Originally Posted by Snowy560 (Post 11834353)

Don't know where you got the idea from ?? Not criticizing, just don't know. But both Canada and the UK permit dual citizenship so you don't have to make a choice and can hold a passport from each. It's up to the individual countries concerned as far as I know. I don't think there can be a "world law". So if Canada permitted it and (say) the UK didn't then you would have to make a choice. You can only renounce (e.g. Canadian) citizenship if you are living outside of Canada and you have another citizenship or will get another citizenship when you are no longer Canadian. I'm sure other countries have similar rules so you cannot be stateless through choice.

Countries that don't permit dual: many e.g. India, China, The Netherlands. Germany used to be but I think may have changed in some circumstances. I think you have to get permission (but I'm unsure).

S

Originally Posted by Pizzawheel (Post 11834346)

Yes, passports. My previous understanding was you were allowed to be a dual national but not, officially, any more. I don't know where I got that from. Under 18s are allowed as many nationalities as they can acrue, but have to cut to two at 18. (so the little wheels who currently have three would cut to two at 18).

But then I was thinking- who does the allowing? Some few countries do not permit dual nationality, but those that do can't have much say in other countries giving citizenship, especially when they're so many countries operating far more informally.

Wondering if anyone else might have any idea where I got my two-only idea from?

Originally Posted by TrishP (Post 11835473)

I have triple!

Originally Posted by BritInParis (Post 11835591)

Already made plans to ensure any future BIP Jr. has at least three at birth.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11835912)

So does my eldest son. I think it is MarylandNed or one of his family who has quadruple.

Originally Posted by orly (Post 11835195)

As I'm from Northern Ireland I don't think I can apply online. Pretty sure I can still register but I'm a bit on the fence as to whether it's ethical for me to vote when I'm not living in the UK and have no plans to in the future.

If I do decide to register I'd vote to leave the EU.

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11836164)

Surely more than one is good enough.

Originally Posted by BritInParis (Post 11836453)

Five would be better but my other half is far too broody to arrange all that in time.

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11836476)

and expensive when it comes to renewing all the passports. I only have one to deal with right now. Two would be ideal. Three or more - a nightmare

Originally Posted by beckiwoo (Post 11836476)

and expensive when it comes to renewing all the passports. I only have one to deal with right now. Two would be ideal. Three or more - a nightmare

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11836599)

Sometimes you don't have a choice. My eldest son has UK citizenship by descent and became a naturalized citizen of Canada about 11 years ago when we did.

That may well be enough, but he happened to be born in California about 6 weeks before we left the USA in 1982 and is therefore a USC as well. He is forced by US law to have a US passport when entering the US, which he has to do on business.

Bloody daft really.

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11836599)

Sometimes you don't have a choice. My eldest son has UK citizenship by descent and became a naturalized citizen of Canada about 11 years ago when we did.

That may well be enough, but he happened to be born in California about 6 weeks before we left the USA in 1982 and is therefore a USC as well. He is forced by US law to have a US passport when entering the US, which he has to do on business.

Bloody daft really.