Date: January 7th, 2016 1:28 PM Author: sapphire deranged menage
Thee seem to be a lot of globe trotters and bi-cultural types/ children of immigrants on this board. Just curious to hear who has more than one nationality - and which ones they hold. I'm guessing dual US-Chinese is pretty common on XO.
As for me, most of y'all already know I'm US-born to Colombian and Jordanian parents, so I hold three citizenships.
Date: January 7th, 2016 1:43 PM Author: sapphire deranged menage
Shwaya.
I speak broken second grade Arabic. I'm enrolling in some night classes to try and improve it, because I find it shameful to not speak it decently. ( I read/write better than I speak.) My dad never taught me any and my parents divorced when I was five. Really wish I could've learned it properly as a child :/
However, dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country. They are required to obey the laws of both countries. Either country has the right to enforce its laws, particularly if the person later travels there. Most U.S. nationals, including dual nationals, must use a U.S. passport to enter and leave the United States. Dual nationals may also be required by the foreign country to use its passport to enter and leave that country. Use of the foreign passport does not endanger U.S. nationality. Most countries permit a person to renounce or otherwise lose nationality.