My dad says you can not keep a duel citizenship that you eventually have to choose. My cousin is u.s and her husband is french, they have one son and travel back and forth constantly. I said that the son has duel citizenship, am i right?
2006-08-03 09:20:57 · 7 answers · asked by two_bratty2004 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Embassies & Consulates
Citizenship laws vary from country to country. Whether your cousin's son was born in the US or in France, he has inherited US citizenship from his mother and French citizenship from his father.
As for his dual citizenship: Some countries do not allow dual citizenship at all; others require that a child born with two different citizenships must choose to drop one when he turns 18 or 21.
However, neither the US nor France has such a law. Both countries recognize and allow unconditional dual citizenship. Your cousin's son can remain both a French and an American citizen all his life.
Just in Cre who answered above is mistaken: she did not lose Canadian citizenship when she registered to vote in the US.
2006-08-03 09:58:14 · answer #1 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In most cases the US wants you to pick. I'm sure that their son is declared as a US citizen. A lot depends on where he was born. I was born in England to a US father and a english mother. I got a english birth certificate and an american one when I was registered with the sate department, which is done with all US births overseas. But until recently england did not allow you to claim citizenship through your mother. I don't know about France. If he has a french birth certificate he should just go get a French passport to avoid problems later. I went and got one in England and they specifically warned that the US has issues with having two passports. But England says they don't recognize renounciations of citizenship from other countries such as if you got a US passport. So I don't think anybody can give you a good answer as the laws are complex and differ in so many cases.
2006-08-04 13:25:49 · answer #2 · answered by jackson 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The son's duel citizenship will expire when he turns 18, and is concidered a legal adult...when he registers to vote in the US, he will have then given up his French citizenship.
2006-08-03 16:26:57 · answer #3 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not so sure, if the child has dual citizenship by birth. I think wherever the child was born he he that nationality and if he wants another they need to file some kind of paperwork. I am not certain on the length on the dual citizenship though
2006-08-03 16:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by jefferson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where the son was born.
2006-08-03 16:25:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-04 09:47:09 · answer #6 · answered by aldo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-08-03 16:27:41 · answer #7 · answered by sarah m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋