Candian becoming America while in the US

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nfsnyc

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Ok so heres my scenario:

I was born to 2 US Citizen parents in Canada. Never got any paperwork filed and now im 22. I was looking into it and apparently I can simply apply for a US Passport if I prove my Parents were US Citizens for "x" amount of time before/during my birth. My question is this, I am currently in the US (being here for almost 6 months then returning to CA) and I am trying to gather the necessary documentation in order to apply for US Citizenship. So does anyone know how it would work if I manage to get approved for a US Passport while visiting the US on my alotted 6 month time with my Canadian passport? Is it even possible for me to get a US passport while im here through a Canadian one?

What would happen to my Canadian Passport if I get approved for the US one?

What if im only able to gather documentation for one parent (Birth Cert/Social/Etc) and not both?

What If I return (I know this has been asked a gazillion times) to Canada after being in the US 5 months 22 days, then stay in CA 2-3 weeks, then come back to the US with another 4-6month R/T air ticket?

Am I able to apply for a US Passport while im here visiting?

If anyone can answer any of my questions id GREATLY and appreciate it and try to help in return any way I can.

Thanx.
 
Your best option in my opinion is this. Go back to Canada. Approach the local US consulate with proof of your parents' US citizenship and their proof of residence in the US prior to moving to Canada. The consulate will then be able to issue you a US passport and also issue you a consular certificate of birth.
You Canadian citizenship will remain intact. Good luck!!!

nfsnyc said:
Ok so heres my scenario:

I was born to 2 US Citizen parents in Canada. Never got any paperwork filed and now im 22. I was looking into it and apparently I can simply apply for a US Passport if I prove my Parents were US Citizens for "x" amount of time before/during my birth. My question is this, I am currently in the US (being here for almost 6 months then returning to CA) and I am trying to gather the necessary documentation in order to apply for US Citizenship. So does anyone know how it would work if I manage to get approved for a US Passport while visiting the US on my alotted 6 month time with my Canadian passport? Is it even possible for me to get a US passport while im here through a Canadian one?

What would happen to my Canadian Passport if I get approved for the US one?

What if im only able to gather documentation for one parent (Birth Cert/Social/Etc) and not both?

What If I return (I know this has been asked a gazillion times) to Canada after being in the US 5 months 22 days, then stay in CA 2-3 weeks, then come back to the US with another 4-6month R/T air ticket?

Am I able to apply for a US Passport while im here visiting?

If anyone can answer any of my questions id GREATLY and appreciate it and try to help in return any way I can.

Thanx.
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Thanx for replying; I keep hearing "proof of residence" of my parents, how would I PROVE they lived here!?!? Is it like a whole court case id need to gther documents left and right, like work records and house records? Or is having a US Social from my parents enough?

How would I go about doing it in CA, nearest big city is Vancouver, do you know how long it would take to get a passport through them? I figure id try to apply here since im already here and theres passport service business left and right. Ive always meant to to try and get to a US Consulate but didnt know where to start...:confused:.


Why does entering the US with intention of becoming a citizen seem to be frowned upon?

Plus I dont think I can get a Consular Certificate of Birth Abroad or whatever its called anymore, thats only for minors, once youre over 18 I dont think youre eligible..
 
How old were your folks when they left the US for Canada? Did they ever work in the US? Pay stubs, SS statements, rent payments, school/college transcripts, etc, can prove there were physically in the US.
I am not too sure there is a deadline for consular certificate of birth. Even if there is, the US consulate would still issue you a passport.
 
They left while they were older, not like while they were 18 or anything.

They became dual-citizens or whatever, I dont think they ever lost their US citizenship period.

But youre making it sound like im gonna have to collect a whole bunch of documentation which I dont know if ill find.. :/. I can probably put it together, but I dont wanna be stuck in Canada while im waiting for everything to come together..

Also, say I DO get a US Passport, I still have an active Canadian one, so what will happen, id be walkin around with two passports?
 
Lol so its like "choose a passport" when you cross borders hehe..

So anyways, you dont think just applying in a US post office or one of those passport service places would work? Seems its the same process as going to a Consulate, just this is IN the US..

Im still trying to figure out if youre aloud to get a US Passport while here on 6 month visit, ive called so many departments, they all say I should technically be able to do it but I dont know how certain they are.

3/4 USCIS Reps said "just get a passport" when I asked how to become a citizen, one guy said use N-400.

3/3 US Passport ppl said "ya you can get a passport" although one said you might lose your Canadian citizenship..

Private places said they can do it too...buut none of them were certain and I wish I can find facts because I have to return to CA in exactly 30 days..and still cant get my dads Birth Cert..argh..

I know I can technically return to CA a lil bit then come to the US again up to the 6 months, but I hear some ppl have problems with that..

If you have any other info to share id appreciate it..I dont know where to look already, it would be so much simpler if I was under 18..(consular b/c).

Im gonna try to call Customs today lol, see what they say, they'll probably say "get ur a** back to CA". Cause on the way here the agent wasnt the friendliest guy in the world..
 
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Thanks! Ive seen that though and read it so many times I know it by heart lol..it just seems way too simple which is why im in doubt O:)

There are some differences in what that site you posted says, and wat the Consulate in Canada says you need though..I guess ill make some more calls..

Thanks though, I like how you found the page ive been lookin at lol..must mean I was on the right track :).
 
I dont know if this would help but here is a kind of similar experience,

My friend (21yo) born in Texas while his parents (Non-US citizens) were in a foreign military job in Dallas. A week after he was born, they all returned home in South America.

Last summer, my friend came to the U.S. with a Latin American passport and a J visa, to work during his summer vacation. He never got his birth certificate from Texas, and he though since he born in a foreign military camp (Non-US) in Dallas, he would not be a US citizen or ave th right to be.
He got a Latin America passport trough his parents.

So last summer I encouraged him to request his birth certificate from Texas. He did, and got it within 2 weeks... he then mailed all the documents with the USPS and it took almost 3 months to get his U.S. passport.
He ran into some RFE, since the Departement os State needed proof of where he was during those 21 years. Once he went in person and showed up the documents from his school abroad they mailed him his US Passport within 3 days.

So, if I would be you I would gather all the info and apply for a US passport in person. That way if they do need an extra document or you are missing one, they can tell you right away. Otherwise your application can be stuck forever.

Good Luck,
 
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ccordova624 said:
He never got his birth certificate from Texas, and he though since he born in a foreign military camp (Non-US) in Dallas, he would not be a US citizen or ave th right to be.
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Read the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Everyone born on U.S. soil and subject to American jurisdiction is a citizen. People with full diplomatic immunity are not subject to our jurisdiction.
 
Well, I dont know about the diplomatic immunity but his father was a high rank military that was doing some kind of job for the goverment of his country in Texas.

I read about the 14th amendment, thats why I encouraged him to apply for his birth certificate... and he got it.
 
Lol you guys TOTALLY lost me, but anyways I think ill try to go to the Consulate in Vancouver (I made an apointment online) and do it through there. I called em and whoever answered said "you need to apply for citizenship" which is dead wrong..I hope lol..their site has explicit instructions for applying for a Passport.

So any suggestions or tips for me?

They say (consulate site) proof of parents being US Citizens is preferrably a valid US passport which I dont think I have for either parent..im hoping expired, or US B/C / SS Cards would be enough to prove their citizenship.

....if either of your parents have a different name from that printed on their proof of citizenship (typically a U.S. passport of birth certificate),...

If that OF is a typo and supposed to be an OR then that means b/c is good proof lol.
 
So I scheduled an appointment with the US Consulate in Vancouver, is there anything I should know beforehand? Any tips? Im trying to gather as many documents as possible, although its not workin too well yet..any tips?
 
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