Does adoption destroy citizenship claim through my birth mother?
This is so confusing.
Do I have a claim to Canadian citizenship through my birth mother under the amendments to the Citizenship Act?
I was born in the United States in 1958. My birth mother was unmarried at the time of my birth, and no father is listed on my birth certificate. I was later adopted in the United States.
My birth mother likely was a Canadian citizen by descent. Her grandparents were born in Canada and later moved to the United States. Her parents and she herself were born in the United States.
I have never lived in Canada and have never held permanent resident status.
Based on these facts, do I potentially have a viable claim to Canadian citizenship by descent through my birth mother? Does my later adoption in 1959 in the United States defeat the claim?
Thanks for any information that you can provide