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PMM Posts: 661
Posted On: 10/13/2021
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Hi
ForumUser wrote:
Hi, my husband’s mother is a dual citizen of Canada the France. Can my husband become a citizen of Canada as an adult because his mother is a citizen? Do we need her information? Does it matter if she was born in Canada? Can my kids and/or I also become Canadian citizens?
1, It depends on how his mother obtained her citizenship. If she was born in Canada, then he could apply for proof of citizenship as the first generation born abroad. Neither you nor your children would be eligible for citizenship. As you don't have a connection to Canadian citizenship and your children would be the 2nd generation born abroad, so would not be eligible.
2. If his mother obtained her Canadian citizenship through naturalization prior to his birth, then he would be eligible, if it was after his birth, then he would not be eligible.
3. If his mother obtained her citizenship through descent (i.e. one of her parents was a Canadian citizen when she was born abroad) then he would not be eligible.
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Moderator Moderator Posts: 4075
Posted On: 10/21/2021
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Hi there,
Thank you for reaching out! We are happy to try to answer your question.
Under Canadian Nationality Law, if your husband’s mother was a Canadian citizen, either born in Canada or naturalized, at the time of your husband’s birth on or after February 15, 1977, then he is a Canadian citizen. He is able to inherit his citizenship by applying here.
You would need information from your husband’s mother in order to complete the application. As per CIT 0001, you will need a good amount of the citizen’s information such as; name, country and date of birth, birth certification if applicable, citizenship certificate number, date they entered Canada.
Due to amendments made to the Citizenship Act, inheritance of citizenship by descent is now limited to the first generation if born after April 17, 2009. Therefore, since your kids are the grandchildren of your husband’s Canadian mom, they are considered second generation. If you and your husband’s children are born after April 17, 2009, they are not automatically Canadian citizens.
As the spouse, you cannot marry into a citizenship and thus you must go through the regular application process. You can click here to find out if you satisfy the eligibility requirements.
However, as a Canadian citizen, your husband can sponsor you, as his spouse, and the children, if under the age of 22, to become sponsored permanent residents. This will fulfill one of the requirements needed to apply for citizenship.
We hope this information is helpful, please let us know if you have further questions.
Sincerely,
Your Settlement.Org team
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