international consent dual-citizenship
Age of consent for a person with dual citizenship
<p>The age of consent law seems a bit unclear to me, and becomes very complex and mysterious when adding dual citizenship into the mix because finding information on that is difficult. I'm just wondering what the law is for the following specific scenario.</p>

<p>A 21+ male USA citizen has traveled to Poland. He has been in Poland for several years and decided to get his birthright Hungarian citizenship (his mother is Hungarian in origin, and became a USA citizen after moving to the USA). </p>

<p>He is then a dual citizen. Now for the age of consent part:</p>

<ul>
<li>The age of consent is 16 years old in the US state he comes from</li>
<li>In Hungary the age of consent is 14 years old</li>
<li>In Poland the age of consent is 15 years old</li>
</ul>

<p>While in Poland, can he engage in sexual activity with a 15 year old female? </p>

<p>If he travels to Hungary, can he engage in sexual activity with a 14 year old female?</p>

<p>Does he have to stick to females who are 16 years old or older no matter what country he is in?</p>

<p>He has to follow the law of the country he is in <em>and</em> those of which he is a citizen.</p>
<p>A citizen is subject to their country's jurisdiction wherever they are, however, some laws are only enforced within a nation's boundaries and some have extra-territorial application.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2423" rel="nofollow noreferrer">18 U.S. Code § 2423 - Transportation of minors</a> covers the US law (I don't speak Hungarian or Polish so I leave that up to you). It says:</p>
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<p>(c) Engaging in Illicit Sexual Conduct in Foreign Places.—</p>
<p>Any United States citizen or alien admitted for permanent residence who travels in foreign commerce or resides, either temporarily or permanently, in a foreign country, and engages in any illicit sexual conduct with another person shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.</p>
</blockquote>
<p><a href="https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2243" rel="nofollow noreferrer">18 U.S. Code § 2243 - Sexual abuse of a minor or ward</a> gives the age of a minor as anyone under 12 years old and anyone under 16 unless the perpetrator is not more than 4 years older. For your 21+ year old this would be anyone under 16.</p>
