If I was born of US Citizens (military) in UK, natualized a US citizen at 18,  can I have dual citizenship?
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Yes you can. You will have to get a British Passport and an American Passport though.  The two countries have an agreement regarding dual citizenship.  You have a birth right to do so.    Mine is Canadian and UK
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Your question is very vague, but I will try to explain it to you.  There are two ways to become a US citizen upon birth - Jus Soli and Jus Sanguia.  They translate to "birth on American Soil" and "birth by blood".  The "American Soil" one is self explanatory, but the birth by blood is a little more complicated.  It pretty much means that if at least one of your parents is a US citizens and had resided in the US for more than 14 years, but you were born abroad (in a foreign country), you were still entitled to US Citizenship.  There usually involves more to it than that, but those are the basic laws.\n\nThe other way is to Naturalize.  You have to be 18 years old and a legal permanent resident for at least five years to do that.
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Unlike most other countries, dual citizenship is not legal in the US. In fact, naturalized citizens can have their citizenship revoked if it could be proven that they owe allegiance to another country. Unfortunately if one was born in the US it is very difficult to do the same.\n\nDual allegiances is wrong, as well as unethical.
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Anyone born on US soil is an American Citizen. This is true in an embassy in a foreign land.\n\nIn some cases, the child would be able to have dual citizenship, but this depends of the home nation allows it. Dual citizenship (being a citizen of two nations), or dual nationality, is by far the most common type of multiple citizenship, but nothing in international law prevents anyone from establishing citizenship in more than two countries. Some countries do not recognise its citizens as having nationality of any other country, or recognise so only in certain circumstances (e.g. Japan recognises only those of underage nationals). Others may recognise as many nationalities as a citizen has.\n\n\nAccording to 8 U.S.C. §1408 it is possible to be a U.S. national without being a U.S. citizen. A person whose only connection to the U.S. is through birth in an outlying possession, (which as of 2005 is limited to American Samoa or Swains Island), or through descent from a person so born acquires U.S. nationality but not U.S. citizenship. Nationals who are not citizens cannot vote or hold elected office. However, they may live in the United States without restriction and naturalize as U.S. citizens under the same rules as other resident aliens.\n\nNot all U.S. Nationals are U.S. citizens; however, all U.S. citizens are U.S. nationals. Indeed, U.S. passports normally make no distinction between the two, mentioning only the bearer's nationality, not his citizenship.
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Dual citizenship is literally maintaining citizenship in 2 different countries. You can not do that in the United States past the age of 18 for ANY reason. If you are caught, you are forced to choose.
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Dual citizenship is where your parents were born in another country.  You were born in the USA.  You would be a citizen of the other country because your parents are citizens, and a citizen of the USA because that is where you were actually born.
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England and Scotland are not different countries.  They are both part of the United Kingdom.  So, you could obtain dual citizenship, but you should consult the British Embassy's website.\n\nAlso, it depends upon where you were born.
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You cannot become a citizen of another country and have dual citizenship in the US.  Dual citizenship can only be a result of being born that way.  For example, if your parents served in the US military in Mexico, as attaches for example, and you were born in Mexico, but your parents submitted your birth certificate to the US embassy as a report of birth abroad, you would be a dual citizen.\n\nThe Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo has 23 articles, but I think what you are referring to just outlines that if the Mexican government granted a deed to a tract of land to a Mexican farmer, for example, that the US government; despite annexing that land, would allow the farmer to remain on that land and honor the deed.\n\nIt did not extend the right for all Mexicans to enter the US free from control.
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Panama is one of the few countries - like the US - in which birth in the country automatically accords citizenship.  See\nhttp://www.multiplecitizenship.com/wscl/ws_PANAMA.html\n\nBecause you were born of American parents and you have a CRBA, you are also a US citizen.  You may live in the US just as every US citizen does, with all rights and obligations.  You are entititled to a US passport, and must use it to enter and leave the US.\n\nAlthough you were born a Panamanian citizen, under Panamanian law you are supposed to decide which citizenship you want to retain - US or Panamanian - when you turn 18.  The US, on the other hand, does not have any laws against dual citizenship.\n\nYou can ask the US Embassy in Panama City (American Citizen Services) if Panama actually enforces that law or not.  You can also ask the Panamanian Embassy in Washington.  The address and phone number are in the link I gave you above.\n\nBy the way, you should know that, as a dual national, if you ever get into trouble in either country, you will be treated exactly like every other citizen of that country.  For example, if you're arrested in Panama, the US Embassy will not be able to assist you; you are Panamanian when you're in Panama.\n\nSince you want a copy of your Panamanian birth certificate, I suggest you call or write the Panamanian Embassy in Washington. They should be able to tell you how to get it.
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If, when you were born your father was a citizen, you may be eligible for citizenship. Ask an immigration lawyer or consular office.
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You don`t have to do something special to get dual nationality. If both your birth country and your current country allow it, all you need to do is apply for citizenship in your second country. You do not lose your birth country`s citizenship. Once you get your second passport, you are considered to have dual nationality.
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If your family was all born their you may be able to have dual citizenship. \nMy mother is from England and being her daughter I can choose to have dual citizenship, just as she can have dual citizenship here in the US. Its called naturalization. I am American and have French through Marriage. a
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Not that I know of.  But there are countries that allow "naturalized" citizens to do so.  Canada, for one.
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A Citizen has the same rights as a perminent resident of the USA.  If you are born in this country you are considered a **naturalized** perminent resident and therefore a citizen.\n\nNow, those holding passports and visa's to enter this country are not entitled to all the legal rights and suvivorship rights that rightful citizens are.\n\n********As i wasn't clear enough, let me be a bit more clear for those who would say i'm wrong********\n\n***Insert***\nIf you are a permanent resident of the United States – i.e., hold a green card – you can become a U.S. Citizen through naturalization. There are several requirements – with some flexibility – to get naturalized. \n\nTo become naturalized you must have lived in the country as a permanent resident for five years, you have been physically present in the U.S. for at least half of that time, you are a person of good character, you have basic knowledge of U.S. history and government, you can read, write, and speak basic English, you are 18, legally competent, and you express your allegiance to the United States. \n\nAlso, if you were required to file a tax return while in the United States, and did not, you will be denied citizenship status. \n\nHis question didn't pertain to JUST permanment residents.  His question could have applied also to naturlized residents, which do have the right to vote, suvership benefits, ect that normal citizens have.
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By being adopted, your step dad is legally your father. Every child get the citizenship of their parents unless your parents explicitly ask for something else (here, rules on where you were born apply - if this is so, which I doubt, you may of course seek to change it). You are, by UK and international law, therefore entitled to British citizenship. However you need to apply, and the adoption papers are here the focal evidence for your rightful citizenship.\n\nOn the other hand, have you ever lived in the UK? Some, if not most, countries have rules saying that people who have never lived in their country until the age of 18 or 20 or 22, must apply specifically to retain their citizenship. If you, your Ghanian (?) mother and your British (step) father resides in Ghana, you may face some problems. If so, you may wish to consult an immigration solicitor or charity in the UK ...
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no you cannot....you can only get us citizenship if you are under 18 and one of your parents was a citizen.
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It depends what two countries you are trying to gain dual citizenship in. If one is the United States you can forget it, they don't recognize dual citizenship