Questions tagged [dual-citizenship]
For questions pertaining to questions about holding two forms of citizenship - ie where one is a citizen of two countries, and eligible for passports of both said countries.
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Applying for determination of German citizenship in Germany?
Applying for determination of German citizenship (Feststellung der deutschen Staatsangehörigkeit) by ancestry is normally done, by individuals not living in Germany, through their local consulate, who ...
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Recognizing French nationality through my mother
Thank you ahead of time for reading this and helping me understand if I can claim French nationality for me and potentially my children through my mother's nationality. I've read a number of the ...
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What documentation is needed to show German nationality before 1913?
For the purposes of claiming German citizenship through descent, what documents are needed to show that an individual held German citizenship before passage of the nationality law of 1913?
Is a birth ...
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Does derivation of US citizenship through parents' naturalization cause loss of German citizenship?
This question is about eligibility for German/US dual citizenship when a minor acquires US citizenship at the time that his parents naturalize.
Suppose a child is born outside of the United States to ...
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Can dual national Canadian/EU enter US from UK, with passport only?
I have a dual citizenship one Greek and one Canadian. My plan is to travel to the US. Currently, I live in the UK and not in the EU country (i.e. Greece) in which I was raised. My question is, can I ...
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Am I required to disclose second nationality? [closed]
Scenario:
I am a dual national of countries X and Y and I'm living in third country Z.
I've entered country Z on passport X.
If I'm asked about my nationality in general on documents (but no ...
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Can my mother get Czech citizenship through this new law that was recently passed in the Czech parliament?
I am currently having a hard time finding a long form version of this law in English, but I have some basic information about my mother if y'all can help. Here's a list of facts followed by a list of ...
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I am a Italian and Australian citizein living and working in the UK. How will I be affected by brexit
I am a dual citizen of Australia and Italy. I am currently living and working in the Uk on my Italian citizenship. How will Brexit affect me and what do I need to do.
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Can a child born in US to Indian Father and Pakistani Mother obtain an Indian Citizenship or OCI card?
My wife and I are both US citizens are have been living in the US for about 20 years.
I was born in India, and my wife was born in Pakistan.
We are having a newborn soon and wanted to make sure he ...
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Infant of American father/German mother: Is it possible to travel by air to USA on German passport with visa waiver?
Thank you for taking the time to weigh in on my situation.
I am an American citizen by birth who now has a baby with a German woman. The baby was born in Phillipines. With official documents, ...
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Acquiring Dutch Nationality
My father was born in the Netherlands, moved to SA in 1959, but became a South African citizen before I was born in 1967. My son (27), however, wishes to apply for Dutch citizenship. Is this at all ...
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Ukraine, dual citizenship & passport ownership
I had a few questions regarding dual citizenship.
I was born in Ukraine in 96, moved to the UK in 05 and recently received British Citizenship.
I’m currently in the process of applying for a British ...
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My dual citizen son (US and Australia) wants to marry a US citizen but live in Australia
I cannot find any information on this scenario:
My son was born in Australia (and lives in Australia) and received his US citizenship via a Consular Report of Birth Abroad due to me being a US ...
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Dutch Father Canadian Mother - CAn I apply for a Dutch Passport
My father was born in Holland in 1946 and immigrated to Canada in 1956. I was born in Canada in 1968 but would like to apply for a Dutch Passport as I spend a lot of time working in Europe. Does ...
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British Citizen with Canadian mother, needing passport
On a recent trip to Canada, I applied for my ETA as I am a British Citizen. It got denied as I was recognised as a Canadian citizen as my mother was born in Canada and always maintained full Canadian ...
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International and EU passport, which do i use for living rights?
I'm asking on behalf of my girlfriend. She holds an Italian passport and a Uruguayan passport. She's looking to either move to or study in the UK to live with me. In regard to living in the UK or ...
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I am a dual citizen of Canada and US looking to marry a Canadian Citizen
If I marry a Canadian Citizen, will it make any difference at all to my US Citizenship and Residency? Will it make any difference at all to staying in and leaving Canada? Will it make any difference ...
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US Born, UK Citizen Mother, do I qualify for UK Passport?
I was born in the US before 1983 and my mother was born and raised in the UK. I've never lived in the UK. Do I qualify for a UK passport\citizenship?
Even if I do, would I be able to live anywhere in ...
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EHIC eligibility for dual national (British/German)
I receive a UK State Pension. I have dual nationality (British/German)and I live in Germany. Am I still entitled to an EHIC card (for use in Germany) Thanks
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Can I move to Australia? Special Category Visa… NZ/SA dual citizenship
I was wondering if anyone has come across this situation.
I would like to move to Australia on a special category visa.
I have a New Zealand passport and I have dual citizenship with New Zealand(by ...
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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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South African national looking to get British dual citizenship
My husband is a South African national currently working in South Africa. I am a British citizen and we have just had a child together. I am currently still living in the UK. My husband served in the ...
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Dutch dual citizenship for an Australian
I'm wondering if it is possible for me to obtain dual citizenship. I have tried reading several different articles but it is all so confusing! My grandparents on my mother's side were both born in ...
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I was born in Canada to Chinese parents who have not settled abroad. I'm now 22 years old. Can I apply for a Chinese passport?
I was born in Canada to parents who are Chinese nationals and who have not settled abroad. Under Article 5 of the Nationality Law of the People's Republic of China (quoted below), that means I am a ...
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Holding dual citizenship prior to country of birth outlawing dual citizenship
As an EU citizen who's lived in the UK for 8 years, I am considering applying for British citizenship.
My birth country currently allows dual citizenship, but is considering outlawing this. While ...
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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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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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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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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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Dual citizen leaving Australia on a German passport
I've found a number of similar questions. However none of them are an exact match, hence I need to ask this.
I just found out that my grandmother in Germany has passed away and I would need to travel ...
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Dual British/Irish citizen. Can I use my British EU health card in Ireland?
I’ve recently been successful in becoming a dual British/Irish citizen. I currently live in the UK. I’ve tried applying for an Irish EU Health Card, but you have to have a PPS Number to get one. In ...
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Can a dual national leave Australia on their Canadian Passport?
The Australian government states that dual nationals must enter and leave Australia on their Australian passport. In order to do that, one needs an electronic travel authority (ETA) for Canada.
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Can I get Moldovan nationality by marriage?
I am a Syrian citizen who has been married to a Moldovan woman for 6 years now. We have 2 children under 18 years old.
I lived in Moldova for 2 weeks only. Is it possible for me to have Moldovan ...
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Am I British otherwise than by descent?
Here is my situation. My father was British, my mother German. I was born in 1981 in Germany. At the age of 2 we moved to Great Britain.
I grew up in Wales and at the age of 17 I got a British ...
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If someone was born to foreigners in France in 1958, lived there until 1962, and had a French birth certificate, would they be a French citizen?
Before the 1993 Méhaignerie Law, I'm not sure how this would work.
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What is US law and policy in respect of a US citizen who joins a foreign government and takes an oath of allegiance to a foreign state?
The US Immigration and Nationality Act 1990 states in §349 that a US citizen, whether by birth or naturalised, who takes an oath of allegiance to a foreign state, or who accepts a post in a foreign ...
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Is it possible to hold UK, USA, AUS, NZ and JAP passport together?
My girlfriend has dual US - JAP Citizenship.
I am an AUS - NZ dual citizen thinking of applying for UK Citizenship as well.
Will we be able to pass all of these to our children?
If not then can ...
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Could one renounce one's native citizenship in order to prevent a second, naturalized citizenship from being revoked?
Before I start, I want to say that I am asking this out of pure curiosity and interest. I am not in this situation, and I do not know anyone in this situation.
I read that the Norwegian Directorate ...
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How to get dual citizenship in the EU? [closed]
I was born in Canada in 1970. My father was born in the Netherlands in 1948 and came to Canada when he was five. He holds a Canadian passport. My mother was born in Germany in 1949 and came over when ...
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Does OCI require pledging loyalty to the Indian Government?
I'm an Indian American born and raised in America. My parents are also American citizens now, although they came from India. Now I am considering applying for Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status.
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Filipino child of a US citizen refused a non-immigrant visa
This is so screwed up. My partner and I are not married. We've been together 7 years and we have a 6-year-old son. Our son was coming with us on a visit to the US and we got him a tourist visa, no ...
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Registering French nationality - name change and where to get help
My mother was born in France and both of her parents are French. She moved to the UK and married my (British) father. When she did this, she changed her surname to his. My parents were married when I ...
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Dual Citizenship and Brexit [closed]
I left Britain over 20 years ago after being homeless as a teenager. While living on the streets, I got involved in teenage criminality, was arrested and was sentenced for it. That with other harsh ...
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Which citizenship can I get without giving up my US citizenship?
I ask because I was born in the US and am a US citizen. However, if I want to move to another country I don't want to give up my US citizenship. If I move, I want to pick a country where I can have ...
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Natualized US citizen, with un-renounced X country citizenship, making French visa, which passport?
I was born in the country of X, and just became US citizen. My original X country doesn't allow dual citizenship. Law in X country says my X citizenship would be automatically dropped if I get ...
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Dual citizenship and marriage
If a person has dual citizenship (Canada and US), what will the foreign national potential spouse (from Europe) have to go through in order to be legally residing in the US? Would they even be allowed ...
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Dual citizen born in England wishes to move back after 47 years in US
I was born in England to American parents.I have dual citizenship.I have lived in the US for 47 years.I now wish to move back to England. My child passports have been lost. What do I need to do?
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Can I obtain German citizenship and retain my Australian citizenship?
Is it possible for an Australian citizen to acquire German citizenship and keep their Australian citizenship?
(All the links I've been able to find are going the other way—about Germans retaining ...
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Health Insurance for someone over 28 w/ dual US/German citizenship, moving to Paris from California for 4-8 months to study at the Sorbonne
I also have a NHS card from when I lived in London 2 years ago, but am moving from California. What kind of health insurance can I get? I don't seem to fit any of the normal boxes
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Italian citizenship processing time
How long do I have to wait for a decision to be made on my application for Italian citizenship through marriage to an Italian citizen?
