Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 9066462)

Would you knock it off with the vague 'best mate of a distant cousin of mine' business?'
If you explain the circumstances, maybe your friends' situations will make sense. Otherwise, you are talking crap with broad statements like the quoted one.

I am American, am a dual citizen and so is everyone in my family except my poor father.
If anything, there's more permission for multiple citizenship now than there was 50 years ago.

Originally Posted by Weebie (Post 9066482)

Its different if you are born there. If you've acquired one Like I have then you'll run potnetially into issues.

Originally Posted by Dorothy (Post 9066498)

No it's not. My son, grandson and brother all have dual citizenship and only my grandson was born in the US. No issues with obtaining US citizenship for any of them.



You know, you can really tell it's school holidays. Do your parents know you're spending all this time in front of the computer?

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9066476)

Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship. Spain, I think, only allows it with the old Spanish speaking colonies of South America. Plenty of European countries simply do not permit dual citizenship.
It's nothing new.

Originally Posted by Weebie (Post 9066482)

Its different if you are born there. If you've acquired one Like I have then you'll run potnetially into issues.

Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 9066512)

With Germany and some other countries, there are steps the person has to take before acquiring another citizenship, but this is by no means a general rule for all of the EU (the Dutch are another tricky one).



Again, you are very vague. Born where? I have asked you at least 4 times for a specific example I think. Anyway, my husband is UK and has acquired US. I pay extremely close attention to this topic and there are no new laws about it. It's like trying to discuss something with the wind.. there is nothing really to discuss with you, but you should deepen your knowledge before making vague posts to upset others with non-facts.

Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 9066512)

With Germany and some other countries, there are steps the person has to take before acquiring another citizenship, but this is by no means a general rule for all of the EU (the Dutch are another tricky one).

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9066530)

Based my comments on the German guy I work with and a Dane as well, who both refuse to take out Australian citizenship, as they both say they would have to forsake their native citizenship, something neither are prepared to do.

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 9066531)

I wouldn't either. I love Australia and am proud to be a citizen but if it was at the cost of my British I wouldn't have done it.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9066536)

Ditto. Not a problem either of us face but I'm with you on that one, I would retain my British citizenship as well, if I had to make the choice.

I become an Aussie citizen this Australia day. :)

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9066530)

Based my comments on the German guy I work with and a Dane as well, who both refuse to take out Australian citizenship, as they both say they would have to forsake their native citizenship, something neither are prepared to do.

Originally Posted by JAJ (Post 9066577)

German = he can keep German citizenship provided he gets a "Beibehaltungsgenehmigung" from the German authorities before applying for Australian citizenship. http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beibehaltungsgenehmigung.

Danish = you're right, as far as I know he would lose Danish citizenship, but other Danish migrants to Australia, who see Australia as their home and future, have not been deterred by this.

Originally Posted by iamthecreaturefromuranus (Post 9066582)

Well he either isn't aware of that or, for whatever reason, can't be bothered with it.

Originally Posted by meauxna (Post 9066596)

Don't you see how that is different from 'it is not allowed'? :blink:

Originally Posted by northernbird (Post 9066522)

I wouldn't bother if I were you, Weebie is quite good at making statements with absolutely no statistical backup whatsoever. Expect the insults to start shortly as this is usually what happens when he/she is challenged.

Originally Posted by Weebie (Post 9067459)

Some of us have massive mortgages and have to work to pay the bills to live in Perth. Becoz in this city if your not living in the Western Subs you are a ****ing nobody and the locals will treat you like shit.

Its clearly stated on the US website what you can lose your us citizenship for. If you are educated you would have the skills to look it up yourselves.