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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Ask/Tell > Legal Questions: do not communicate with the demon at all except through your genie
 
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The_Angry_Turtle
Aug 2, 2007

BLARGH
Does anyone know about immigration issues?

I'm trying to find out whether I'm a Canadian citizen and am waiting for a response from the embassy but its taking a while. My mother is a Canadian citizen residing in the US and my father is an American. I supposedly had citizenship with Canada through my mother until I was 18 but now I'm not really sure where I stand. The immigration website implies that I may already be a citizen but I have no paperwork or anything else to prove it. Anyone have any idea whether I'd need to apply for citizenship status or just apply for proof of citizenship?

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The_Angry_Turtle
Aug 2, 2007

BLARGH

nm posted:

When were you born? Was your mother born in Canada?
If were born after 1976, you're almost certainly Canadian if your mother was a Canadian citizen born in Canada (and not born to a diplomat of a foriegn country)
This will help: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizenship/rules-citizenship.asp
(I'm a canadian citizen this way too. Hope your mom wasn't born in quebec though, getting the birth certificate is a pain in the rear end and ay copy older than 1996 isn't valid)
Yes she was born in Canada still maintains her citizenship there. I was born in 88 so I see no reason why I wouldn't be considered a citizen. Guess I'll just apply for the proof of citizenship and get the paperwork that way.

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