r/CanadaAdoptedCitizens

Hi! I just stumbled upon this subreddit and I’m wondering where you’ve been my whole life! Maybe someone has advice for my situation. My Canadian birth mother flew to the states to have me in the early 90s, therefore, I’ve been an American citizen my whole life. Found both my natural born, Canadian biological parents as a young adult, and I tried to get dual citizenship at the time. I’ve grown very close to all my Canadian family and they tried to help. Unfortunately, due to the format of adoption paperwork and lack of paper trail connecting me to my Canadian birth parents, as I understand it, I’m unable to get my dual citizenship. It was an instant dead end that left me devastated, especially seeing as I was biologically born to Canadian parents and would love to officially claim a bit of the maple leaf for myself. Is there anything I can try?

Hello. I was adopted by a Canadian citizen back in 2010. I applied Bill c-3 under adopted child, passed the part 1, on part 2 they requested more documents. and on the part 2 they refused it because they are not satisfied that me and adoptive parents have parent and child relationship, because my adopted parent is in Canada and i was living in the Philippines in ancestral house owned by the parents of my adopted parents, i lived there with my biological mother which is the sister of my adopted parent. i am still a kid back then. I do not have a choice and money that is why i still stayed there. but my adopted parents supported me in everyway that you can imagine from expenses we do video call everyday on yahoo messenger back then when i was a kid.

I really need an honest take on this. if ever i planed to push the judicial review, is there any chance that it will be considered or approved and be a citizen after?

Big help. Thank you.

Hi all,
My Canadian Aunt wants to move back to Canada (from USA) with her adoptive American daughter (F12).
Is it possible for them to move before thy receive the Citizenship papers? Can we enroll her in school? get a healthcare card before she has received her citizenship papers?
Thanks!

I was adopted in California which seals all adoptions. I would like to apply for Citizenship by Descent. I found my biological family through DNA.

My biological mother is deceased, so I sadly never got to meet her. Her remaining family has welcomed me with open arms. My biological maternal grandmother (deceased) was born and raised in Nova Scotia and emigrated to Boston when she was 22. My bio aunt and uncles are all deceased -- only some of my bio first cousins are still alive. I believe this is the best way to apply for Citizenship by Descent.

I have my biological grandmother's "proof of birth" sent to me from Nova Scotia -- It is not a birth certificate though -- she was born in 1902 so maybe that is why?

I also have my biological mother's birth certificate from Boston, showing her parents.

My birth certificate shows only my adopted parents' names. How do I get around this? California seals all original birth certificates.

• Do I need to go to court to try to get it unsealed? It's not likely court would allow it to be unsealed.
• Do I send a copy of the adoption paperwork proving I was adopted? Paperwork does not name my biological mother.

Has anyone been successful with sending copies of adoption paperwork?

Would Canada accept the "proof of birth" from Nova Scotia?

Absolutely Last Resort Option -- My biological father is also deceased, and I do not want contact with this side as I am a product of date rape. He was born in Newfoundland in 1933 before NL became part of Canada on March 31, 1949. His family emigrated to the USA when he was a teen. I might or might not use this as a last resort option. Is he a citizen of the UK or Canada?

Thank you for your time and help.

I have been trying to get a copy of the CIT0010 but haven't been able to get anything but a pdf with a message to install the latest version of Adobe reader. The link on the pdf goes to a dead link.

In any case, I have the latest version. I'm on a Mac and I've had no trouble with any of the other forms I've downloaded from the site. Anyone here know an alternate place to get the form?

EDITED to add that this is solved. The answer from pretty_floor5889 worked. I re-opened the pdf error file in acrobat and the form appeared. Huzzah!

Hello everyone! I was wondering if I could possibly get some help. There’s two parts to this and I’ll try to be as brief as I can.

1. Do I qualify as you understand it?

I was adopted at birth to non Canadian parents. My adoptive mother’s grandfather was born and grew up in Ontario. She qualifies for citizenship by descent, however she is not sure she wants to apply. My original birth certificate shows my adoptive parents. My adoption was technically open, so records should not be an issue.

I have a wonderful relationship with my parents and they are willing to support me, they just aren’t sure they want to apply for themselves.

I looked at this website https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/application/application-forms-guides/application-canadian-citizenship-adopted-person.html, and it seems according to this that I don’t qualify but then I read people with similar situations and it seems like they do qualify.

1. If I do qualify, where do I start?

I believe I would need to do the CIT 0010 form. Can I still do this if my mother decides not to apply? Is there a specific format for the documentation? How would I document this?

I’m quite confused, so I apologise if this has been asked elsewhere. I’ve been trying to read all the posts and they’re running together at this point.

Thanks ever so much for any help.

On Part 1 of form CIT 0010 Page 4 Section 5 Part D, it asks if the adopted person intends to move to Canada immediately upon a grant of citizenship. Does it count against you if you answer "no"? I do plan to move to Canada, but not "immediately".