What is your nationality? citizenship?

[Godstar]

We moved when I was about two back to the States. I was told later that I could have applied for dual citizenship. I dunno. I was born on Okinawa, and am named after the torris. Just going by what several different people have told me.

Oh I believe you, not trying to say your lying, it's just I wish I could figure out if it's really as difficult as they so, or if they're just being overly-critical. I've just heard it's bad, and they don't grant it to very many outsiders, but it's pretty much all hearsay.

[Begbie]

No he is making a reference to that kick ass movie Once Upon a Time in Mexico. "Are you a Mexi CAN or a Mexi Can't??"
I am so looking forward to this movie on a High Def format.

Exactly...Johnny Depp stole the show on this movie. Can't wait for it on Blue Ray.

[johnlt]

I am of Irish desent so i guess i am Irish American.

[Tory]

Oh I believe you, not trying to say your lying, it's just I wish I could figure out if it's really as difficult as they so, or if they're just being overly-critical. I've just heard it's bad, and they don't grant it to very many outsiders, but it's pretty much all hearsay.

I understand that, didn't think you were accusing me of lying. No worries.

[Yoda]

1/2 Black 1/2 Asian (Chinese)
Nationality Jamaican

[kannisto]

... I've just heard it's bad, and they don't grant it to very many outsiders, but it's pretty much all hearsay.

It's not impossible to get Japanese nationality but I think practically you need to have very strong ties to Japan, e.g. a Japanese spouse, possibly children with Japanese citizenship and a long enough stay in Japan before applying. Japan doesn't allow dual nationalities so you would also have to give up any other nationalities as well if granted Japanese citizenship. I haven't considered applying since I don't want to give up my Finnish nationality. A colleague of mine did get Japanese citizenship recently though (originally from Taiwan).

If at least one of your parents is Japanese and you are born in Japan you do get Japanese nationality automatically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_nationality_law

[Geonosis]

It's not impossible to get Japanese nationality but I think practically you need to have very strong ties to Japan, e.g. a Japanese spouse, possibly children with Japanese citizenship and a long enough stay in Japan before applying. Japan doesn't allow dual nationalities so you would also have to give up any other nationalities as well if granted Japanese citizenship. I haven't considered applying since I don't want to give up my Finnish nationality. A colleague of mine did get Japanese citizenship recently though (originally from Taiwan).

If at least one of your parents is Japanese and you are born in Japan you do get Japanese nationality automatically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_nationality_law

We were just discussing this, how funny. Switzerland also has strict nationality acquisition laws, and the basis of the laws are jus sanguinis, a Latin term meaning "right of blood." In Switzerland, citizenship is only granted based on blood ties such as your parents. In other countries, like the USA the principle in law based on jus soli - "right of soil." So essentially anyone born on US soil has a right to claim US nationality. However the US also had blood rights, so even children born abroad to US parents acquire US citizenship. In Swit., just being born on Swiss soil does not confer nationality and there is no right to claim it. It's really complex.

I have more than one citizenship because of my parents and Swiss is one of them. Like kannisto, it's the one I don't intend to ever renounce.

[Godstar]

It's not impossible to get Japanese nationality but I think practically you need to have very strong ties to Japan, e.g. a Japanese spouse, possibly children with Japanese citizenship and a long enough stay in Japan before applying. Japan doesn't allow dual nationalities so you would also have to give up any other nationalities as well if granted Japanese citizenship. I haven't considered applying since I don't want to give up my Finnish nationality. A colleague of mine did get Japanese citizenship recently though (originally from Taiwan).

If at least one of your parents is Japanese and you are born in Japan you do get Japanese nationality automatically.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_nationality_law

Ah that's good to know. Brian Ashcraft over at Kotaku is always talking about how hard it is to get citizenship in Japan, and his problems there, so figured that it was true et al. Thanks for the information!

[chowdachad]

oh boy well here goes i don't quite no the percentage but i got Dutch, Scottish, Irish, french canadian and Native american or Metis. But i prefer to tell people that i am Just Canadian as thats all i've ever known!

[zaphod]

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I have more than one citizenship because of my parents and Swiss is one of them. Like kannisto, it's the one I don't intend to ever renounce.

That's cool, so one day we're gonna have a Swiss Jedi Master!

[Acadian_Rocker]

100% Cajun. of course... our ancestors were kicked out of Canada hundreds of years ago, so I guess we're all really Canadian

[BeyRang]

100% Cajun. of course... our ancestors were kicked out of Canada hundreds of years ago, so I guess we're all really Canadian

What is Cajun? Like what country? i know the food and I luv cajun chicken and other foods but never knew it was a country too. Or is it cajun like your from New Orleans area?

[darczap]

Polish American. Born and raised in America though!