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Analysis: What IRCC’s surrender letters revealed, and what applicants can do going forward

On June 30, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) said that it had completed its review of roughly 6,500 applications for citizenship by descent that it had received...

Forced surrender of Canadian citizenship certificates may be unconstitutional, experts say

Holders of proof of Canadian citizenship certificates may have had their constitutional rights violated by the federal government. On June 13, 2026, the Registrar of citizenship is...

Ottawa directs some with ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship to surrender documents

OTTAWA — Some people who received proof of Canadian citizenship under the “Lost Canadians” legislation that passed last year are now being told to surrender their certificates of c...

Canada moved the goalposts for proof of citizenship applicants, lawyers say

Canadian citizenship certificate holders have been instructed to surrender their certificates for having broken rules they were never told. On June 13, 2026, an unknown number of C...

Canada is already returning citizenship certificates it demanded days ago from lost Canadians

Some of the new Canadians asked to surrender their citizenship certificates last week have already been told they can keep them, in a quick reversal by Canada’s citizenship departm...

Canada asks new citizens to hand back their citizenship certificates

Recent applicants under Canada’s expanded citizenship laws are facing renewed scrutiny from the government, after their citizenship application has been approved. The most recent a...

BREAKING: IRCC claims only 1% of citizenship by descent applicants impacted, in first official statement on certificate...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released its first detailed statement on the review of citizenship certificates issued under Bill C-3, saying it initially f...

Lawyers ‘shocked’ by lack of answers on ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls

Earlier this month, the immigration department began sending letters to an unknown number of people ordering them to surrender recently issued Canadian citizenship certificates.

‘Our lives are here’: U.S. man in limbo after Ottawa suspends citizenship

Some newly approved citizens have been asked to surrender their certificates as Ottawa reviews genealogy records.

Long-form birth certificates for Canadian citizenship by descent: what you need to know

You’ve just realized that you might be eligible for Canadian citizenship based on your ancestry. The next natural step is to start collecting the right documentation so you can sub...

‘Something’ led to ‘lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls, minister says

Lena Diab didn't say exactly what problem led to an unknown number of people getting emails last week ordering them to surrender their proof of citizenship.

Immigration minister says Canada is ‘not finalizing any new’ citizenship-by-descent applications, reviewing all files

On Tuesday, June 23, Immigration Minister Lena Diab confirmed that Canada has halted decisions on citizenship by descent files, and is reviewing the files of people who have alread...

Passport not citizenship proof: What documents establish Indian citizenship? 10 FAQs answered

Home Office withdraws refusals in good character citizenship policy challenges

Four lead judicial review claims brought by Wilson Solicitors challenging the Home Office’s February 2025 good character guidance for British citizenship applications have now been...

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Passport: A New Trauma! Who Is Really An Indian?

Since 2023, a diluted version of dual citizenship is available to persons of Indian origin (defined as a person born to persons born in India) and to their children via the Oversea...

IRCC pauses processing some citizenship by descent cases as department probes issues

OTTAWA — The immigration department says it has temporarily paused the finalization of some new citizenship by descent applications after “a few dozen” people were told their issue...

Ottawa blames ‘unclear’ guidance for ‘Lost Canadian’ citizenship recalls

IRCC said 100 people were told to surrender their citizenship certificates after a 'routine review' found they had 'potentially insufficient supporting documentation.'

EU Citizen Or Still Uk Citizen which one am I

Italy does it differently. When you submit the proper docs and they approve, they just send you a letter. No ceremony or formality. Their rationale is that you were born an Itali...

How to request urgent processing of a Canadian citizenship certificate

A proof of citizenship certificate is the document that confirms you’re already Canadian. IRCC currently takes about 15 months to process one, and that wait has climbed as hundreds...

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...

EU Citizen Or Still Uk Citizen which one am I

In Ireland there’s no ceremony if you get citizenship by descent. The ceremony is only for people who are naturalized. My husband’s was in Killarney and I had to drag him by the sc...

US Citizen tax form questions for "simple" return

I would love a copy of that letter as well please!

US moves to strip 17 persons, including Indian immigrant, of citizenship

WASHINGTON: The US on Monday said it had initiated proceedings to revoke citizenship of 17 persons, including an Indian immigrant, who were accused of serious offences. Among the 1...

6 document myths that could get your Canadian citizenship by descent application rejected

Millions of Americans now qualify for Canadian citizenship by descent. If you think you’re eligible, there are some things you need to know before you apply. Document collection fo...