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How many nationalities/citizenships do you have?

108 replies

Amy1998 · 21/01/2024 16:55

I’ll go first:
British
Irish
Indian OCI (PR in India)

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UnimaginableWindBird · 21/01/2024 16:59

Irish
French
British.

GreyhpundGirl · 21/01/2024 17:04

One- British, and no claim to any other (although interestingly enough my grandfather and family left Nazi Germany in the 30s as they were Jewish, however he was my mums step-dad so doubt there's anything to follow up but I've never thought to research it)

Celticdawn5 · 21/01/2024 17:06

British
Irish

Neriah · 21/01/2024 17:06

British
Irish
American

Amy1998 · 21/01/2024 17:08

I’m also curious about how you got them. Was it by being born to eligible parents, through descent or naturalisation. My OCI one was through descent (I wasn’t born there but a parent and grandfather was) and the Irish one is also because of a parent, the British one was by birth

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pinksandwich · 21/01/2024 17:08

Just British. No Irish ancestry so unfortunately can’t use that trick for an EU passport!

Amy1998 · 21/01/2024 17:09

GreyhpundGirl · 21/01/2024 17:04

One- British, and no claim to any other (although interestingly enough my grandfather and family left Nazi Germany in the 30s as they were Jewish, however he was my mums step-dad so doubt there's anything to follow up but I've never thought to research it)

Ahh yes i wouldn’t have thought you’d be able to have it passed down unless your grandfather was the legal father to your mum at the time of her birth but maybe I’m wrong

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PeloMom · 21/01/2024 17:10

European (born there)- won’t specify country for privacy
British (naturalization)
Canadian (marriage)

Amy1998 · 21/01/2024 17:10

pinksandwich · 21/01/2024 17:08

Just British. No Irish ancestry so unfortunately can’t use that trick for an EU passport!

It’s a shame. I’d love to re-enter the EU if we could.

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ShippingNews · 21/01/2024 17:10

British ( by birth)
Australian ( by naturalisation)
Canadian ( by descent - mother)

StamppotAndGravy · 21/01/2024 17:19

GreyhpundGirl · 21/01/2024 17:04

One- British, and no claim to any other (although interestingly enough my grandfather and family left Nazi Germany in the 30s as they were Jewish, however he was my mums step-dad so doubt there's anything to follow up but I've never thought to research it)

Ah that's unfortunate that he wasn't a blood relative. It's pretty easy to get German citizenship if you can show your ancestors were victims of national socialism.

Avacardo2023 · 21/01/2024 17:23

British by birth
Also have Maltese passport

LaChienneDesFromages · 21/01/2024 17:27

British and French.
Father British, mother French.

MrTiddlesTheCat · 21/01/2024 17:32

British by birth
Irish by birth
Swedish by having lived here for 20+ years

Alaimo · 21/01/2024 17:32

Two:
EU/continental European country citizenship by birth
British by naturalisation

In another year I could qualify for citizenship of another EU country (by naturalisation) but I don't think I will apply for it.

Strokethefurrywall · 21/01/2024 17:33

British
Caymanian

Strokethefurrywall · 21/01/2024 17:33

Sorry British by birth
Caymanian by naturalization

ladygindiva · 21/01/2024 17:34

British
Irish ( Irish mother)

GreyhpundGirl · 21/01/2024 17:34

StamppotAndGravy · 21/01/2024 17:19

Ah that's unfortunate that he wasn't a blood relative. It's pretty easy to get German citizenship if you can show your ancestors were victims of national socialism.

My aunt and cousins technically could then although he died nearly 40 years ago. I'm not bothered by not having an EU passport though.

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 21/01/2024 17:35

British by birth
Danish by naturalisation

Couldyounot · 21/01/2024 17:36

British
Irish

ComtesseDeSpair · 21/01/2024 17:36

British by birth, American through marriage, Israeli by law of return.

AgMaggy · 21/01/2024 17:36

British and Irish - I live in Northern Ireland

Lizzieregina · 21/01/2024 17:39

British (born)
Irish (parents/husband)
American (naturalization)

Pythonesque · 21/01/2024 17:44

Australian by birth
British by descent - mother (wasn't entitled to it at birth, only after the ? 1982 reforms). My father was also able to get a right of abode via a grandparent (I think), we nearly moved to the UK when I was 5 but it wasn't going to work, but my sister and I both moved here as young adults.

I think my father's family would also have Irish antecedents but I'm pretty sure you can't go back multiple generations to claim it!