Dual Citizenship help....

MOONWOLF

MOONWOLF

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Does anybody know how to go about getting Dual citizenship? I'm a US citizen, and I'm interested in obtaining a Canadian passport. My parents were both born in Canada, I was born in Hawaii, would I still be able to claim dual?

Also if, I could do this...Would I still be able to fly in Canada, meaning would my ratings transfer over?
 
I'll ask my wife, the immigration attorney, when she gets home tonight. Not sure if she deals with this sort of thing much, but I'll check for ya.
 
My wife is a dual citizen from CA and the US. She has what looks like a Canadian social security card, as well as a Canadian birth certificate and passport. However she was born there.

What you would need to do is look up Canadian citizenship rules.

From Wikipedia:

Canadian citizenship by descent

From 15 February 1977 to 17 April 2009, any person born outside Canada to a Canadian parent was automatically a Canadian citizen by descent. If the Canadian parent or parents were also born outside Canada and obtained their citizenship by descent, the child had to apply to maintain citizenship by his or her 28th birthday, or else lose it. On 17 April 2009, Bill C-37 restricted citizenship by descent to children of parents who were themselves born in Canada or obtained citizenship through naturalization.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference">[4]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-FAQ_4-0" class="reference">[5]</sup> Those who were citizens by descent on the date the law came into effect retain their citizenship, with no need to apply to maintain it.<sup id="cite_ref-BillC37PR_2-1" class="reference">[3]</sup> Under the new law, the second and subsequent generations born abroad can only gain Canadian citizenship by immigrating to Canada; this can be done by their Canadian citizen parents sponsoring them as dependent children, a category with fewer requirements, which would also take less time than most other immigration application categories.[5]
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Look around the Canadian Immigration web site to find out how to obtain your necessary documents.

As far as ratings goes, if you got FAA ratings they don't just transfer over automatically. I'm not sure what the process is; it's not difficult but there is a process. I believe it's the same for anyone looking to obtain Canadian certificates, regardless of nationality.
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I have dual citizenship, US and Irish. While I have the right to work in the EU, I cannot simply transfer my FAA ratings to JAA automatically. I still have to jump through all the hoops.
 
The CAA recognizes the FAA ratings you have. You pay a fee, schedule the written exam and viola you are now rated in Canada. The easiest way to get your Canadian citizenship would be to have your parents sponsor you. As indicated that would depend when you were born too. If you are really intent on doing this, know that its gonna take some jumping through hoops and patience. It ain't gonna happen overnight but it should happen if both your parents were Canucks.
 
Did 15 years with immigration, The really short answer is, Technically, the US does not recognize Dual citizenship, but as long as the other country does your good.
 
I'm wondering if its possible to get dual Filipino citizenship. I heard if you marry a Filipino citizen its possible, but no one can confirm this, any ideas?
 
Nah, I already have one pretty much. And her Daddy's best friend is a big wig at Philippine Airlines and constantly offers me a slot in their cadet program should I get Filipino citizenship and relocate there. Looking at how often the schools 172s become smoking holes in the ground, the fact that controlled flight into terrain is the leading accident cause among Filipino airlines, and other things, this far it doesn't seem like something I want to do. But regardless, I want to keep my options open.
 
ChasenSFO said:
Nah, I already have one pretty much. And her Daddy's best friend is a big wig at Philippine Airlines and constantly offers me a slot in their cadet program should I get Filipino citizenship and relocate there. Looking at how often the schools 172s become smoking holes in the ground, the fact that controlled flight into terrain is the leading accident cause among Filipino airlines, and other things, this far it doesn't seem like something I want to do. But regardless, I want to keep my options open.
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I don't know how hard it is to get citizenship, but from my experience of living there for a year, its all about who you know for just about everything. Seems to me, you already have an in:bandit::D

Its not a bad place to live, depending on where you live. Most of the folks speak English, younger ones speak Tagolish:rolleyes:

buwenas suwerte!
 
Yeah, I've been with her about 3 years now and I've learned A LOT about how Filipino culture works, its who you know not what you know, and if you're in with the family everyone they know will bend over backwards to help you out. And its my understanding Filipinos are not taught Tagalog in school, all their schooling is done in English, they learn Tagalog only at home, so getting around speaking English shouldn't be too hard.

And you should see the women!:beer:
 
ChasenSFO said:
Yeah, I've been with her about 3 years now and I've learned A LOT about how Filipino culture works, its who you know not what you know, and if you're in with the family everyone they know will bend over backwards to help you out. And its my understanding Filipinos are not taught Tagalog in school, all their schooling is done in English, they learn Tagalog only at home, so getting around speaking English shouldn't be too hard.

And you should see the women!:beer:
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I have son, I have, Its a good thing I was married when I was there, because I would have come home that way.:D
 
MOONWOLF said:
Does anybody know how to go about getting Dual citizenship? I'm a US citizen, and I'm interested in obtaining a Canadian passport. My parents were both born in Canada, I was born in Hawaii, would I still be able to claim dual?

Also if, I could do this...Would I still be able to fly in Canada, meaning would my ratings transfer over?
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Sometimes its best to hire an immigration lawyer. It can get pricey but you will find it is less stress for you and a lot smoother.

But, be prepared to scramble around to get documents like marriage certificates, divorce papers (if applicable), both your parents birth certificates, possible high school and college records for your parents. For you, they may want a letter saying why you were not born in Canada and the fact that is was out of your control. Good luck to you.
 
ChasenSFO said:
I'm wondering if its possible to get dual Filipino citizenship. I heard if you marry a Filipino citizen its possible, but no one can confirm this, any ideas?
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What about becoming an Aussie? I'd kinda like that. (My wife howere might be disappointed in my quick departure)
 
moxiepilot said:
What about becoming an Aussie? (My wife howere might be disappointed in my quick departure)
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It took 7 months for my immigration paperwork to be finalized and I was sponsored by an employer. Not such a quick departure.............
 
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