The BORN identity: Russian secret agent Anna Chapman gives birth to her first child in Moscow but refuses to name the father
Anna Chapman was stripped of her British citizenship after the spy claims
She was deported from the United States in 2010 and runs an antique shop
You may be thinking of some Russian sleeper agents in Canada who had a son who was something like 17 or 18, was totally in the dark about what his parents were doing, and very much did not want to leave Canada and go to Russia.
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It sounds like he fought to remain a Canadan citizen and won.
Alexander Vavilov had his citizenship revoked after his parents, who worked for Russia’s foreign intelligence service, were arrested in 2010.
He was born in Canada, and until their arrest he believed his parents were Canadian too.
It is the first time he has spoken since Canada’s Supreme Court ruled his citizenship was valid.
“I am who I am - whatever you learn about your heritage I don’t think it defines you as a person,” Mr Vavilov told the media in Toronto on Friday.
He said the court victory was recognition that he not only feels like a Canadian, but is one in the eyes of the law.
The government said that since his parents worked for a foreign government at the time of his birth, being born on Canadian soil was not enough to grant him citizenship.
Thus began Mr Vavilov’s long fight to restore his citizenship.
Typically, being born in Canada grants a child automatic citizenship. But there are exceptions for the children of diplomats. The government said that exception should apply to him - Mr Vavilov’s legal team disagreed.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that since his parents were not granted diplomatic status, his citizenship is valid.
EDIT: He was 16 when they were arrested, and it sounds like most of that time had lived in the US as a Canadian, and that he is in Russia but was looking for work in Canada.
He told the media that he wants a future in Canada but his next steps depend on his prospects - he will move back for a good work opportunity.