While he was abroad, two messages arrived from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. A Canadian born or naturalized in Canada could pass citizenship on to a child born outside the country. Three days later, IRCC reverified Maher’s certificate without asking him for another document or explaining what had changed. After nearly eleven months of processing, IRCC issued Tossell a citizenship certificate on May 6. Of the 100 certificates, IRCC said thirty-three were automatically reinstated after officers confirmed that the applicants met the legal requirements.