I am Australian and want to know if my ancestry is Scottish German can i get a European Passport?

Question

My parents and grandparents were all born in australia but my scottish clan is the clan of the black watch my grandparents name origonally was Sowter but it then changed to Souter do you have the right to get a passport from your heritage country? Please help?

Answer 1

First of all, members of the European Union still retain individual citizenship for citizens of their own countries. Scottish newspapers, for example, almost daily comment upon the problems that East European immigrants have adapting to their new country. I know about dual citizenship from a cousin whose mother is Scottish and whose dad is American, so here goes. If you want to know about dual German-Australian citizenship, you'll have to wait for another post.

You must have Irish citizenship mixed up with Scottish citizenship since Ireland grants citizenship to individuals who have at least one parent, grandparent, or great grandparent born in Ireland. Of course, no matter now much the Scottish Nationalist Party might wish for a separate identity for Scots from the rest of the United Kingdom, Scotland is still a part of the UK. Becoming a naturalized citizen of the UK is a similar process to becoming a naturalized citizen of the United States, Australia, or any other country:
1) Candidates will need to take a "Life in the United Kingdom" test.
2) If necessary, they should take a combination of English as a Second Language and citizenship classes.
3) Of course, if you marry a Scot, this can speed up the naturalization process by three years.
4) Otherwise, you will need to have lived in the country for five years.
5) Individuals born to one parent who is a subject of the United Kingdom and one parent who is a citizen elsewhere can have dual citizenship. There's one catch, however, or so my Scottish cousin tells me, you have to pay income taxes in two countries. Ouch!

Answer 2

No you don't have a chance of getting a European passport. Having a Scottish ancestry does not qualify. If one of your parents were born there then you do but having a heritage does not.

Answer 3

Nope. To get a passport from another country you generally have to 1) be born there 2) have a parent who is a citizen of that country or 3) have a spouse from there.