Visitor To Canada Dept: A: There is no question your granddaughter is a Canadian citizen because she was born abroad to a Canadian citizen. While there are some restrictions on Canadians passing on citizenship when they have been born abroad themselves, there is a clear exemption in the law for people who were born abroad to Canadians who were serving in the armed forces. Because both you and your daughter were born abroad to Canadians who were serving in the armed forces, your citizenship is secure and, therefore, so is that of your granddaughter, according to The Star. A: As a visitor to Canada who is also married to a Canadian and has an interest in potentially emigrating to Canada, you should be able to express to the border agents that you have a dual intent in seeking to enter Canada. As a U.S. resident with a home there, you are truly entering Canada with the intention of visiting. You also have the dual intent of checking out whether or not Canada is a place where you would like to settle down with you new partner. So you should be able to be truthful at the border crossing. If, while you are in Canada, you decide that you would like to stay, your partner can seek to sponsor you under the family class, which has a provision for sponsorship in-country for people who are married to Canadians and q I was born in France on a Canadian Air Force Base in the 1950s and received my Canadian citizenship when my parents returned to Canada. I also joined the Canadian Air Force and my daughter was born in Germany on a Canadian Air Force base in the 1980s. Like me, she received Canadian citizenship on our return to Canada. Now, she has married an American serviceman. Two years ago, my granddaughter was born on an American military base in the States. My question is this: Can my granddaughter automatically apply for Canadian citizenship, as my daughter and I did, when they come back to Canada? Q: I hope you can help. I married a wonderful Canadian this past Sept. 4. I want to immigrate to Canada because I like the country. I am elderly and retired and have a decent pension from American sources. I have no intention of working. I also have a health-care plan that will pay 75 per cent of my costs. I would like to apply for permanent resident status within the country. I'm wondering if I will have to lie to Canadian border personnel. I would like to tell them the facts, as above, and that I have a house to return to in the States. I hate to lie. If I tell the truth will I be turned back? As
reported in the news.
@t american serviceman, american military base
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