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goldeblonde said this in post #4 :
P.S. He cannot hold a Canadian, British and American passport! |
I know, for a fact, that you can have citizenship in multiple countries. So, how can you say that he can't? I have friends who have dual citizenship in America, and England. I have friends with other Countries for their citizenship. So, it's not impossible.
Here's some facts:
Multiple citizenship
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dual citizenship (being a citizen of two nations), or dual nationality, is by far the most common type of multiple citizenship, as nothing in international law prevents anyone from establishing citizenship in two countries.
Some countries bestow citizenship automatically to persons wedding their nationals[citation needed], to persons with a parent who is one of their nationals (Jus sanguinis), or to persons born on their territory (Jus soli). Multiple citizenships may thus be acquired at birth.
Some countries do not allow their citizens to have the nationality of any other country, or permit this only in certain circumstances (e.g. Singapore & Japan which allow only underage nationals to have other citizenships).[citation needed] Others may allow a citizen to have any number of nationalities. However, since each country decides for itself who its citizens are, based solely on its own laws and generally without regard for the laws of other countries, it is quite possible for a given individual to be considered a citizen by two or more countries even if some or all of these countries forbid dual or multiple citizenship.
Many countries, even those which "permit" dual or multiple citizenship, do not "recognize" dual or multiple citizenship under their laws: individuals are treated either as citizens of that country or not, and their citizenship with respect to other countries is considered to have no bearing. This can mean, for example, that consular officials abroad may not have access to their citizens if they also hold local citizenship. Some countries may provide access for consular officials as a matter of courtesy, but do not accept any obligation to do so under international consular agreements. The right of countries to act in this fashion is protected via the Master Nationality Rule. In popular discourse, reference to countries that "recognize" multiple citizenship may refer only to the lack of any specific statute forbidding multiple citizenship (leaving aside the difficulties of enforcing such statutes).
Examples
Example 1: A person born in Canada to a Canadian citizen and an American citizen would have Canadian citizenship by birth, and may also have US citizenship, depending on certain circumstances (the parents' marital status, date of the child's birth, and whether the US citizen parent has met certain physical presence requirements). If the requirements have been met, then the child would also be a US citizen, and therefore would have dual citizenship.
Example 2: A person born to American parents in the United States who moves to the United Kingdom may, after five years of legal residence (or three years if married to a British citizen) become a British citizen, and therefore will hold dual British/US citizenship.
Example 3: A child is born in Canada to a British born father and a Japanese born mother. The child is entitled to triple citizenship at birth. Lex sanguinis applies for his British and Japanese citizenships through his blood relationship with his father and mother respectively, and lex soli applies for his Canadian citizenship because of his birth on Canadian soil. However, according to Japanese law, at the age of 21 the child would have to decide whether to retain his Japanese citizenship and if so must renounce his British and Canadian passports (although renunciation of British nationality to a foreign authority is not recognised under British nationality law). Furthermore, lex sanguinis would not apply to his children should they be born outside of the UK.
Example 4: A British citizen also holds European Union and Commonwealth of Nations citizenship. In addition, most UK citizens born in Northern Ireland are also entitled to citizenship of the Republic of Ireland.
Example 5: A person born in the US to one or more Canadian parents is entitled to both US and Canadian citizenship. A person born outside Canada to a Canadian parent is a Canadian citizen (though, in certain limited situations, the Canadian citizenship of someone born to a Canadian parent outside Canada may expire on the person's 28th birthday).
Example 6: A person born in Canada to an Algerian father and British mother automatically acquires the Algerian citizenship[3] and is entitled to British citizenship (in both cases, jus sanguinis). The child also is also entitled to Canadian citizenship (jus soli). Unlike Japan (see Example 3), Algeria allows its nationals to acquire multiple citizenship.[4],[5] However, Algeria recognizes its nationals on its soil as Algerian, which can limit the ability of other countries whose citizenship the child possesses from providing consular assistance to the child when (s)he encounters problems. (Ibid.)
Example 7: A person born in Canada to a Moroccan father and Russian mother automatically acquire's the father's citizenship at birth.[6] The child is also entitled to Russian citizenship (jus sanguinis) and Canadian citizenship (jus soli). However, Morocco and Russia recognize their nationals on their soil as their nationals, which can limit the ability of other countries whose citizenship the child possesses from providing consular assistance to the child when (s)he encounters problems.[7],[8] Russia and Morocco, like Algeria, allow their nationals to acquire multiple citizenship.
Example 8: A person born in the UK to a Syrian father and Canadian mother automatically acquires the father's citizenship at birth.[9] The child is also entitled to Canadian citizenship (jus sanguinis) and British citizenship (jus soli). Although Canada recognizes multiple citizenship, Syria does not, which could create complications for Syrians who also hold non-Syrian citizenship as well.[10]
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