if my dad is german and my mom is venezuelan,so legally whose nationality am i entitled to?

Question

if my mom is Venezuelan and my dad is German what passport will i be carrying today.

Answer 1

What about where you were born as well? That may count especially if you were born in the USA or Canada (who have citizenship via birth although some other countries had it but modified it).

Germans allow dual citizenship, however this is restricted movement for this. If you were born with dual citizenship (one from each parent you should be able to keep both (see first link). Second link shows details regarding how to obtain German nationality.

The problem is Venezuela prohbits dual citizenship. Meaning if you take the Venezuelan you can only be Venezuelan.

Go for the German. More advantages being German with the EU (if you're interested in going to Germany).



To the person below. Even the German embassy states that they can have dual but they need to be careful about how they do it.
"I have received dual citizenship by birth and have not acquired any other citizenship voluntarily since my birth. Do I have to choose between the two citizenships at the age of 18? German law, in general, does not oblige you to choose between the two citizenships at the age of 18."

"How can I lose German citizenship?
- by voluntarily acquiring a foreign citizenship
If you willingly apply for a foreign citizenship and obtain it, the German citizenship is automatically lost. If you obtain a foreign citizenship without an application for naturalization, you remain a German citizen.
Please note: Loss of citizenship can be avoided by obtaining a special permit ("Beibehaltungsgenehmigung") before you are naturalized in a foreign country."
http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/consular_services/citizenship/generalinformation.html

Answer 2

Several previous answers have assumed that every country's citizenship laws are like those in the US. That is not true.

You are probably entitled to German citizenship from your father, as long as he was a German citizen when you were born and your parents were legally married to each other.
http://www.multiplecitizenship.com/wscl/ws_GERMANY.html

If you were born in Venezuela, you were entitled to Venezuelan citizenship regardless of your parents' citizenship (Venezuela is one of the few countries, like the US, where the law of jus soli gives 'automatic' citizenship to anyone born there). If you were born outside of Venezuela, you are entitled to Venezuelan citizenship from your mother under the conditions that before you reach the age of 18, your parents established residence in Venezuela. Before reaching the age of 25, you must officially have declared an intention to accept Venezuelan nationality. If you are over 25 and never claimed your Venezuelan citizenship, you can't do it now.
http://www.multiplecitizenship.com/wscl/ws_VENEZUELA.html

And by the way, Germany does not recognize dual citizenship. And Venezuela also does not recognize dual citizenship, except in the case of someone under age 25, at which age they lose Venezuelan citizenship if they have retained another citizenship.

Answer 3

Could be both, could be neither.

Though your parents have citizenship of Germany and Venezuela, you'll need to know if they can *transmit* citizenship to you. 'Tis complicated enough with US citizenship, so I assume it'll be similarly a "maybe, what-if" thing with other countries.

For example, it used to be, having a Japanese mother didn't matter, it was the father's citizenship that mattered. Iranians didn't care if you were born there, you might not rate Iranian citizenship without Iranian parents.

And where you were born may or may not matter, too. In the USA, no matter what your parents' citizenships are, you can be American.

So, without more info, it's really difficult to answer your question.

You can get some very good info from the two sites below. I'm assuming you have enough German and Spanish to read them.

Perhaps a better source is your parents- what sort of passport did they get for you?

Answer 4

It should be the same as your mother.....but that is not always the case.

EDIT~~were a person is born, generally has zero to do with what country you claim. My sister was born in Germany to parents that were US citizens. She is a US citizen and not a German citizen. The US is the only county that I know of that would give automatic citizenship based solely on place of birth.

Answer 5

Most likely both. German immigration and the government of Venezuela both recognize dual citizenship. A more definitive answer (as the answer "most likely both" is pretty vague), is that you're entitled to the nationality in the country you were born and maintain permanent residency! :)

Answer 6

Depending on where you were born, and if both parents were still citizens of their own countries, you may qualify for duel citizenship.

Answer 7

It depends on those countries, but either I belive. You can call those embassies and find out.

Answer 8

nationality has to do with where you were born, not your ethnicity

Answer 9

I believe it would depend on where you were born.

Answer 10

Where were you born?