woe

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by woe 14y ago
If you're older than 37 you're probably out of luck, since before 1975 Germany operated a lovely double standard: citizenship was transmitted based on the father, not the mother. Have a look here: http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Infoserv
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by woe 14y ago
Ah, OK. Germany has always been a "jus sanguinis" country, meaning that the basic principle of its nationality law is blood descent. This stands in contrast with "jus soli" countries like the United States where the basic principle is place
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by woe 14y ago
Germany has a very restrictive dual nationality policy. Though technically their rules do permit an immigrant to apply to be permitted to keep his original nationality, this is not something you can expect.
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by woe 14y ago
US tax practice incents every permanent expatriate to drop their citizenship, regardless of net worth. Every year around this time I stare at a stack of tax paperwork and contemplate the hours out of my life I'm about to lose to end up wi
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by woe 14y ago
Even if we accept that this is undesirable, surely it is within the ken of mankind to devise a system that hits these wealthy tax evaders without placing unreasonable burdens on every single overseas national, regardless of their circumstan
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by woe 14y ago
We can only speculate about Sivers but generally speaking, for a US national residing overseas who will never go to the US, holding US citizenship is more trouble than it's worth. Look at my daughter. She was born in Europe with three natio
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by woe 14y ago
Belgium, Finland, France, Ireland, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom all permit naturalisation without requiring renunciation of previous nationality. This list is not exhaustive.
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by woe 14y ago
You seem to be assuming that his children have acquired Singaporean nationality. We don't know that this is the case.
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by woe 14y ago
> Your kids lose it as well. No. Parents cannot, under any circumstance, renounce US citizenship on their childrens' behalf. If they gained citizenship at birth, they can only lose it by their own actions.