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Does your country of birth determine your nationality?

Does your country of birth determine your nationality?

Your nationality is the country you come from: American, Canadian, and Russian are all nationalities. A person’s nationality is where they are a legal citizen, usually in the country where they were born.

Is your nationality where you were born or your parents?

Nationality is based on place of birth. Ethnicity is based on your family origin. If you are born on the US you are an American even if you parents were born in Mongolia.

What are you if your parents are from different countries?

If the nationality law of the mother’s home country allows citizenship by descent, you are a citizen of that country. If the nationality law of the father’s home country allows citizenship by descent, you are a citizen of that country too.

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What do you answer to nationality?

Normally speaking, people use “American” as the answer to nationality. However, all US passports show “United States of America” under Nationality.

How do children of different countries get the same nationality?

Every country has their own rules, but they’re mostly similar. If the child is born in the country of one of the parent, it will first get that nationality. He will be able to apply to the nationality of the other parent as well, but it’s not automatic, since that country hasn’t had access to the child at birth.

Can a child have dual citizenship if their parents are different countries?

It tends to depend on what country the child’s born in and the country of origin of his/her parents. In most (I think) cases, a child born to parents of different nationalities would get dual citizenship- especially if he/she is born in one of her parents’ country.

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What is my nationality if I was born in the USA?

If if you were born in the United States, then you are an American citizen. Assuming you were raised and still live there, then your nationality (based on the first definition) is American. That being said, nationality Your race is not reliant upon where you were born.

Do Indians live with their parents after they get married?

While that is believed in India, we take it one step further. Nursing and retirement homes are uncommon for the Indian family. Often times, even after their children get married, the parents will continue to live with them.