Canadian national's daughter application claim

[Gkelly]

Hi,

My father was a Canadian (never became an American). He is buried in Ottawa. When I was born (in 1959) he said he "registered" me as a Canadian citizen because he wanted me to have a choice.

I grew up in the US.

I have a large family in Canada and I would like to relocate to be closer to them. The rules are very confusing. Can I be a Canadian based on the fact that my Dad was Canadian when he died and that he filed paperwork for me being a citizen when I was born.

Thank you.

 

[hawk39]

Hi,

My father was a Canadian (never became an American). He is buried in Ottawa. When I was born (in 1959) he said he "registered" me as a Canadian citizen because he wanted me to have a choice.

I grew up in the US.

I have a large family in Canada and I would like to relocate to be closer to them. The rules are very confusing. Can I be a Canadian based on the fact that my Dad was Canadian when he died and that he filed paperwork for me being a citizen when I was born.

Thank you.

Yes, because your father registered your birth when you were born, you are a Canadian citizen by descent today and are entitled to all of the rights and privileges of being a Canadian citizen. If you can not locate your registration certificate, then I believe you should apply for proof of citizenship as a replacement.

 

[Eveslm]

If you do not have documents to prove that you were registered as a Canadian when you were born, you can try to request a search of citizenship records to verify your citizenship and naturalization information. If the letter shows that you were indeed registered as a Canadian, then you can apply for proof of citizenship.

More experienced members might have better responses on this

 

[hawk39]

If you do not have documents to prove that you were registered as a Canadian when you were born, you can try to request a search of citizenship records to verify your citizenship and naturalization information. If the letter shows that you were indeed registered as a Canadian, then you can apply for proof of citizenship.

More experienced members might have better responses on this

Even if the OP was not registered by her father, he/she is still a Canadian citizen by descent because his/her father was Canadian. When he/she submits her application for proof of citizenship, he/she will also need to submit his/her father's Canadian birth or naturalization certificate. If he/she were to request a search, this would cost $75 and take up to 10 months; also, the results of the search can not be used as proof, so the OP would then have to pay another $75 and wait up to 5 more months for his/her citizenship certificate.

The application for proof of citizenship can also be used to apply for a replacement certificate. Under question #3 of the application, I believe he/she would check "Yes" to indicate a replacement, enter "Unknown" under certificate number and date, enter his/her full name, check "Replace a stolen/lost/destroyed certificate", and then enter the details of his/her registration by his/her father in the corresponding area.