Derivative Citizenship

[trailmix 77]

So, this site Claim to derivative U.S. Citizenship says that 1 in 20 Canadians may have a claim to derivative U.S. citizenship.

Have any Canadians here ever checked that out and if so what were the details?

[trailmix 77]

Here is a link to the tables, it's probably more important to look at them in reference to your parent(s)/grandparent(s) birth dates?

Transmission Requirements Table

[Earmuffs 1]

if only you could get citizenship through your grandparents.

[trailmix 77]

  Earmuffs said:

if only you could get citizenship through your grandparents.

Well you can't per se - however let's say someone (call him Joe) had grandparents (on both sides for this example) born in the very early 1900's in the U.S. (you can take this back further as well, his Grandparent's Parents etc.) and then Joe's parents were born before noon EST 24 May 1934 and prior to 13 January 1941.

That would make Joe's parents Americans. Then if he could prove that 1 of his parents ever resided in the U.S.. "Resided" for this example isn't the 5 years 2 after turning a cartwheel or whatever, during that time period residence merely meant intent to stay. So say Joe's Mom went to live with her Aunt for 4 months (or 4 days) but for whatever reason decided to come back to Canada - that still might be considered 'residence'.

So Joe with having 2 U.S. citizen parents, as above, and 1 parent who 'resided' in the U.S. - would have a claim to U.S. citizenship as one parent resided in the U.S. or its possession.

Edited September 12, 2007 by trailmix

[warlord 73]

I don't see where it says 1 in 20 Canadians have claim to US citizenship at all. I just see 20 possible ways a Canadian might hold claim to US citizenship...

[trailmix 77]

It's a lawyers site, what is one to do

Actually I prefer this site, it actually gives an example that I think is useful:

http://www.shusterman.com/olsen2.html