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U.S. leads interest by wide margin in getting Canadian citizenship by descent

OTTAWA — A new law expanding eligibility for Canadian citizenship led to an initial uptick in applications from a handful of countries including the United States, the United Kingd...

Proof of Canadian citizenship applicants from abroad face easier completeness check under new rules

Canadian citizens by descent applying for proof of Canadian citizenship certificates from abroad now have their applications subject only to a minimal completeness check prior to p...

Changes coming to New Zealand citizenship test

Minister of Internal Affairs Brooke van Velden has announced a test to strengthen New Zealand citizenship by the grant process will be introduced from late 2027. “Citizenship is a...

British Naturalisation UK Guide 2026

Becoming a British citizen through naturalisation represents the final legal stage of the UK immigration journey for many migrants who have built their lives, careers and families...

Trump is trying to take citizenship away. Canada is giving it back

The same year Donald Trump moved to deny citizenship to children born in the United States, Canada extended citizenship to children born across the globe. On his first day back in...

British Citizenship: Registration Guide

If you do not automatically qualify for British citizenship, registration can provide a powerful alternative route. For many individuals and families, this pathway offers certainty...

Change in citizenship law opens route to Canadian passports for 300,000 Connecticut residents

Close to 300,000 Connecticut residents became U.S.-Canadian dual citizens overnight when Canada updated its citizenship by descent law.  The changes to Canada’s Citizenship Act, wh...

New law grants Canadian citizenship to millions of Americans: are their spouses and children also US-Canadian dual citiz...

Since Canada changed its citizenship law last December, thousands of Americans have been discovering that they became U.S.-Canadian dual citizens overnight, as did their children....

Record number people get Finnish citizenship in 2025

Finnish citizenship was granted to 14,168 foreign citizens living in Finland in 2025, according to Statistics Finland. The number is 2,656 or 23 percent higher than the number in...

Recent Trends in N-400 Applications for U.S. Citizenship- Increased Scrutiny, Longer Adjudications

‘I accept citizenship with humility’

“You did it, you earned it, you deserve it,” Belgian classical scholar and linguist Gonda Van Steen said at the swearing-in ceremony of 111 people who acquired Greek citizenship, o...

Canada expands passport access for adopted persons

Canadian adopted persons can now apply for full-validity passports from abroad. They can apply from abroad using their electronic citizenship certificates (e-certificates), in acco...

If citizenship can be taken away, was it ever real?

Igrew up in a home of immigrants from Colombia, Cuba and Peru, and ours was a mixed-status family. Some family members became naturalized citizens thanks to legislation for refugee...

New test covering 'responsibilities and privileges' of NZ citizenship announced for migrants

Applicants will be quizzed on the "responsibilities and privileges" of citizenship and will need at least 75 percent of questions correct to pass.

Americans are celebrating Canadian citizenship week

This year’s citizenship week celebration in Canada (spanning April 12–18) is the first to include millions of Americans, who were granted Canadian citizenship four months ago. Cana...

A third of Vermonters can get Canadian passports in wake of citizenship law changes

Around one in three Vermonters now qualifies for Canadian citizenship, following a recent change to Canada’s citizenship by descent law. On December 15, 2025, Canada eliminated its...

Where Americans are finding the documents needed to prove Canadian citizenship by descent

This spring, thousands of Americans are requesting copies of official documents from vital statistics offices and archives to prove their eligibility for Canadian citizenship by de...

Shiloh Jolie is among the Americans who are now U.S.-Canadian dual citizens, after Canada changed its citizenship law

Shiloh Jolie is among the many Americans who acquired Canadian citizenship by descent when Canada changed its citizenship law. On December 15, 2025, changes to Canada’s Citizenship...

New citizens feel responsibility and freedom after taking oath of citizenship

Americans lead interest in claiming dual Canadian citizenship by descent

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada reports receiving more than 12,000 citizenship by descent applications between Dec. 15 and the end of January.

New law gives thousands of Bay Staters claim to Canadian passports

A new law has opened the door to the Canadian passport for hundreds of thousands of Bay Staters. U.S. citizens with family ties to Massachusetts are among those most likely to be a...

Americans aren’t moving to Canada: They just want the passport

In the wake of Canada’s new citizenship law, thousands of Americans with Canadian ancestry have been applying for proof of Canadian citizenship—with no intention of moving. They’re...

Tanzania Grants Citizenship to 64 Foreigners Between July 2025 and April 2026

[Daily News] Dodoma -- A total of 64 foreigners have been granted Tanzanian citizenship between July 2025 and April 2026.

Briefing: registering a child as British

There are several ways a person can become a British citizen. Children can acquire citizenship automatically at birth, depending on where they are born and the citizenship of their...