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Grandfather Dutch, Father born in London, I born in Canada

Post by lokyy » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:50 pm

Hello,
My grandfather was dutch, he was stationed in London when my father was born(1952) I was born in 1983 in Canada, AM I dutch? english? Which passport can I apply for?

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Re: Grandfather Dutch, Father born in London, I born in Cana

Post by noajthan » Mon Jun 27, 2016 7:56 pm

lokyy wrote:Hello,
My grandfather was dutch, he was stationed in London when my father was born(1952) I was born in 1983 in Canada, AM I dutch? english? Which passport can I apply for?
Canadian.

What nationality is father? (Place of birth doesn't mean much).
Nationality of mother?
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Re: Grandfather Dutch, Father born in London, I born in Cana

Post by LilyLalilu » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:00 pm

Unless your grandfather was an 'enemy alien' or a foreign diplomat your father became a British citizen other than by descent by virtue of his birth in the UK before 1983. This makes you Canadian and British (by descent) as far as I can see (provided your parents were/are married).

(I don't know anything about Dutch nationality law so can't comment on whether you are also Dutch)
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Re: Grandfather Dutch, Father born in London, I born in Cana

Post by Richard W » Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:25 pm

lokyy wrote:Hello,
My grandfather was dutch, he was stationed in London when my father was born(1952) I was born in 1983 in Canada, AM I dutch? english? Which passport can I apply for?
What was your grandfather stationed as? Assuming your father was actually born in the UK, he would have been born British other than by descent unless (British Nationality Act 1948 Section 4 Exception (a)):
British Nationality Act 1948 Section 4 Exception (a) wrote:his father possesses such immunity from suit and legal process as is accorded to an envoy of a foreign sovereign power accredited to His Majesty, and is not a citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies
However, he may have renounced British citizenship to become Canadian.

It is hard to see how you could be Dutch and not know it. It is very easy for you or your father to have lost Dutch nationality.

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