Canadian seeking UK Dual Citizenship
 

Hello everyone, I am new to this site and hoping for some answers. I would appreciate any help I can get. :)

I am trying to figure out this whole dual citizenship situation, I have been researching for weeks because I am looking to move there for work. My mother is a UK born citizen, so I am in the understanding that I am a citizen by decent. I have also researched that there was a British Nationality Act of 1981 which is not applicable to me because I was born in 1989. I would like to apply for a British Passport and send my documents to Washington, but my mum is a little weary of sending our original birth certificates. It also says I need to send my mum's british passport, but she does not have one, only a UK long-version birth certificate. Since it costs $211 CAD to send these applications I want to make sure I do it right, and I would rather not call the line because it is almost $3.00 per minute! If anyone has been through this situation, any tips would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks, Jessica

Re: Canadian seeking UK Dual Citizenship
 

1. The British Nationality Act 1981 came into force on 1.1.1983 so it does apply to you. Based on the facts presented, you appear to be a British citizen by descent.

2. You need to send the birth certificates. If this is a problem, order new ones from the birth registries before you send anything away.

3. Don't worry about mother's passport. Not every British citizen has one.


Has your mother become a Canadian citizen?

Re: Canadian seeking UK Dual Citizenship
 

Thank you for a response! Yes, my mother is a Canadian Citizen, she has been living in Canada since she was 4 years old and holds a Canadian Passport. Do you think getting a passport is the correct document I need to work in the UK? I know I can also get nationality certificate and a citizenship card through the UK Border Agency but they are worth double the cost of a passport.

Re: Canadian seeking UK Dual Citizenship
 

yep - British passport is all you will need.

Re: Canadian seeking UK Dual Citizenship
 

Hello all,
I was born in Canada but my father and mother were both born in the UK (Glasgow). They emigrated to Canada after marrying but before I was born. My question is two-fold... 1) Can I apply for dual citizenship and obtain a British Passport while still retaining my Canadian citizenship AND 2) If I were to eventually marry another Canadian citizen, is she eligible for dual citizenship in effect due to my obtaining dual citizenship? Her ancestral ties to the United Kingdom are more distant than mine (great grandparents were from England).
Any light you can shed on this would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Canadian seeking UK Dual Citizenship
 

1 Yes.
2 No