Dual Citizenship

[daviddunc645]

Hi folks,

My father is Canadian, my mother is British. My father was born in 1957 in Ontario Canada, he left with his father in 1963 and came to Scotland for 10 years, he then went back to Canada in 1973 until 1979 when he came here and started a family with my mum in 1986.

I have applied for an application pack and it arrived today, i read through the notes and it says

"if the applicants parent lived outside of Canada for more than 4 years prior to February 15th 1977 please provide 1 of the following,

The Canadian parents UK birth certificate (which my dad does not have)

The Canadian parents original UK naturalization certificate (which my dad does not have or ever applied for)

Im unsure whether my dad is in Britain illegally or not, his mum doesnt know either, and i dont speak to him.

Should this matter? my dads Canadian, And i have his birth cert to prove it, my mums British with a birth cert to prove it so surely this makes me a citizen by decent regardless does it not?

Thanks

 

[Leon]

You are using this application package? http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/certif.asp

I don't see that his status in the UK would matter.

 

[daviddunc645]

Yes that is the pack I have,

If you go to that link and go to the application form PDF,

It's page 3, in additional information, how can you answer question you don't know.

Thanks

 

[daviddunc645]

It says out of Canada for 1 year on form, but 4 years on the guide page that comes with the pack.

 

[Leon]

For anything you don't know, write see attached and for the attachment, you write up a letter where you explain what you know and what you do not know, of course after having tried to find out what you can.