Canada pulls citizenship from new ancestral applicants
The Canadian government revoked citizenship for many recent applicants encouraged by a weakened ancestry rule, after many were accepted despite insufficient documentation.
TL;DR
- Canada is revoking citizenship granted under a newly amended ancestry rule.
- The amendment broadened citizenship-by-ancestry to more generations.
- Many applicants were approved despite submitting insufficient documentation, such as printouts from ancestry websites.
- Recipients are receiving notices demanding the surrender of their citizenship certificates.
- Applicants will have an opportunity to submit additional evidence for review.