FGs Nationality

by **Big Booger** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:50 pm

I'm from the Shire.. live just down the road from Uncle Bilbo and Cousin Frodo.

by **GomiGirl** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 10:51 pm

What about us dual nationality folks? Don't we count??? :cry:

by **japslapper** » Fri Sep 12, 2003 11:31 pm

[/quote]What about us dual nationality folks? Don't we count??? [quote]

....Well choose the one that you call "home". :wink:

I was born in NZ but mostly raised in the UK. I have right of abode in the UK,NZ and EU. I call the UK "home".........but having said that the longer I am FGing, I am finding the concept of "home" rather illusionary..

.....Most the (British) Commenwealth countries allow you to hold as many passports as you can get your hands on. I know someone with a NZ,Aus, and UK passport! Both USA and Japan are a bit stingy on that one

by **Caustic Saint** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 9:02 am

japslapper wrote:...the longer I am FGing, I am finding the concept of "home" rather illusionary..

Quite so! The more time I spend outside the US, the less it feels like home. Home is where ever I happen to be at the time.

by **Taro Toporific** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:54 pm

GomiGirl wrote:What about us dual nationality folks? Don't we count???

USA and Canada
Used the Canadian passport as get-of-jail card several times in free-fire zones in the 3rd world. Weirdly, if I try to use the Canadian passport in either USA or Canada, it'll be confiscated 'cause both countries have issues with defacto-dual nationals.

by **Big Booger** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:44 pm

My wife wants to move to Canada..

by **Taro Toporific** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 3:57 pm

Big Booger wrote:My wife wants to move to Canada..

Ok, I'll swap straight across and throw in my hotrod Benz, IF the move to Canada included my current wages. :rofl:

by **japslapper** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 6:54 pm

Taro Toporific wrote:
if I try to use the Canadian passport in either USA or Canada, it'll be confiscated 'cause both countries have issues with defacto-dual nationals.

I thought Canada was OK about dual nationals - I know quite a few people who have both Canadian/British or Canadian/Australian passports - no problem.
:?:

...Its is surprising that when you board a plane all the details of whos on it is sent across the world. Like I left UK on my British passport - going to Australia and since I have a NZ passport - which means I dont need a visa - I tried to enter Aus on my NZ passport - it was OK but I was stopped, questioned and had to show my UK passport too. :roll:

by **Big Booger** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:45 pm

Do you have to declare your dual nationality status?

by **Taro Toporific** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 8:54 pm

japslapper wrote:I know quite a few people who have both Canadian/British or Canadian/Australian passports - no problem.

...Its is surprising that when you board a plane all the details of whos on it is sent across the world. Like I left UK on my British passport - going to Australia and since I have a NZ passport - which means I dont need a visa - I tried to enter Aus on my NZ passport - it was OK but I was stopped, questioned and had to show my UK passport too.

Urrrrr, ummmm, in my case the Viet Nam War caused my "dual" status a bit of grief.

My Canadian passport is way too convenient for me to relinquish....such as when I was in Arbil Irag two years ago under an Othrodox "pilgrim's" status. :hehe:

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by **Col.Kilgore** » Sat Sep 13, 2003 9:54 pm

Home is the US Army Airmobile 7th Cav. Division, son. And Japan is our merry playground as we go tear assin' it 'round lookin' for charlie and beaches to surf!

by **GomiGirl** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:47 pm

japslapper wrote:
What about us dual nationality folks? Don't we count???

....Well choose the one that you call "home".

I call Japan home at the moment.. that is why I find it really tough sometimes, as I don't strongly identify with my nationality.. but then other people are more comfortable if they are able to label me as one thing or another.

I guess you can say that I am Australian, with an eccentric British upbringing.

Sure I miss things about Australia - mainly the beach, but not enough to take me back there just yet. I guess if I wasn't living in Tokyo, I would be comfortable living in London or New York. I am a big city girl at heart.

My parents live in Japan too.

by **GomiGirl** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:53 pm

Big Booger wrote:My wife wants to move to Canada..

I am always curious as to how the people with Japanese nationals as spouses.. do you consider that you will be here for life - ie you have immigrated to Japan and so should be thought of as a Japanese national? or do you still think of yourself as your original nationality or are you in a kind of limbo.

Taro, Steve? You guys have been here for ages..

I guess it is best just to identify with yourselves and your families...but it seems to be an obsession of both FG's and Japanese people, that they label you as one nationality or another.

This is weird for me, as a child of an immigrant, the place where you choose to live becomes your new home and you think of yourself as the new nationality.. hell, countries like Australia and USA expect that their new arrivals assimilate as quickly as possible.

But in Japan... well - you know what I mean.

by **Taro Toporific** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 7:08 pm

GomiGirl wrote:... do you consider that you will be here for life - ie you have immigrated to Japan and so should be thought of as a Japanese national? or do you still think of yourself as your original nationality or are you in a kind of limbo.

Taro, Steve? You guys have been here for ages... hell, countries like Australia and USA expect that their new arrivals assimilate as quickly as possible.

But in Japan... well - you know what I mean.

The Collective and I have 'mutual' feelings. They don't want me ...

Assimilate this!

by **Taro Toporific** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 7:26 pm

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by **Taro Toporific** » Mon Apr 05, 2004 12:41 pm

Big Booger wrote:Do you have to declare your dual nationality status?

Serious discussion about this can be found at the NBR

NBR wrote:http://lists.nbr.org/japanforum/showMessage.asp?ID=12690
"...a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship...." and that even if you applied for a foreign citizenship you would only lose it if you applied "...with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship."

...There are a few more links about dual citizenship on this page:

http://www.crcjapan.com/foreign_law/usa/

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