Europe
I have a general question for anyone who has dealt with an older citizenship-by-descent / Bill C-3 case involving records from Europe.
The situation is roughly this:
I have an official Canadian birth record for the Canadian-born ancestor.
Later, the same first name and maiden surname appear in European records as the mother of the next generation, but there is no surviving document that directly links the Canadian record to her later life in Europe — for example, no marriage record, immigration record or residence record stating her Canadian place of birth.
The European side of the family is otherwise well documented through civil and church records, including several records for children born to the same parents over a number of years.
We also requested an archival search in Europe specifically asking for records that could establish:
date and place of birth,
residence/registration records,
marriage information,
nationality/citizenship information,
and any other documents that could identify the person more precisely.
The archive searched the available collections but did not find the missing connecting record. We have the correspondence showing that the search was actually carried out.
Has anyone had a similar situation where there was no single “bridge document,” but IRCC accepted the Canadian birth record together with European civil/church records, archival correspondence and evidence that further records could not be located?
If so, did IRCC accept the cumulative evidence, or did they send an additional document request / procedural fairness letter?
I’m mainly interested in real experiences from people who have already gone through proof of citizenship, especially older multi-generation cases.