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Detailed Example
Example 1: A child was recently born in the USA. Because the child was born in the US, according to US law it has US citizenship. The father is Irish by birth, so according to Irish law the child has Irish citizenship. The mother is British by birth (i.e. born in the UK to UK citizens), and so according to UK law the child has UK citizenship by descent. All of the citizenships existed immediately with the birth of the child, and were not explicitly asked or applied for. There is presently no need for the child to choose between or give up any of the citizenships at some point in the future, as none of these countries have prohibitions on multiple citizenship. (References: Ireland, US, UK)
Example 2: A man, now in his 30s, who was born in Switzerland. Swiss citizenship comes by decent from his mother, who is a Swiss citizen. His father is Italian, and so he has Italian citizenship by decent. Both of the citizenships existed immediately when he was born. Both countries recognize dual citizenship and he does not have to choose at some point in the future. He has a passport from each country. (References: Italy, Switzerland)
General Examples
Person | Citizenships | Notes |
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man (30s), born in the US |
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Passports: Greek, US |
child, born in UK |
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man (30s), born in Canada |
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man (30s), born in Switzerland |
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Passports: Swiss, Italian |
man (60s), born in US |
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adult (30s), born in the US |
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child, born in Germany |
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child, born in France |
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The father is already a citizen of two countries |
child, born in Germany |
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child, born in Japan |
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Unclear if the child has to decide at 22 whether to keep Japanese |
child, born in Canada |
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Ghana must be decided at age 21 |
child, born in US |
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German law has changed, and this child is no longer required to decide whether to retain the German citizenship |
adult (30s), born in Canada |
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child, born in US |
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child, born in UK |
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child, born in US |
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man (30s), born in Canada |
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child, born in US |
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woman (40s), born in Brazil |
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adult (30s), born in Chile |
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Has had passports from both countries |
man (30s), born in Germany |
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Has German passport.
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man (30s), born in Italy |
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adult (30s), born in US |
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child, born in France |
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adult (20s), born in Romania |
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Was part of the ethnic German population in Romania. Now lives in Germany and has German passport. Was never asked to give up Romanian citizenship. |
child, born in Germany |
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Has US passport and German Kinderausweis (children's passport) |
man (30s), born in Germany |
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Says that he does not need to choose between the two |
woman (30s), born in US |
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woman (30s), born in UK |
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woman (40s), born in UK |
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Has both passports |
man (60s), born in Canada |
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Actively has both passports. First wife was French citizen, and so became naturalized French citizen |
teenager, born in Chile |
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Chilean passport and previously German Kinderausweiss |
man (40s), born in US |
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Has both passports |
child, born in the US |
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Has Dutch passport presently. The Netherlands apparently no longer requires it's citizens to decide, as long as they continue to hold a valid Dutch passport |
adult (40s), born in Croatia |
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child, born in Ireland |
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adult (20s), born in Germany |
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Has both passports. Does not need to decide between the two. |
woman (30s), born in France |
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man (40s), born in UK |
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Has both passports |
man (30s), born in UK |
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Has both passports. Moved to France when he was 13 with his parents |
child, born in Scotland |
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man (30s), born in Syria |
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Has Candian passport. Syrian citizen by birth. (OS-GM) |
man (30s), born in Canada |
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Has both passports |
man (30s), born in Sudan |
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Person reports both citizenships. Position, if any, of Sudan government is unclear. |
woman (50s), born in Iran |
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(OS-GM) |
woman (30s), born in UK |
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Grew up almost entirely in US. Only realized recently that she was also UK citizen. Has both passports |
man (50s), born in the US |
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Maintains both citizenship after moving to Israel and getting citizenship |
man (40s), born in the US |
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(OS-WS) |
woman (30s), born in Germany |
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Has a passport from each country |
child, born in the US |
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Has both passports. The child's parents belive the Danish government may require the child to choose when they reach 18 years. |
man (20s), born in New Zealand |
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Has both passports |
woman (50s), born in Germany |
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Had lived in Argentina for more than 10 years as a child. Moved back to Argentina in her 40s. Applied for citizenship and got it immediately. Has both passports. (May be that the parents were of Argentine decent) |
child, born in Honduras |
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Have all three passports |
man, born in US |
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man (50s), born in Israel |
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Has kept both citizenships |
man (40s), born in Turkey |
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Has both passports. Says he knows of people who have both Greek and US citizenship, similar to his situation. |
women (50s), born in UK |
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(Ref: C92003) |
child, born in Japan |
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Does not have Japanese citizenship in spite of being born there (Ref: C92003) |
man (40s), born in India |
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Apparently does not have Indian citizenship. |
man (20s) |
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OS-GM. Details are unclear, but it is likely that he is born in Egypt and naturalized in Canada. |
child, born in US |
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man, born in Ireland |
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