Under the right circumstances, you are allowed to become a citizen of both Canada and the United States, simultaneously. Many people enjoy the benefits of dual citizenship, allowing them to to travel back and forth freely, vote, and otherwise take advantage of the rights of citizens in both countries.

How do I get my Canadian child dual citizenship?

Instructions

  1. Complete an application form.
  2. Two photographs of the child as per the specifications.
  3. The child’s official record of birth which establishes the relationship between the child and the Canadian parent.
  4. The original of the parent’s document which establishes his/her own Canadian citizenship.

Can my child get Canadian citizenship?

To be eligible for a grant of Canadian citizenship, the minor must: be under 18 years of age at the time the application is signed; have at least one parent (includes legally adoptive parent) who is a Canadian citizen or who will become a citizen at the same time as the minor (applying together as a family).

How to become a dual citizen of the US and Canada?

Here are the requirements for Canadian-American Dual Citizenship. Both the United States and Canada follow the Anglo Law system. Thus, the following are the primary ways to gain citizenship in these countries: 1) birth in the nation, 2) marriage or 3) naturalization. For normal citizenship, most people were both born and reside in the same country.

Can you be a citizen of both the US and Canada?

Can a child be born in another country and have dual nationality?

Each country has its own nationality laws based on its own policy. Persons may have dual nationality by automatic operation of different laws rather than by choice. For example, a child born in a foreign country to U.S. national parents may be both a U.S. national and a national of the country of birth.

Do you have to renounce Your citizenship to become a dual citizen?

There is no separate application procedure to apply for dual citizenship. If you’re already a citizen of one of these countries and become a citizen of the other without taking active steps to renounce your original citizenship, you are a dual citizen.