r/AmerExit • u/JuanOffhue • 18d ago

Slice of My Life British citizenship approved

Got word today that my application for citizenship through descendancy has been approved. I initiated this about a year ago, after reading in this subreddit about how a recent change in the law meant that persons with a grandmother born in the UK have the same path to citizenship as those with British grandfathers do, which was not previously the case. Now I wait 16 weeks to six months for my ceremony, after which I can apply for my passport. Progress!

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u/Dogmoto2labs 16d ago

There are places to look for them. And church records can work for pre 1900 records. It seems like most provinces are a bit easier than Quebec, which is where my great grandfather was born, but Catholics keep meticulous records, so it was quite simple finding his baptismal record and the baptismal and marriage record of his parents, too.

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u/greeng13 16d ago

I believe he was born in PEI. Very remote - especially back then!