Proof of Canadian Citizenship CIT 0001 Eligibility Question

[om3]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I recently found out that I may be able to claim Canadian citizenship through recognition, but I would like some feedback to make sure I have all of my facts correct and that I am actually eligible to apply using the CIT 0001 application (first for my grandfather, then for my father, and finally for myself). This is my lineage:

Great-Grandmother
(Born 1909, Hopewell Parish, NB, Canada - Deceased)
→ Canadian by birth → Canadian/British subject
→ Did NOT naturalize in USA until 1952 → Still Canadian at child's birth
↓
Grandfather
(Born 1940 in Maine, USA - Deceased)
→ Born abroad to Canadian mother
→ Became Canadian automatically in 1947 under the Canadian Citizenship Act
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
Father
(Born in 1967 in Florida, USA - Living)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
You
(Born 1993 in Florida, USA)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Not affected by the 2009 first generation cutoff (because born before it)
→ Eligible by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed

From all of my research, it appears that I have a clear line to recognition as a Canadian, I just need to submit 3 different applications for: 1) my grandfather; 2) my father; and 3) myself in order to be recognized. Can anyone here verify if I am looking at this correctly? I just want to have all of my facts straight before submitting my applications. Thanks!

 

[canuck78]

Post in citizenship section

 

[scylla]

Tagging @hawk39

 

[om3]

Oops, sorry! Will do

 

[milon45]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I recently found out that I may be able to claim Canadian citizenship through recognition, but I would like some feedback to make sure I have all of my facts correct and that I am actually eligible to apply using the CIT 0001 application (first for my grandfather, then for my father, and finally for myself). This is my lineage:

Great-Grandmother
(Born 1909, Hopewell Parish, NB, Canada - Deceased)
→ Canadian by birth → Canadian/British subject
→ Did NOT naturalize in USA until 1952 → Still Canadian at child's birth
↓
Grandfather
(Born 1940 in Maine, USA - Deceased)
→ Born abroad to Canadian mother
→ Became Canadian automatically in 1947 under the Canadian Citizenship Act
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
Father
(Born in 1967 in Florida, USA - Living)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
You
(Born 1993 in Florida, USA)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Not affected by the 2009 first generation cutoff (because born before it)
→ Eligible by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed

From all of my research about Law, it appears that I have a clear line to recognition as a Canadian, I just need to submit 3 different applications for: 1) my grandfather; 2) my father; and 3) myself in order to be recognized. Can anyone here verify if I am looking at this correctly? I just want to have all of my facts straight before submitting my applications. Thanks!

Yes, you're looking at this correctly. Based on your great-grandmother being born in Canada and retaining her Canadian status at the time of your grandfather’s birth in the U.S. in 1940, he would have automatically become a Canadian citizen in 1947 when the Canadian Citizenship Act first came into effect. Your father, born in 1967, would have acquired citizenship by descent from him, and you, born in 1993, would also be eligible—because you were born before the 2009 rule limiting citizenship by descent to the first generation born abroad. You are right that you’ll need to file three CIT 0001 applications: one for your grandfather (posthumous), then your father, and finally yourself. Make sure you have all supporting documentation showing the parent-child links.

 

[hawk39]

Hi all, I'm new to the forum. I recently found out that I may be able to claim Canadian citizenship through recognition, but I would like some feedback to make sure I have all of my facts correct and that I am actually eligible to apply using the CIT 0001 application (first for my grandfather, then for my father, and finally for myself). This is my lineage:

Great-Grandmother
(Born 1909, Hopewell Parish, NB, Canada - Deceased)
→ Canadian by birth → Canadian/British subject
→ Did NOT naturalize in USA until 1952 → Still Canadian at child's birth
↓
Grandfather
(Born 1940 in Maine, USA - Deceased)
→ Born abroad to Canadian mother
→ Became Canadian automatically in 1947 under the Canadian Citizenship Act
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
Father
(Born in 1967 in Florida, USA - Living)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Canadian by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed
↓
You
(Born 1993 in Florida, USA)
→ Born abroad to Canadian father
→ Not affected by the 2009 first generation cutoff (because born before it)
→ Eligible by descent → Proof of Citizenship (CIT 0001) needed

From all of my research, it appears that I have a clear line to recognition as a Canadian, I just need to submit 3 different applications for: 1) my grandfather; 2) my father; and 3) myself in order to be recognized. Can anyone here verify if I am looking at this correctly? I just want to have all of my facts straight before submitting my applications. Thanks!

Unless your grandfather was born out of wedlock, your great-grandmother was not allowed to pass on citizenship to your grandfather when he was born because only married men or unmarried women could pass citizenship to their children under the 1947 Act. In the event your grandfather was born out of wedlock, Part 1 Section 6 states that 'children born abroad would lose their citizenship if they did not permanently reside in Canada by age 21 and had not made a declaration of retention'. Since it seems that your grandfather did not move to Canada, he lost it in 1965 and was not a citizen when your father was born in 1967.

Your grandfather had his citizenship restored under the 2009 Act, but this also means that you and your father became affected by the first-generation cutoff.

 

[scylla]

Yes, you're looking at this correctly. Based on your great-grandmother being born in Canada and retaining her Canadian status at the time of your grandfather’s birth in the U.S. in 1940, he would have automatically become a Canadian citizen in 1947 when the Canadian Citizenship Act first came into effect. Your father, born in 1967, would have acquired citizenship by descent from him, and you, born in 1993, would also be eligible—because you were born before the 2009 rule limiting citizenship by descent to the first generation born abroad. You are right that you’ll need to file three CIT 0001 applications: one for your grandfather (posthumous), then your father, and finally yourself. Make sure you have all supporting documentation showing the parent-child links.

I don't believe this is correct. How much expertise do you have in citizenship laws?