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    What an IRCC officer looks for in your citizenship by descent application
    A red folder holding a Canadian proof of citizenship application form, next to three family photos from different generations and a checklist of six questions an IRCC officer asks.
    What you need to know about IRCC-accepted identity documents for Canadian citizenship by descent applications
    Every proof of citizenship applications needs two valid pieces of identification
    Can you claim Canadian citizenship by descent through a relative you no longer speak to?
    Those not in contact with family may have a harder time proving their Canadian citizenship by descent status
    How an immigration officer decides whether your family tree proves you’re a Canadian citizen by descent
    A Canadian passport sits ontop of a Canadian citizenship certificate
    Hit a wall in your records search for Canadian citizenship by descent? These 5 tools can help you trace your ancestors
    An older person's hands hold a vintage photo of a mother and child over a desk covered in historical census and parish records, with a laptop showing a records search.
    Does your ancestry make you an American-Canadian dual citizen today? A new free tool checks your family line and lists the records you’d need
    An older woman's hands trace a family line across a wooden table, with old family photos and a weathered record joined by red string, with both a Canadian and American passport sitting next to it.
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    Did your Canadian-born ancestor become American? The government’s own training example says you may have a claim to Canadian citizenship by descent
    A person sits at their desk with papers tracing their family lineage strewn throughout a desk.
    Born outside Canada between 1977 and 1981? You may have lost Canadian citizenship at 28, and got it back without knowing
    A picture of a woman removing an old Canadian citizenship certificate from a drawer.
    My Canadian citizenship by descent application was refused. What are my next steps?
    A refusal by itself does not need to entail the end of your citizenship journey
    Tracing Canadian citizenship by descent? Ancestry just added 570,000 Quebec obituaries, one of which could unlock your claim
    What is a no-record letter for a Canadian citizenship by descent application, and when do you need one?
    A no record letter is submitted to prove an applicant attempted to find documents required for their citizenship certificate
    Canadian citizenship by descent: When should you hire an immigration lawyer?
    A lawyer can help a complicated proof of Canadian citizenship cases
    Tens of thousands of Canadians once lived in Buffalo. If one was your ancestor, you may have a claim to Canadian citizenship
    A map showing Buffalo and Ontario with a family tree next to it pointing to places of birth of each of the members.
    A Canadian grandparent isn’t enough for a successful citizenship by descent application. You need the chain linking you both
    Having a Canadian grandparent can indicate you are a Canadian citizen by descent. However you still have to collect the paperwork
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    The seven most common Canadian citizenship by descent questions lawyers get asked
    Lawyers have been flooded with proof of Canadian citizenship enquiries
    IRCC claims only 1% of citizenship by descent applicants impacted, in first official statement on certificate surrenders
    IRCC explains what prompted citizenship certificate reviews
    Seven types of documents Americans are using to prove their Canadian citizenship by descent
    Many Americans are searching records for documents that can prove their Canadian citizenship by descent under Canada's new citizenship laws.
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