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My mom is a Canadian immigrant to the U.S. (fled as a young teenager). I found out a few years ago that I am technically a Canadian citizen as well (they passe
by m0nastic 15y ago
My mom is a Canadian immigrant to the U.S. (fled as a young teenager).
I found out a few years ago that I am technically a Canadian citizen as well (they passed a law granting citizenship to people born of Canadian parents, regardless of the location of their birth). This will hopefully make my long-term eventual moving to Vancouver easier.
- fraserharris 15y agoUsually when people flee a country, it's associated with a calamitous situation affecting at least a large part of the country. Its probably more appropriate to say 'left'.
- m0nastic 15y agoSorry, I didn't mean to infer that she left because of some over-arching national issue. At 14, she took her six sisters and ran away from home to escape an abusive father. They wound up in the U.S.
- arghnoname 15y agoMy wife's mother emigrated from Canada as a child and even though her mother had to renounce citizenship at one point, my wife fell under the law to which you refer. We went ahead and went through the process to get her citizenship recognized and were successful in doing it. It's a pretty easy process, though a little time consuming. We thought we best do it until they change their minds! If you may want to move to Canada I'd suggest you go ahead and put in your paperwork. It won't cost you much time, depending on what documentation you need to get from your mother.
- m0nastic 15y agoYeah, after finding out about it, I did submit the paperwork. I'm presently waiting for everything to get approved (they said the lead time was about a year).