GuyFromTheFuture Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) On 11/23/2007 at 9:06 AM, GhostsInTheRadio said: I don't think your parents have anything to do with it, do they? Geographical birthright citizenship has been abolished almost everywhere outside of the Americas. In most countries, your place of birth is irrelevant - your citizenship is based solely on your parents' nationality(-ies). If e.g. you are born in Spain but neither of your parents are Spanish, you have zero right to Spanish citizenship. This is the case in most countries across the world. In some countries (like the UK, Germany, Australia), people born in that country to foreign parents may be a citizen if their parents have lived in that country for a certain number of years before their birth. The rule about being born in a certain country meaning that you are automatically a citizen of that country is almost exclusive to the Americas. Edited January 30, 2020 by GuyFromTheFuture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 hours ago, GuyFromTheFuture said: Geographical birthright citizenship has been abolished almost everywhere outside of the Americas. In most countries, your place of birth is irrelevant - your citizenship is based solely on your parents' nationality(-ies). If e.g. you are born in Spain but neither of your parents are Spanish, you have zero right to Spanish citizenship. This is the case in most countries across the world. In some countries (like the UK, Germany, Australia), people born in that country to foreign parents may be a citizen if their parents have lived in that country for a certain number of years before their birth. The rule about being born in a certain country meaning that you are automatically a citizen of that country is almost exclusive to the Americas. This is a very old thread, so not sure why you've chosen this to post in, but welcome to the MFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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