NationStates Jolt Archive

Since it is important to explain the poll options, and I only have limited space there, I've named each a letter, followed by an explanation here:

A - I have single citizenship of the country of my birth.
B - I have single citizenship of a country other than the country of my birth (could be the country I'm currently living in, could be another country)
C - I have dual citizenship: one of the country of my birth, and one of the country I'm currently living in.
D - I have dual citizenship: one of the country of my birth in which I'm currently living in, and one of another country.
E - I have dual citizenship: one of the country of my birth, and one of another country (meaning I don't have citizenship in the country I'm currently living in).
F - I have dual citizenship: neither of which are the country of my birth, but one of them is the country I'm living in.
G - I have dual citizenship: neither of which are the country of my birth or the country I'm living in.
H - I have NO citizenship in ANY country.

Alright, I tried to include any possibility possible, though I guess A, C, and D will be the main options. And I'm sure you all know what "living in" means.

It does not include vacation, no matter that it's a 2-month vacation. If you're in a country and planning to stay there, you're living there. If you're in a country for an extended period of time and you have a house back in another country that you're not sure you'll return to, the house country is the one you're living in. If you plan to definitely move to another country in X years, the poll still asks about what country you're CURRENTLY living in. Anyways, use your best judgement.

Does EU citizenship count?

i am a citizen born abroad.

i am a citizen born abroad.

sex change? :p

I remember someone here saying they had 'trual' citizenship (UK, US, and Australia, I think).

You could technically have triple citizenship:

Father from country A
Mother from country B
born and raised in country C

OR! maybe, I dunno, it's possible to have a total of five:
Father from country A and B (dual citizenship)
Mother from country C and D (again)
born and raised in country E

perhaps then, it can be possible to have unlimited citizenship?

personally, as I am a Danish citizen, it doesn't matter that I was born and raised in Belgium - I can either be Danish or Belgian, but not both. And I am Danish. So an EU citizen.

Yeah, call me an EU citizen, I prefer that.

I guess I go under B seeing as how I am of Danish origin but born in Belgium?

sex change? :p
Hmm... that would make a good cryptic crossword clue. *steals idea*

The poll has confused me.

by country of birth: country of origin or country of (literally) birth?

because there is a difference.

sex change? :p
lol

maybe ;)

The poll has confused me.

by country of birth: country of origin or country of (literally) birth?

because there is a difference.

Well everyone automatically receives citizenship in their country of birth.

Does EU citizenship count?

I don't know of any EU citizenship... you can only get citizenship by country, and from that citizenship you get various opportunities. But if you actually have "EU citizenship", then sure, I guess it counts.

You could technically have triple citizenship:

Father from country A
Mother from country B
born and raised in country C

OR! maybe, I dunno, it's possible to have a total of five:
Father from country A and B (dual citizenship)
Mother from country C and D (again)
born and raised in country E

perhaps then, it can be possible to have unlimited citizenship?

personally, as I am a Danish citizen, it doesn't matter that I was born and raised in Belgium - I can either be Danish or Belgian, but not both. And I am Danish. So an EU citizen.

Yeah, call me an EU citizen, I prefer that.

I guess I go under B seeing as how I am of Danish origin but born in Belgium?

You don't inherit citizenship from your parents. The only free citizenship you get is from the country in which you are born. The reason you get some citizenship priviledges in countries in which your parents are living but you don't have citizenship, is because they themselves have citizenship and can use it to get their children to come.

Why can't you be both? If you have both citizenships, then you have dual citizenship. If you have only one citizenship, you have single. Simple as that.

You could technically have triple citizenship:

Father from country A
Mother from country B
born and raised in country C

OR! maybe, I dunno, it's possible to have a total of five:
Father from country A and B (dual citizenship)
Mother from country C and D (again)
born and raised in country E


i have another set for you

Father from Country A
Mother from Country B
born in country C
raised in country A,B,C,D
by the way, citizen of country A

You don't inherit citizenship from your parents. The only free citizenship you get is from the country in which you are born. The reason you get some citizenship priviledges in countries in which your parents are living but you don't have citizenship, is because they themselves have citizenship and can use it to get their children to come.

Why can't you be both? If you have both citizenships, then you have dual citizenship. If you have only one citizenship, you have single. Simple as that.

False, i am born abroad of US parents, i am a United States citizen. many of my friends are in the same case

and as for your question on not being able to have noth citizenships, some countrys dont allow it, ussually when the countries are fueding, and sometimes other reasons. some countrys will not allow you to be a citizens of their country if you are also a citizen of country X

How many cases of H are there (people with no citizenship) ?

I know of one case. Urdu-speaking ethnic Bihari community in Bangladesh. They sided with Pakistan during the civil war in 71 and when Pakistan withdrew from the new country Bangladesh, they did not take the Biharis with them. Bangladesh treats them as traitors and still keeps them in refugee camps (presumably without recognition as Bangladesh citizenship). Pakistan has not accorded them citizenship. So I guess this is a case of a people with no citizenship.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_22-12-2004_pg7_45

How about the people of Gaza and West Bank? What is their citizenship?