Questions tagged [dual-citizenship]
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Can an American living in the UK become a British citizen without losing American citizenship?
If an American citizen living in the United Kingdom (England if it matters) meets all of the UK's requirements for naturalization, can he become a British citizen without losing his American citizenship?
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Failing to renounce Indian citizenship
Indians are required to renounce their Indian citizenship after obtaining another citizenship.
What happens if someone doesn't do so?
I mean if my Indian passport has anyhow expired, and I never ever plan to travel to India again, or use my Indian…
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Can you become a U.S. senator if you have dual citizenship?
Can you become a U.S. senator if you have dual citizenship? Or is there a law that says you can only become a U.S. senator if you have only one citizenship and you are a U.S. citizen? I know you can be a naturalized U.S. citizen and become a…
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Could a foreign power remove an Australian member of federal parliament by declaring them a citizen?
Recently a number of Australian members of the federal parliament have been referred to the high court because they might have a foreign citizenship. The first was a simple oversight by the politician in question, but the rest start to get a little…
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What legal reason, if any, does my bank have to know if I am a dual citizen of the US?
I am a US citizen permanently living overseas, and maintain a bank account in the US. I was recently prompted to update my personal information, and one of items I had to answer was whether I had dual citizenship with any other country. (I do…
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What rule of Canadian law would allow for revocation of dual-citizenship status and passport because of national interest/disloyalty etc.?
More than 200,000 Canadians signed this petition sponsored by a Commons MP to "revoke Elon Musk's dual citizenship status, and revoke his Canadian passport".
Some Canadian immigration law firms claim that "serious Misconduct or disloyalty" or that…
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Do British Overseas Territories count as United Kingdom with regards to 90 days rule when applying for British citizenship?
https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen
This one of the criteria:
Spent no more than 90 days outside the UK in the last 12 months
Read the full guidance notes and the requirements booklet before applying.
So I've followed the guide and…
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Dual national entering a third country on one passport: Implications for assistance from the other nation?
The scenario is simple: A dual citizen of A and B enters C, having valid passports from A and B with them, but only presenting A's passport at entry to C.
Does that affect in any way the assistance B, in particular B's embassy or consulate, is…
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How is state citizenship acquired and lost?
According to the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution,
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
I have questions…
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Can Australian citizenship be revoked for a long period of absence from Australia?
I moved to work in Australia about 10 years ago, got there a permanent Australian visa as an employer-nominated skilled migrant, and became an Australian citizen by conferral about four years ago from now.
A couple of weeks after making the…
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What is the legislation which prevents dual-nationality in Malaysia?
Most people in Malaysia know that dual nationality is not allowed, for adults at least, and generally refer back to the Constitution.
However, the relevant part of the Malaysian constitution states:
23(1) Any citizen of or over the age of twenty-one…
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Can lack of dual citizenship be a job qualification in Canada?
Some organizations in Canada have an official preference for hiring Canadian citizens, and say so in job announcements. If one is a Canadian citizen but also a U.S. citizen, does that mean one would be treated differently from a candidate who is…
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Can parents withhold their birth certificate/marriage license from their kids
I had a falling-out with my parents awhile ago. Haven't talked to them in almost two years. They were born in the Czech Republic.
I am wanting to apply for a dual citizenship in CZ, which is easy as long as your parents were born in Czech. All they…
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Is there any way to renounce citizenship of a foreign country legally in the U.S.?
I have dual citizenship of Japan and Iran, and I'm studying in the U.S. for the past six years through F-1 visa. I've lived in Japan for the first 15 years of my life, and I've never visited Iran. Since Japan doesn't recognize dual citizenship…
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Does Kamala Harris have Jamaican (in addition to US) citizenship?
It seems to me that Kamala Harris probably has both Jamaican and US citizenship. Not questioning her US citizenship or eligibility to be President of the US, I am just asking, as an interesting academic matter about a public figure, whether she has…
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