Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has reportedly emailed recent recipients of Canadian citizenship certificates in the United States (US), informing them that their citizenship status is now under review, as they surrender their citizenship certificates for re-assessment.
The development comes as applicants under Canada’s expanded citizenship laws face renewed scrutiny, following the reassessment of previously approved citizenship applications.
Recent amendments to Canada’s Citizenship Act triggered a surge in applications for citizenship by descent, some of which are now being revisited by the federal government.
Many of the affected individuals had already received citizenship certificates. In some cases, they had also obtained Canadian passports and Social Insurance Numbers in preparation for relocation to Canada.
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