https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 09:23:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10408 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:50:44 +0000 looch 10408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jenna: I was curious after reading your post, so I did a search and according to wikipedia:</p> <p>Based on the U.S. Department of State regulation on dual citizenship (7 FAM 1162), the Supreme Court of the United States has stated that dual citizenship is a "status long recognized in the law" and that "a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and be subject to the responsibilities of both. The mere fact he asserts the rights of one citizenship does not without more mean that he renounces the other," (Kawakita v. U.S., 343 U.S. 717) (1952). In Schneider v. Rusk 377 U.S. 163 (1964), the US Supreme Court ruled that a naturalized U.S. citizen has the right to return to his native country and to resume his former citizenship, and also to remain a U.S. citizen even if he never returns to the United States. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10280 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 00:14:21 +0000 Ree723 10280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We actually have to sit down and figure out which country's citizenship we want our child(ren) to have. Between DH and I, we have the choice of three - US, UK, and Australia. All good options for different reasons. </p> <p>I'm American - so there's the US citizenship. DH was born and raised in England until age 4 (so there's the British citizenship) and then moved to Australia where he's lived for the past 25 years, and where we're currently living now (hence the Aussie citizenship).</p> <p>We know for sure we'll have one of the Commonwealth countries (UK or Aus) because there is a world of opportunities available for citizens of Commonwealth countries, and we'll probably do the US as well because US citizenship is a pain in the neck to get if not from birth. Not sure we'll go through the whole process to have a third passport for our child though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10244 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:15:51 +0000 Jenna 10244@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From what I've heard, the US doesn't officially recognize dual citizenship, but you can technically have citizenship in another country if that country does. </p> <p>For example, if you had dual Canadian/US citizenship and you were in Canada, you would be considered both a US and Canadian citizen. However, when you're in the US, you're only a US citizen. I'm not really sure what the tax implications of that are, though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10241 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:06:23 +0000 LazyLightning 10241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was born in Canada to American parents, and I have dual citizenship. I don't think the US allows it anymore, but I was 'grandfathered' or whatever--one of the last years to allow it, or something (I really am not sure--I just know I have it and that when I was a teen, there was a debate as to whether I would). I don't believe our children would have the dual status unless we moved to Canada before they're born..and even then--like I said--I'm not sure how the law has changed these days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10134 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:34:06 +0000 mrs.earrings 10134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, our kids will have both US and New Zealand citizenship. With their NZ citizenship they will also have easy access to Australia. Quite handy really :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10069 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:04:10 +0000 looch 10069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha! I totally thought it was like the US, but it isn't. Who knew! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10067 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:00:18 +0000 BSB 10067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Looch- Oh, shoot. Thanks for the heads up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10056 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:43:34 +0000 looch 10056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MH.Albania: just Switzerland.</p> <p>@Bluestriped Bee: you don't automatically become Swiss if you are born in Switzerland. You need a Swiss parent, or you can be naturalized, which takes something like 12 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-10034 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 13:21:56 +0000 BSB 10034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm. Thinking about planning a trip to switzerland when I'm pregnant. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-9992 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 12:23:10 +0000 MH.Abroad 9992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Does having a Swiss citizenship give him the same rights (medical insurance and university tuition) in the entire EU, or only in Switzerland? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-9364 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:30:39 +0000 looch 9364@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For us, it made sense to get dual citizenship to have both an American and a Swiss passport. This way, when we go to the US, DS can enter on his American passport and vice versa. We also have his Swiss passport for travelling in the EU, makes it much easier than the American passport.<br /> Another positive is that he is entitled to have healthcare coverage in Switzerland, so even if at some point he has a terrible disease and needs treatment, an insurance company can not deny him.<br /> As a Swiss citizen, he will also have the right to attend university free of charge, should he decide to attend here.<br /> The big downside is the taxation on worldwide income that Americans are subject to. Once you have filed the first time, it's not a huge deal, you automatically get an extension, but you can't do it on line yet, so that's a pain and requires coordination if you owe money. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-9360 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:24:06 +0000 loveisstrange 9360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daughter will be born in England and have a British birth certificate, but not dual citizenship. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-9350 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:14:28 +0000 MH.Abroad 9350@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If anyone has information on the pros and cons of dual citizenship for kids, please let me know. I need to do some research on this, and it would be really helpful. Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8926 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:43:58 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 8926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I thought you couldn't have dual citizenship when you were in the states, but the rest of the world allows it. </p> <p>Clearly I was wrong!<br /> 'There has been no prohibition against dual citizenship, but some provisions of the INA and earlier U.S. nationality laws were designed to reduce situations in which dual citizenship exists.' </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8914 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 13:35:56 +0000 Mrs.Argentina 8914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, U.S and Argentine :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8862 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:22:18 +0000 chopsuey 8862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know you could have dual citizenship.. very interesting. My LO will just be a US citizen like me and the hubs :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8861 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 12:21:38 +0000 MH.Abroad 8861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still not sure about this one. Our kids will probably all be born abroad (with the exception of the first, I'm thinking), but we aren't sure if it will really be to their advantage to have dual-citizenship. On the one hand, being EU citizens with an additional passport would be incredibly useful for things like travel in countries not so friendly to Americans (DH and I always wish for EU passports when we're in places like Serbia), and also for things like free health care in the EU. However, if they have to deal with extra taxes and all that yuck, is it still worth it? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8800 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:09:07 +0000 mynoahbear 8800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, US and Japan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8778 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:40:43 +0000 tequiero21 8778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>nope, just u.s. my parents had dual but had to give it up when i stayed in korea for a year, for some reason. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8768 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:25:26 +0000 oliviaoblivia 8768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours will have US and Canadian dual citizenships too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8767 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:24:28 +0000 looch 8767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, my son has it. When a baby is born abroad to an AMCIT, the baby qualifies as an AMCIT with birth abroad. He's also a Swiss citizens as it is my husband's nationality.</p> <p>I am not sure if it's a good idea though, depending upon where he lives in the future. As an AMCIT, you are taxed on worldwide income and have to file a return in the US on income earned abroad. It is a pain to have to do that, because it means you have to file local taxes where you work and US taxes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8754 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:10:34 +0000 Maysprout 8754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yup, US and France </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8300 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:38:08 +0000 mrsjyw 8300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will have dual citizenship next year, but I don't think our babies will qualify. I think there's a way for me to request the Korean citizenship because of my status, but we probably won't bother with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/will-your-children-have-dual-citizenship#post-8298 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:37:13 +0000 Jenna 8298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure exactly how it works as I haven't done much research yet, but I think our children will have dual Canadian/US Citizenship since Hubs is a Canadian citizen. It will be interesting to see if they take advantage of their Canadian citizenship when they get older.</p> <p>Will your children have dual citizenship? Is it as easy as sending in an application for proof of citizenship? </p>