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Dual Citizenship

Questions regarding holding valid citizenship in more than one country at a time.

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What is the complete list of countries that sell citizenship?

None of the countries will sell citizenships. You can change your status to another country to get those rights, but they are not sold.

Is a person with dual citizenship at birth natural born?

Many scholars agree that if an individual meets the requirements of a citizen at the time of birth then they are natural born but there is actually no definition for natural born citizen. This means that whether someone with dual citizenship at birth is natural born could be debated. Most would say that this individual is a natural born but it is not defined anywhere in law.

What is the citizenship of a child born in Japan of US parents?

The US will recognize the child as an American citizen. Japan may allow them to claim Japanese citizenship, but I don't believe they do.

What is the best way to marry a legal US resident who can't send a fiancee visa but is a Mexican citizen?

choices: 1) Marry the person and have him/her file an I-130 then "upgrade" it when the person becomes a US citizen. 2) Wait until the person is a US citizen then s/he can file for the fiancee visa. Either way you're looking at a very long wait until you can come to the USA.

What is citizenship and the various theory of citizenship?

A citizen who are listed by the Government is commonly know as citizenship

A citizen get all the benefits from the country.

When i get us citizenship after marriage of US citizen?

The applicant is a permanent resident ("green card" holder) with valid green card for a period of the past 5 years. If married to U.S. Citizen you may apply after 3 years with valid green card. One exception prevails - if an applicant has served in the United States armed forces during war, that individual may obtain US citizenship without first becoming a permanent resident if they were in the United States upon enlistment into the U.S. military.

Can a belgian apply for dual citizenship?

It absolutely depends on which country are you applying to become a citizen of. Because some countries do not allow dual citizenship, so, you'll have to give up your Belgian nationality based on their request. Moreover, Belgium does not allow you to retain dual nationality if you want to become a citizen of some countries such as the Netherlands, Korean Republic, and Japan.

How can a foreigner acquire Indian citizenship?

foreigners who wish to become Indian citizens should show residence in India for 13 years ,give up citizenship of any other country and should nave knowledge of any one language of India.

Can I return to the US with a US citizenship certificate?

Unfortunately you cannot. As of 01 June 2009, anyone (including all the US citizens) who wants to depart or enter the United States should present a valid passport at any point of entry they are using.

You should apply for an American passport at the US mission located near you.

How long does it take to get your citizenship?

IF YOU ARE MARRIED TO AN AMERICAN CITIZEN, YOU CAN ACTUALLY APPLY FOR YOUR CITIZENSHIP AFTER YOUR TWO YEARS OF ARRIVAL IN THIS COUNTRY HOWEVER THIS IS GRANTED THAT YOU REMAIN MARRIED BY THE PETITIONER OR YOUR AMERICAN HUSBAND. AND THEN DEPENDING WHERE THE APPLICATION PAPERS ARE FILED IT SOMETIMES TAKE A YEAR BEFORE YOU GET A DATE TO BE INTERVIEWED AGAIN BY THE EMBASSY REGARDING YOUR CITIZENSHIP AND FOLLOWS A MONTH OR SO TO BE SWORN IN. HOWEVER IF YOU CAME TO THIS COUNTRY AS AN IMMIGRANT AND NOT MARRIED TO A CITIZEN THEN YOU WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR 5 YEARS BEFORE YOU CAN APPLY FOR YOUR CITIZENSHIP. EXCEPT TO MY KNOWLEDGE THERE ARE CASES IF YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN WOULD FALL INTO A CATEGORY THAT YOU MAYBE CONSIDERED AS A POLITICAL ASSYLUM SUCH AS PEOPLE COMING FROM USSR, RUSIA OR SOME PARTS OF CHINA, IT MAY TAKE SHORTER ABOUT TWO YEARS AS WELL. As the Immigration laws are constantly changing you really want to visit this website for updated information http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis It is now taking longer and longer for citizenship processing due to back logging and other circumstances. there really is no set time frame.

Is it legal to have an American residence permit and a Canadian residence permit at the same time?

No, you'll be asked to surrender one. It has happened many time before and none were successful to keep both.

Does Denmark accept dual citizenship?

The law of citizenship does not allow dual citizenship except under exceptional circumstances. Such as:

  • If a child of a Danish citizen is born in a country where they grant citizenship by birth (e.g. the US, Canada and Brazil);
  • If one of the parents has a foreign citizenship, the child can keep both Danish and foreign citizenship;
  • When a foreigner bec omes a Danish citizen, they can retain their previous nationality if it is hard or impossible to renounce that nationality. (for example, Greece does not allow its citizen to renounce their citizenship; Iran requires male citizens to perform military service in order to apply for renunciation of their Iranian nationality.)

Are mossi people ghanaians?

The Mossi people as citizens of Ghana is an interesting issue in the history of Ghana.The Mossi people are mentioned in the records of the country preceeding the era of colonization of Ghana by British after several competitions between some colonial Powers, particularly in the northern sector of the country. This prompted me to believe that it was a very powerful tribe and several tribes originated from it because they claimed that they were also mossi people in the ancient times and that is why Historians identified the mossi people as ancestors of some ghanaian tribes today. What I have also observed is that we have read about several mossi clans in quite a number of tribes in the northern sector of the country., with the languages having changed slightly but similar to the mossi and dagomba languages.Those who claimed to have retained the Pure Mossi language today and said were Ghanaians whose hometowns and villages were in Ghana were said to have numbered nearly 11,000 in 1960 Ghana National Population Census records including mossi soldiers, police and other security personnel.If a mossi person says he is a Ghanaian,he simply means he is from any of the above historical background.Tribes that were ruled by mossi somewhere eventhough were not pure mossi regarded themselves as mossi people and are therefore not part of this Ghanaian mossi people on record

What countries have easy citizenship requirements?

Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain are countries which offer residence to wealthy individuals and investors. Other countries offer citizenship-for-investment programmes, commonly known as Economic Citizenship Programmes. There are now only two countries which offer legal and clearly defined programmes on a statutory basis. These are the Commonwealth of Dominica and St. Kitts & Nevis. While there is an established practice, there is no Economic Citizenship Programme as such and only very few cases are approved each year. Still, for a substantial investor Austria can be a very attractive option.

We have studied all current programmes and constantly monitor new developments. St.Kitts & Nevis now clearly offers the most attractive Citizenship-by-Investment Programme available today.

Economic Citizenship Programmes offer you the opportunity to legally acquire a new nationality quickly and simply, without major disruption to your life.

Switzerland is one of the hardest countries to get citizenship in. It takes 12 years to naturalise and you will have to go in front of a committee that has the power to deny you citizenship if they don't like you. In other words, this is not something that comes automatic after 12 years. This is becoming an increasing trend. In countries like the UK, it is known as earned citizenship. What is becoming popular worldwide is immigrants having to go through a variety of background checks before getting citizenship. This method is used to disqualify as many applicants as possible. Citizenship, and language tests are also on the rise, and also used as a method to disqualify immigrants. The USA is also amongst the most difficult to get investment visas. Austria is another difficult one.

Once in a blue moon, countries like Spain will grant amnesty to undocumented residents, but this does not happen often, and is unlikely to in the future because of xenophobia, and a solid right wing movement across the world. As of 2010, Canada is probably the "easiest" country to get into because you do not need to go the investment routes. Other routes such as Canadian work permit, and skilled migration are considered to be the easiest compared with USA, UK, Australia, NZ, Europe. To enter Canada as an immigrant, you don't have to be rich as you do in many other countries, but you will be expected to have at least $10 000 when entering the country.

How can citizenship be forfeited?

By renouncing your citizenship before a US embassy/ US consulate official. The US will not accept a renounciation if the government believes the renounciation was specifically performed so that the person can avoid paying income taxes (a US citizen/permanent resident is taxed on all WORLDWIDE income). If the government believes the renounciation was done to avoid taxes, the IRS will still tax you as if you were a citizen for 10 years after the renounciation.

Can a Gupta marry an aggarwal?

2/3 of guptas are agarwals.agarwals have many surnames.goyal,mittal,chandra,garg,bansal are the famous ones named on agarwal gotras.other famous ones are singhal,soinghania,dalmia,khaitan,bajaj etc. Birlas,oswal,khandelwal,maheshwaris are also related and marry each other,though not always.agarwal is a generic name which many use.as I told before two third of guptas are agarwals and use gupta as a generic surname and so marry regularly.even the one third of non agarwal guptas are related and marry but less regularly.even many jains are agarwal.like indu jain of times of india. Some agarwals use variations of agarwal like sabharwal etc. Some other names are modi,rai,chaudhry.but these three names are also used by other communities. For examle aishwariya rai is a tulu but lala lajpat rai was agarwal. Lalit modi is agarwal but narendra modi is not. Some agarwals have also used kumar in bihar and bengal. By the way sen-gupta and das-gupta are bengalis and not agarwal.

What process do you have to go through to get a British Passport Both your parents were born in the UK and when you were younger you used to have a British Passport?

I'm presuming you're NOT resident in the UK, else you could simply reference your prior passport on a renewal application. Failing that, mail the application with birth docs of your parents to the appropriate UK Embassy that issues passport in your country of resident. In the US, this would be the main Washington, DC embassy. You might have to appear in person for an interview as this seems like your first passport as an adult (?).

What can you do if you cheated on your boyfriend and he forgave you but a year later you still can't forgive yourself?

It takes time to forgive your self trust me I know, but you still can't hold a grudge on your self so move on and start with an apology.

How long can dual citizenship English and American stay in England?

Since you have British citizenship, for an unlimited period of time.