How do you determine your nationality? Does it matter where You're born? Or your blood?

Question

Okay, my sister and I often argue about this -- How do you determine your nationality?

All my grandparents were born in Ireland, my father was born in ireland yet my mother was born in England.

My sister and I share the same parents, yet I argue we're Irish and she argues we're British.

We was born in england, but does it really matter where you're born? Or where your ancestors come from?

I mean, I don't want any of this "Your half Irish and half British" rubbish, I would just like to know, Does it count where you're born or what blood you have?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Your nationality is the citizenship that you hold. If you are British citizens, then British is your nationality.

Your ethnic heritage is Irish. But its unrelated to your nationality. In fact, if you were to move to Belize and renounce your British citizenship, your nationality would change to Belizian. But your ethnic heritage is in your genetic makeup and is immutable...can't be changed. Your ancestors were Irish and no legaleeze will change that.

In the US it's much easier. We assume we're all American citizens, so nationality isn't in question (bothers the heck out of the Canadians who come here to work and drive back across the bridge into Windsor ON everynight). Ask an American "What are you?" and you'll get the litany of every ethnic group in their background.

"I'm French, French-Canadian, Dutch, Flemish, Swiss, Prussian and Austrian."

In America you could legitimately answer "I'm Irish" and they'd be like "cool". It would make more sense. In Europe it's much different. You're not in as much of a melting pot. People still like to keep their ethnic background compartmentalized from the rest of their lives.

Answer 2

Me father came from Ireland, Me Mam came from Scotland. I was born in Canada. I am a Canadian with Scottish and Irish heritage.

Answer 3

The idiot who posted right before me is a crackhead. He knows it because he changed his name after I mentioned it. Whether he is VD or luzzuboat he is honestly clueless.

Nationality has to do with your allegiance to state and nothing to do with your bloodline once your forefathers relinquished their allegiance to their former land. Consider:

"Nationality is a relationship between a person and their state of origin, culture, association, affiliation and/or loyalty. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person, and affords the person the protection of the state.

"Traditionally under international law and conflict of laws principles, it is the right of each state to determine who its nationals are. Today the law of nationality is increasingly coming under more international regulation by various conventions on statelessness, as well as some multilateral treaties such as the European Convention on Nationality.

"Generally, nationality is established at birth by a child's place of birth (jus soli) and/or bloodline (jus sanguinis). Nationality may also be acquired later in life through naturalization. Corporations and other legal persons also have a nationality, generally in the state under whose laws the legal person was formed.

"The legal sense of nationality may often mean citizenship, although technical differences do exist between the two. Citizens have rights to participate in the political life of the state of which they are a citizen, such as by voting or standing for election. Nationals need not immediately have these rights; they may often acquire them in due time."

Answer 4

I am quite sure that nationality determines where you were born, not where your ancestors came from. The statue of belonging to a particular nation by origin, birth, or naturalization.

Answer 5

diverse strategies: start ideal and Blood ideal. In u . s . a ., uk, France there is start ideal. So if u have been born there u immediately get that nationality. yet in Germany and China like u say u could desire to have nearby blood. in any different case u could wait till u 18 in Germany to settle on despite if u opt to be German or no longer (whilst u desperate to stay there)

Answer 6

I think that where you live is the most important thing. My ancestors were Scottish/English/French/Italian/Dutch. I grew up in South Africa. I consider myself South African. But I consider my children, who were born in the UK, to be English!
So you're British!!!!!

Answer 7

I don't agree with Genevieve!!!!!
Where ever you go your nationality is the same !it's not changing if you move to another country...you become citizen of that country...you get citizenship, not another nationality!!for example I am hungarian born in austria...so ...austrian citizen with hungarian nationality....the blood counts!!!!!

Answer 8

ur heart determine ur nationality wherever ur heart is then theres ur nationality is.........