Able to apply for British citizenship?

[mokkarimakka]

Hello and thanks in advance for any help offered. Am I eligible to receive British citizenship? Few pertinent facts:

- father and mother both born in England in 1940’s
- both emigrated to Canada in late 1960’s and took canadian citizenship
- parents had me in Canada in 1970’s, and I am a Canadian citizen. I’ve never had British citizenship.
- Parents divorced in mid-1980’s and father returned to England. He re-took British citizenship / passport.
- Mother stayed in Canada and kept Canadian citizenship.
- Both parents have since passed away and difficult to get more details.

Appreciate your guidance.

[secret.simon]

There is a reasonably good chance that you are already a British citizen by descent.

But to confirm, can you advise of the month and year that your parents were born, and the month and year of your birth?

[mokkarimakka]

Thanks so much for your reply. Father was July-1944 and mother was July-1948. I’m Dec-1971. Is there a
website I can visit to see what documents are required / how I go about proving this all?

[secret.simon]

Provided your father did not formally renounce his British citizenship before your birth (unlikely), you are a British citizen by descent and can apply directly for a British passport.

For list of documents to prove your claim to British citizenship, see Table B on Page 14 of the Guidance for passport applications.

Be aware that as you are a British citizen by descent, you cannot pass on British citizenship automatically to any children born abroad.

[mokkarimakka]

Fantastic. Thanks for your take on things. Honestly have no clue whether my father renounced his British citizenship but I see no point why he would do so ... he seemed to not have missed a beat when he moved back to the UK in the 80’s. Dual-citizenship appears to be fine from a UK perspective so I’m guessing he had both Canadian and British citizenship and perhaps renounced the Canadian one. I suppose I’ll find out as I go thru the application process. Many thanks again.