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Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by Mercedes
(Post 5076849)
Even though I took Oz citizenship, I wouldn't have given up my UK one. I was content enough there and thought of it as home for a while. But always felt whilst my parents, family were in the UK, that was also home. I don't know if I would have felt different if my family weren't alive. Anyway even if I had to give up my passport, if I went back I would say I'd lost it and reapplied. How can anyone really force you to give up your birth countries citizenship, I wouldn't have thought they could unless the birth country took it away from you?
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Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by Pollyana
(Post 5075713)
Same here. I'm British, and the longer I live here the more British I feel.
Obviously everyone has their own reasons for deicding to take citizenship, but on a purely personal level now I really don't want to be Australian anyway; I think I'd feel like a fraud if I applied for it....which is still over a year away for me anyhow. I might consider it if The Bloke and I ever moved back to the UK, purely so that I could come back here with him at a later date, but while I'm actually resident here I don't think I'll bother. RRVs will do me when the PR visa is exhausted. This is kind of why I asked the question. Years ago when I first moved to the UK I could have got a British passport & it would have made life a whole lot easier job-wise, but back then it would have meant giving up my Australian passport irretrevably. I just couldnt do it, even though it gave me loads of hassle and meant attending loads of visa interviews to stay in whichever European country I happened to be living or working in. It also caused lots of hassle for the companies that employed me and I was constanly under pressure from them to make the switch, but even with my job on the line I couldnt do it. If the option to have dual had been available then I probably would have taken it, but felt like a bit of a fraud knowing I wasnt going to benefit long term (or even add benefit) Seeing all the "stay 2 years advice" just got me thinking again. (I had had a glass or few last night so that maybe explains the "thinking" ;) ) |
Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by Mercedes
(Post 5076849)
Even though I took Oz citizenship, I wouldn't have given up my UK one. I was content enough there and thought of it as home for a while. But always felt whilst my parents, family were in the UK, that was also home. I don't know if I would have felt different if my family weren't alive. Anyway even if I had to give up my passport, if I went back I would say I'd lost it and reapplied. How can anyone really force you to give up your birth countries citizenship, I wouldn't have thought they could unless the birth country took it away from you?
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Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 5076903)
Some countries don't allow their citizens to become citizens of another country. I have a Belguim friend who's lived in the US for almost 40 years and hasn't taken US citizenship for this very reason. Although in her case it's more for inheritance purposes rather than patriotism.
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Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by JAJ
(Post 5076926)
Belgium changed its law in this respect on 9 June 2007:
http://www.diplomatie.be/en/services...p?TEXTID=42535 |
Re: A question for ping pong poms
Why do countries have problems with having dual citizenships. Nowadays with the world being smaller, people don't tend to want to stay anywhere necessarily for ever. If the people are contributing to their system, does it really matter what other Citizenships they have.- unless they are of course some one who comes from a country with loads of terrorists. :confused:
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Re: A question for ping pong poms
Unless Spain has changed, they didn't allow citizenships to other countries either.
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Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 5075452)
You are lucky...as a Green Card holder in the US we have to wait 5 years before applying for citizenship...the application can take from a few months to years. After entering the US on a visa...the Green Card application can take years.
Yeah, and I've been here 5½ years and still haven't even got the green card yet. :mad: I'll have been here at least 11 years before I'm elligible to apply for citizenship. :blink: Good job we don't have to choose between the two, and can keep both. I couldn't give up my British citizenship. |
Re: A question for ping pong poms
Originally Posted by Shivster
(Post 5079800)
Unless Spain has changed, they didn't allow citizenships to other countries either.
As for those children who are born with dual Spanish/other citizenship, they may only have to "choose" a citizenship as an adult under Spanish law. Many other countries will ignore such a declaration. |
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