-citizens. My father qualified and went to the embassy, when they explained the benefits vs. drawbacks (ie. he could get drafted in Canada) - he simply left.

Can anything be done for me? Do we need to file for my father and then he sponsors me?
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Post Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:49 pm

Did your father ever live in the U.S.? If yes, when and for how long?
Christopher G. Rizzo, Esq
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jasonalexanderNew Member
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Did your father ever live in the U.S.?

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:32 am

Did your father ever live in the U.S.? If yes, when and for how long?

My father never "lived" in the US in terms of acquiring documentation - he spent every summer (about three months of the year after school ended)in New York in the early to mid 50s.

On a sidenote-my grandfather apparently never acquired his Canadian citizenship.
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jasonalexanderNew Member
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father,extra

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 5:34 am

Just thought of something else. there was residence as well in the family's name. They had (still in the family) a 300+ acre hobby farm with a large farmhouse on it.
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Christopher G. Rizzo, EsqCanuckAbroad VIP
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auto citizenship

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:49 pm

Your father needed to live in the U.S. In order for you to automatically acquire U.S. Citizenship at birth.
Christopher G. Rizzo, Esq
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Law Offices of David T. Ferrara, LLC
www.naftalawfirm.com
P: (732) 784-2877
Email: Crizzo@naftalawfirm.com
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