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Djwaters1985
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Citizenship by descent

Post by Djwaters1985 » Thu Sep 19, 2019 3:46 am

Hi,
I’m an Australian citizen with obvious British ancestry, colonization and all.
My step grandfather was London born and since passed.
He married my grandmother the year I was born so he’s my grandfather as far as I’m concerned so does this qualify me for British citizenship?
I’m also soon to be a Canadian citizen so I’m not sure whether triple citizenship is possible.
TIA,
Dave

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Re: Citizenship by descent

Post by CR001 » Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:16 am

For the the purpose of citizenship, step parents and step grandparents are not counted. It has to be blood relatives or a legally adopted parent or grandparent as far as I am aware.
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Re: Citizenship by descent

Post by secret.simon » Thu Sep 19, 2019 8:22 am

It is not who you regard as your grandfather, it is who the law regards as your grandfather that matters.
CR001 wrote:
Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:16 am
It has to be blood relatives or a legally adopted parent or grandparent as far as I am aware.
I agree with CR001. For you to qualify through an ancestor, that ancestor would need to be your natural (biological) ancestor or be related to you by adoption (i.e. a paper trail that lists him/her as your direct ancestor).
I am not a lawyer or immigration advisor. My statements/comments do not constitute legal advice. E&OE. Please do not PM me for advice.

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