u/DantooineCitizen

Hello, before I put it to rest for good I was hoping to get final confirmation that myself or my mother are not eligible for citizenship by descent.

Below is our lineage:

GGGM

-Born 1872 Dankovice, Moravia (now CR)

-Emigrated 1880 as minor (parents emigrated in 1887)

-Married 1897 in USA to the son of Czech parents; husband was born 1869 in USA after his parents emigrated to USA in 1857

-She seemingly never naturalized

-Died 1938

GGM

-Born 1910 USA

-Gave birth to next Gen out of wedlock, father of child unknown (adoption papers confirm mother)

-Married 1935 (to man outside the lineage)

-Died 1984 USA

GM

-Born 1935 USA

-Adopted as infant (birth mother is GGM, birth father is undocumented)

-Married 1950

-Still living

Mother

-Born 1960 USA

-Married 1983

-Still living

Self (male)

-Born 1990

-Married 2014

Would either myself or (more likely) my mother be eligible for citizenship by descent? Or do we run afoul of the generational limit or loss of citizenship due to marriage/etc.? Thank you for your time, I appreciate your input!

Posting this for my wife (also posted on r/Canadiancitizenship ):

Hello everyone,

I have a question regarding whether a chain of descent would count as having an adoption or not (I apologize in advance if this is confusing). My father was adopted by his stepfather (who married his biological mother). His stepfather has a direct ancestor born in Canada and would be considered a citizen via descent (the stepfather has since passed on). My father's birth certificate lists the stepfather as his father, and he (my father) has the same last name as the stepfather.

Would the stepfather be considered his legal father in the eyes of the IRCC? It is unclear if the birth certificate ever showed a different father/last name, now the only available record shows the stepfather. I understand Canada states that a legal parent must be listed on the original birth certificate (https://www.canada.ca/en/services/immigration-citizenship/helpcentre/glossary.html#legal-parent), but to my understanding the "original" (i.e. physical copy the US government has on file) lists his stepfather?

Just curious if this would count as a chain of descent, or if I would be ineligible for C-3 because IRCC would view my father as adopted. Thank you for your time!