Questions tagged [citizenship]
For questions about citizenship status, acquiring, naturalization, laws in regard to, or applications for.
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What is required to claim Canadian citizenship?
My father is a Canadian citizen by birth (born in Canada), my mother and I are both American citizens. We all live in the United States (my father as a green-card permanent resident -- he has been an ...
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Can F2 visa holder apply to get a licence as a physical therapist in USA?
I have an F2 visa. I hold a Physical therapy (PT) bachelor from the outside USA. I contacted Tennesse board of Physical therapy to apply for a licence for PT. They send me the requirements which I can ...
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EU Applying for Irish Citizenship, parent never had Foreign Birth Registration certification
I'm applying for my Irish Citizenship form the UK so that I can live and work there.
I believe I qualify for Irish citizenship because of the following:
a) I was born outside of Ireland before the ...
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Mother refuses to allow child to become US citizen
I am the father of a nearly 2-year old daughter. I was present for her birth in the Philippines. I am a US citizen by birth and lived most of my life in the US. I acknowledged paternity and the ...
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EEA Registration Certificate to Resident permit to UK Citizenship
I'm slightly confused about what documents do I need to apply for.
I already have a EEA Registration Certificate and now I'm trying to apply for British Citizenship.
It say that I must have a ...
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Netherlands: Passing grades for the integration exams
In the Netherlands as part of the naturalization process, one must pass the following exams individually.
Reading (Around 25 questions)
Writing (Around 7-8 questions)
Speaking (Around 24 questions)
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Tax as an Italian resident
I am a US citizen in Italy and just submitted my documents for dual citizenship. I have residency in the Comune where I am applying. I will now be returning to the US. I was told I need to keep the ...
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Expat needing to know about renouncing US citizenship
Ok, If you renounce your US citizenship and are stateless, can you work? Can you register for residency? Everything I have read or watched, seems to just brush over a lot of the details. I am really ...
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NOC code for Devops Engineer - 2173 or 2174
My designation is Senior Software Engineer, where my roles and responsibilities are as of a devops engineer -- build and release and cloud (AWS)
Please help me chose the best NOC code for Canada PR.
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How can I find out whether my father was Dutch?
Is there is a way to find out if your parent kept their Dutch nationality? My father passed away two years ago and I am trying to find out if he had Dutch nationality when I was born in order to ...
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My father is a French Citizen. Can I get French citizenship through him? [duplicate]
I was wondering if its possible for me to get French citizenship through my father. Most of his family lives in France and so would sometimes come to visit us.
I have read so many answers on this ...
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Is there any possibility to obtain German Citizenship before 6 years without marriage?
I read many times that the minimum requirement for period lived in Germany is 8 years and can be dropped to 6 years (I am talking about non-married to German citizen).
My question is, can this be by ...
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Space requiremnt for German embassy visa
I would like to know if my visa will be approved by Germany embassy if I apply to live with my husband his 2 parents and his little brother. The house is 100m square.2 toilets 3 rooms 1 kitchen and ...
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Does holding a Canadian citizenship enable a person to get US H1b / L1 much easier than citizenship from third-world countries?
What are the benefits of holding Canadian citizenship in terms of getting a work permit in US/Europe compared to other third world countries?
Would Canadian citizen still have to go through H1b ...
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Can an underage request Italian citizenship through italian ancestor?
In my team, we would like to sign a Brasilian player who is 15 yo. We discovered he has Italian grandmothers, so we would like to make him obtain Italian citizenship because it would be easier to ...
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Am I a British citizen?
The title says it all, I’m 17 years old and have just had my Brazilian passport renewed. I’m afraid I won’t be able to work because of it. I’ve lived in Scotland for 14 years and my dad is Scottish, ...
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Permanent residence card UK
My family and I are applying for a permanent residence card. We have been living in the UK for 6 years and I was wondering if it convenient to consider the original date when we first arrived 6 years ...
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Italian citizenship after marriage
My husband, a South African citizen, was issued with a "permesso di soggiorno per motivi familiari" in January 2018.
The transcription of the marriage (which took place in the Republic of South Africa ...
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My father is applying for French citizenship through descent. Can I then do so?
My grandmother was born in France, and moved to the US where she had my father. My father, a US citizen, is applying for French citizenship through descent as his mother did not renounce her French ...
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My parents were both born in Holland, would I be eligible for a Dutch passport?
My father was born in Heemstede on 8th June 1924, he became a South African on 10/9/1952, my mother was born in Haarlem on 6th September 1925, she became a South African on 6/12/1955. I was born on 1/...
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Is it possible to obtain permanent residency under an L-1B visa? [duplicate]
Is it possible to obtain permanent residency under an L-1B visa? I was under the impression that L-1B has no dual intent, hence it would be difficult to adjust status to become US permanent residents. ...
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French citizenship through UK-born father whose birth was registered as French outside France
My father was born in the UK to a French mother (born in France), with his birth registered at the consulate as a French born outside of France. He has a French passport & CNIS. He has always been ...
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Acquiring Dutch citizenship or residency as the spouse of a Dutch citizen
My husband's parents were both Dutch citizens who immigrated to SA in 1951 and 1952. They never gave up Dutch citizenship, so my husband, who was born in SA and has always lived and worked in SA, has ...
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Pros and cons of working in Singapore as a US Green Card holder vs US citizen
I am a Malaysian currently living and working in the US with a green card issued in 2016. I am thinking of relocating to Singapore and finding a job there. What are the pros and cons being a US green ...
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Dutch passport for my son
My father is a Dutch passport holder as are my sister and brother and my sister's two children. Apparently I am too old to get a Dutch passport. I would like to know if my son can get a Dutch passport ...
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Living in Sweden & Denmark- building citizenship
I'm currently an EU citizen...however that EU citizenship is British thus is greatly under threat. Further I'm an ethnic minority so...let's just say I don't feel safe with the direction the UK is ...
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Dual citizenship - Australian born with Dutch mother (deceased)
Can anyone help me find out if I can obtain dual citizenship please? This info doesn't seem easy to come by!
So I was born in Australia in 1970. I am an Australian citizen. My father born in Australia,...
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My mother is a French citizen through marriage. Can I live in France?
My mother has been in France for the past 15 years. I’m an Israeli citizen living in the US as a green card holder.
If I wanted to legally live in France and be with her is there anything that can be ...
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How to get citizenship for Ireland through "Critical Skills Employment Permit"?
There is a Visa type for Ireland titled "Critical Skills Employment Permit".
Presume I've gotten that permit, now questions:
how can I get a Visa and citizenship if I don't have enough money in my ...
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My husband wants to register as a UK citizen (born to a British mother in South Africa in 1964). Do we need her passport?
The documentation listed as acceptable on uk.gov is:
• Your passport; and
• Your full birth certificate (one which includes the name of your parent(s), (which
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Can I get Swiss citizenship based on my mother's Swiss citizenship?
My mother is a Swiss citizen since the 1980s (we don't know exactly the year since we discovered recently that her ex-husband applied for her without saying anything to her), and got her Swiss ...
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What is the process for getting a ZAV Certificate on your own for Germany?
I am an Indian undergraduate student in my 4th year. I have been accepted for an internship in a German University. I applied for a short term Schengen visa (Guest Scientist / Visiting Scholar) at the ...
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Getting a French passport - born abroad to a French mother
I was wondering if any of you have any experience with this:
I am looking at getting a French passport. My mother is French and I was born in the UK. My birth was registered at the French Consulate ...
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Czech citizenship or residence by blood from great-grandmother?
Czech citizenship can be passed from parent to child even if the child is born abroad. However I've struggled to find out if that can apply to grandchildren (my mom) or great-grandchildren (me).
My ...
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I am a man married to an Italian man
I have been legally married to my male spouse for eight years.
He is Italian, am I able to get an Italian passport?
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What are my options for a long-term visa? (Between SA & European citizen)
I wanted to find out what are some of the options we can consider for applying for a long-term visa.
I am a South African citizen and my partner is European. We would like to find out if there are ...
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UK settlement visa
Do I have to get a British passport to enter the UK if my father is British? My family is from Singapore, except my father, who is British. We are being relocated to the UK because of his work and I'...
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Staying in France without EU documentation
I've applied for a Hungarian citizenship but my birth certificate hasn't been printed yet. My lawyer told me on February 21 that my citizenship is confirmed and is now in the final stage of ...
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Can I obtain French citizenship if my mother's great-grandfather was French?
My mother is Egyptian and her great-grandfather was French. She sent the papers (certificat de nationalité française) to France before she died to claim French nationality. I am her only son.
Can I ...
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How does my friend obtain US citizenship for his foreign born son?
I have a US citizen friend who married a non-USA citizen woman in a foreign country a few years ago. 5 months and 9 days after their marriage a foreign born little boy was born in a hospital in the ...
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My father was naturalized: am I British otherwise than by descent?
I am a British citizen who was under 18 when my father applied for naturalization in 1979. I was registered on his form, and then I (as well as my father) was given citizenship when the naturalization ...
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What happens to a Chinese-born citizen who acquires American citizenship by their parents naturalizing?
I was reading up on Chinese nationality law about dual citizenship. I noticed the law states:
Article 9: Any Chinese national who has settled abroad and who has been naturalized as a foreign ...
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Hong Kong ID card and Chinese Nationality
My two overarching and related questions:
What does having a Hong Kong ID card imply regarding my residency status and citizenship?
Does having a Hong Kong ID card imply that I am a Chinese national? ...
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Does my mother qualify for a Dutch Passport / Citizenship
My great grandparents (both Dutch) came to South Africa in 1921.
My grandmother was born in Holland in 1916 and came with them at age 5.
I discovered a naturalisation certificate (or something like ...
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Which visa is required to move to the UK as a US citizen married to a UK citizen with our child born in the US?
My fiance is a UK citizen. I want to move there with my daughter. We are both US citizens. I understand I will need to apply for a join partner visa, which I need to apply for our daughter. Her father ...
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What is the cheapest EU passport that can be "bought"?
Many (most? all?) countries allow non-citizens to effectively "buy" a passport, although they may not always phrase it that way. For instance, by agreeing to invest Euro X and start a business ...
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Austrian citizenship language skills
I have been residing in Austria for 6 years. I also have a long-term EU residence permit. I have mental sickness and I have a certificate from the public health doctor that I can't learn German. Is ...
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Can I get French citizenship? [duplicate]
My father went to France for work in 1985. However, he didn't think about getting French nationality until 2002.
Besides that, I was born in 1993 abroad, not in France. Am I eligible for French ...
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Am I eligible for a Dutch passport when only my grandparents had citizenship?
Hoping someone can help me here, I am wanting to apply for a Dutch passport.
My grandparents were born in Holland as was my father, but they moved to South Africa when he was 3 or so. from what I ...
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Is having these 8 citizenships possible?
Currently I'm living in Germany and I only have Polish citizenship and thus a Polish passport. I read that you need to remain in Germany at least 8 years in order to apply for the German citizenship. ...
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