Marion, It has always been my understanding that if you are the child of an American citizen that you could claim US citizenship no matter where you were born. If your mom was born in Canada to an American citizen, she would (in effect) have dual US and Canadian citizenship. Same for a child born of Canadian (or any other nationality) parents born in the US -- if you're born here, you can claim US citizenship no matter what the nationality of your parents. However I do not know when this started. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Cludy52@aol.com [mailto:Cludy52@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 5:15 PM To: PABRADFO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Fw: [PABRADFO] Citizenship Residency Requirements Roland, My mother was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. My grandfather was an American Citizen even though he lived and worked in Hamilton. When my parents were engaged, my mother claimed my grandfather's American citizenship in order to marry my father, who was in the Army Air Corps. The family story went on that my Dad wouldn't have been allowed to marry her unless she was naturalized or an American Citizen through my grandfather. My Dad flew armed recon - a modified P-47 Mustang - Distinguished Flying Cross - three Oak Leaf Clusters. Maybe his security clearance had something to do with the requirement. I don't know if that helps. Sounds rather convoluted now that I read it. Marion Scherer