You keep quoting exclusions that have been placed since the 80's. I was born long before that.
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 3. With very few exceptions, most of which have to do with children born > to foreign government officials on assignment to the U.S > > That would be YOU. Or were you born at the German Consulate because > your mom was at a cocktail party there at the time? > > On Aug 3, 4:57 pm, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > I did not "acquire" either, both were inherent at birth. You are indeed > > wrong. I did acquire CR citizenship but without taking an oath... it did > not > > effect my prior citizenships at all. Now as to your supposed links.... > this > > is from the US Embassy in Frankfort., Section IV sums it up. > > > > U.S. Citizen Services in Germany Passports, Reports of Birth and > > Renunciations U.S. and German Citizenship and Dual Nationality I. Basic > > Primer on American Citizenship Law > > > > 1. A person can become an American citizen in one of two ways: by > birth > > or by naturalization. > > 2. A person may be born a U.S. citizen by either jus soli, i.e., > through > > place of birth, or jus sanguinis, i.e., through descent from his/her > > parents. > > 3. With very few exceptions, most of which have to do with children > born > > to foreign government officials on assignment to the U.S., a person > born in > > any of the fifty states, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin > Islands is > > an American citizen at birth under the principle of jus soli, > regardless of > > the nationality of his/her parents. Please contact the Embassy or your > > nearest consulate for more information. > > 4. A person born outside the U.S. or its possessions or territories to > an > > American parent may acquire citizenship at birth through jus > sanguinis. For > > additional information about the complicated issue of transmission of > U.S. > > citizenship by jus sanguinis, please visit the USCIS website or > contact the > > Embassy or your nearest consulate. > > 5. A non-American can become an American citizen at some time after > > his/her birth through the naturalization process, i.e., by applying > for U.S. > > citizenship and satisfying certain legal requirements. Normally, > he/she must > > have resided legally in the U.S. for a considerable period before > becoming > > eligible for naturalization. Before being admitted to citizenship, the > > applicant must give up any foreign allegiance and promise to obey the > > Constitution and laws of the U.S. For more information about > naturalization, > > please contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, > Consulate > > General Frankfurt, Gießener Str. 30, 60435 Frankfurt am Main, > 069-7535-2233, > > -2243, or -2298, or visit the USCIS web page on naturalization. > > 6. A child adopted by an American does not automatically become an > > American citizen. For more information about the naturalization of > adopted > > children, please contact the Immigration and Naturalization Service at > the > > address, telephone numbers, and/or web site in paragraph 5 above. > > 7. Americans have a right under U.S. law to renounce their U.S. > > citizenship in a consulate abroad. For more information on loss of > U.S. > > citizenship, please contact the Embassy or your nearest consulate. > > > > II. Basic Primer on German Citizenship Law > > > > 1. A person can become a German citizen in one of three ways: by > birth, > > by adoption as a minor, or by naturalization. > > 2. A person may be born a German citizen by either jus sanguinis, > i.e., > > through descent from his/her parents, or jus soli, i.e., through place > of > > birth. > > 3. As a general rule, a child born to a German citizen parent > > automatically acquires German citizenship at birth through jus > sanguinis, > > regardless of the place of birth. There are exceptions under present > law, > > however, and have been many in the past. For more information about > how > > German citizenship may be transmitted by a German parent, please > contact > > your local Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde (or Standesamt, in some parts > of > > Germany). > > 4. As of January 1, 2000, a child born in Germany to non-German > parents > > automatically acquires German citizenship at birth by jus soli if: (1) > at > > least one parent had lived legally in Germany for at least eight years > prior > > to the birth; (2) at the time of the birth, that parent had a > permanent > > residence permit (either an Aufenthaltsberichtigung or, for the three > years > > prior to the birth, an unbefristete Aufenhaltserlaubnis). *Note that: > * > > - The child must choose between German nationality and the > nationality > > of his/her parents before he/she turns 23 years of age, unless > > it is legally > > impossible for him/her to give up his/her parents' nationality, in > which > > case he/she must apply to the German authorities for dual > > nationality before > > turning 21. > > - Special rules apply to children born between February 2, 1990, > and > > December 31, 1999, who have until December 31, 2000, to apply for > German > > citizenship. > > - Those born in Germany to non-German parents before February 2, > 1990, > > have no claim to German citizenship under this law. > > - For more information, please contact your local > > Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde or the nearest office of the > Ausländerbeirat > > (Foreigners Advisory Council). > > 5. A person can become a German citizen at some time after his/her > birth > > through the Einbürgerung (German naturalization) process, i.e., by > applying > > for German citizenship and satisfying certain legal requirements. One > > requirement is the formal renunciation of all other nationalities, > unless > > legally impossible under the laws of the applicant's home country. For > more > > information about German naturalization process, please contact your > local > > Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde (or Standesamt in some parts of Germany) > or the > > nearest Ausländerbeirat. > > 6. A child under age 18 adopted by a German citizen automatically > becomes > > a German citizen as of the time of the adoption. > > 7. A German citizen has no right to renounce his/her German > citizenship > > but generally is allowed to do so, so long as he/she does not become > > stateless as a result. While there are exceptions, as a general rule a > > German citizen may not give up citizenship to avoid an obligation of > that > > citizenship, e.g., military service. For more information about loss > of > > German citizenship, please contact your local > Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde > > (or Standesamt). > > > > III. American-German Dual Nationality > > > > 1. Both the United States and Germany recognize the concept of > multiple > > nationality. > > 2. A child born to an American parent and a German parent acquires > both > > American and German citizenship at birth, regardless of place of > birth, if > > the parents satisfy the jus soli or jus sanguinis requirements of > their > > respective countries. See the sections above entitled, "Basic Primer > on > > American Citizenship Law," and "Basic Primer on German Citizenship > Law." > > Neither country requires a person born under these circumstances to > choose > > between American and German citizenship, i.e., he/she may keep both > > citizenships his/her entire life. > > 3. A child born in Germany to two American parents may also become a > dual > > national at birth under the circumstances described in paragraph 4 in > the > > section above entitled, "Basic Primer on German Citizenship Law." > Under > > German law, he/she would have to choose between American and German > > citizenship before turning 23. > > 4. Under German law, a person may not have more than one citizenship > > unless he/she was born with both, as described in paragraphs 2 and 3 > above. > > Thus, German law requires an American who becomes a German citizen > through > > the Einbürgerung process (see paragraph 5 in the section entitled, > "Basic > > Primer on German Citizenship Law") to formally renounce his/her > American > > citizenship, and a German who becomes an American citizen (see > paragraph 5 > > in the section entitled, "Basic Primer on American Citizenship Law") > to give > > up his/her German citizenship. > > 5. While Germany recognizes the concept of dual nationality, for most > > purposes it considers a dual national in Germany a German citizen > only. > > Thus, the ability of the U.S. Embassy and consulates to provide > assistance > > to an American-German dual national in Germany may be limited. The > reverse > > is true in the U.S., where such a person is considered only American > for > > most purposes, and where the German Embassy or consulates may be able > to > > offer only limited assistance. For more information, please contact > the > > Embassy or your nearest consulate. > > > > IV. The Responsibilities of Citizenship > > > > 1. *Along with the rights and privileges of a citizenship come certain > > responsibilities. For example: * > > - *All American-German dual nationals must enter the United States > > with a valid U.S. passport; to enter with only a German passport or > > Kinderausweis is a violation of U.S. law. * > > - *Depending on the laws in effect, level of income, source of > income, > > etc., an American-German dual national may owe taxes in both > > countries. All > > dual nationals must report all worldwide income by filing an annual > U.S. > > income tax return, regardless of whether they owe taxes to the > > U.S. or pay > > taxes elsewhere. For more information about taxes, please > > contact your local > > German tax office or the: * > > > > *U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt > > Internal Revenue Service > > Giessener Str. 30 > > 60435 Frankfurt/Main > > * > > > > - *An American-German male dual national must register with the > U.S. > > Selective Service System within three months of his eighteenth > birthday; > > that he is also a German citizen does not exempt him from that > > requirement. > > Registering with the Selective Service System, however, has no > > effect on his > > German citizenship. * > > - *An American-German dual national is not exempt from German > military > > service simply because he also has U.S. citizenship. However, > > service in the > > German military, at least under these limited circumstances, has > > no effect > > on his U.S. citizenship. * > > 2. For more information about these and other responsibilities of > > citizenship, please contact the > > ... > > > > read more » > > > -- Mark M. 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