dual citizenship

[Sunny_Richie 5]

I am a US citizen by birth. My parents were both born in the Philippines. My parents arrived in the US in the early 70s and became US citizens about a year before I was born so they could sponsor their parents and siblings, which I guess means they gave up their Philippine citizenship? Then in 2003 i guess the Philippine government says you can't lose your Philippines citizenship due to naturalization in a foreign country and gives them the opportunity to re-acquire it. My parents have not applied for dual citizenship but will do so eventually.

My question is assuming they get their Philippine citizenship back because they never should have lost it in the first place and knowing that any child born to a Philippine mother makes them a Philippine citizen, does that make me qualified to apply for dual citizenship as well? If no, can I do anything?

I guess the reason why I'm asking this is because of

1) Almost all of my fiancee's family and some of my family live in the Philippines and so I may have extended stays over there.

2) Eventually I'd like to purchase land and/or property with my fiancee so we wouldn't have to rely on staying with her family or my family when we visit.

[Thomas&Cleofe 358]

Just contact the philippine consulate in Los Angeles....they can answer those questions for you

http://www.philippineconsulatela.org/

[carton025 38]

Yes, you can apply for dual citizenship. As the previous posted stated, you will need to contact the Phil. consulate that serves your area to learn the process. In addition, your US passport should indicate that you a filipino/a and this will allow you extended stays in the Phil. just using your US passport.

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[reginakrys 33]

My husband applied for a "Report of Birth, Child Born Abroad Of Philippine Parent/Parents" at NSO. That's how he got his Philippine passport.

My understanding is that you DO lose Philippine citizenship when you naturalize, and yes you can re-acquire it, but you aren't considered a Philippine citizen until then.

Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, natural-born citizens of the Philippines who have lost their Philippine citizenship by reason of their naturalization as citizens of a foreign country are hereby deemed to have re-acquired Philippine citizenship upon taking the following oath of allegiance to the Republic:

To be a dual citizen by birth, I think your parents MUST HAVE BEEN Philippine citizens at that time:

However, there is another kind of dual citizenship, which is not covered by the law. This pertains to a dual citizen by birth: A child born in the United States when either parent was still a Filipino citizen is considered to be a dual citizen from birth (if born on or after January 17, 1973).

There's another clause saying that you can be included in your parents' application for reacquisition of citizenship, but it specifies that the child must be UNDER 18.

[Sunny_Richie 5]

My husband applied for a "Report of Birth, Child Born Abroad Of Philippine Parent/Parents" at NSO. That's how he got his Philippine passport.

My understanding is that you DO lose Philippine citizenship when you naturalize, and yes you can re-acquire it, but you aren't considered a Philippine citizen until then.

To be a dual citizen by birth, I think your parents MUST HAVE BEEN Philippine citizens at that time:

There's another clause saying that you can be included in your parents' application for reacquisition of citizenship, but it specifies that the child must be UNDER 18.

Ya I was reading that and i feel like I'm SOL because my parents became US citizens through naturalization prior to my birth, but I was hoping there was a way of qualifying for dual citizenship by showing the Philippine consulate my birth certificate as it shows my parents place of birth as the Philippines.

It sucks to be penalized because i was 24 by the time the 2003 law passed (born in 1979)and my parents wouldn't have naturalized so quickly in 1978 if it didn't benefit their parents and siblings (you can't bring family over unless you are a US citizen) so I'm asking VJ to confirm if I read the dual citizenship correctly and if I qualified for dual citizenship under a loophole I'm not seeing.

[let-it-be 36]

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Edited August 7, 2012 by let-it-be

[let-it-be 36]

I am a US citizen by birth. My parents were both born in the Philippines. My parents arrived in the US in the early 70s and became US citizens about a year before I was born so they could sponsor their parents and siblings, which I guess means they gave up their Philippine citizenship? Then in 2003 i guess the Philippine government says you can't lose your Philippines citizenship due to naturalization in a foreign country and gives them the opportunity to re-acquire it. My parents have not applied for dual citizenship but will do so eventually.

My question is assuming they get their Philippine citizenship back because they never should have lost it in the first place and knowing that any child born to a Philippine mother makes them a Philippine citizen, does that make me qualified to apply for dual citizenship as well? If no, can I do anything?

I guess the reason why I'm asking this is because of

1) Almost all of my fiancee's family and some of my family live in the Philippines and so I may have extended stays over there.

2) Eventually I'd like to purchase land and/or property with my fiancee so we wouldn't have to rely on staying with her family or my family when we visit.

You can avail of the Balikbayan Visa Privilege when you & your Filipina wife visits Philippines together. No visa will be required for a maximum stay of one (1) year. Philippine citizens, former Philippine citizens (who have become Naturalized US citizens), foreign spouses and foreign minor unmarried children of Philippine Citizens can avail of this.

The former Philippine citizen shall declare before a Philippine Immigration Officer at the port of entry that he/she is availing of the balikbayan privilege and shall present his/her valid passport in addition to any of the following documents

1. cancelled Philippine passport

2. birth certificate;

3. naturalization papers to show former Philippine citizenship; or

4. certification from the adopted country.

The accompanying foreign spouse and foreign minor unmarried children of Filipinos and former Filipino citizens shall declare before a Philippine Immigration Officer at the port of entry that he/she is accompanied by a Filipino or former Filipino spouse or parent and that he/she is availing of the balikbayan privilege, and shall present his/her valid passport in addition to the following:

1. Foreign spouse: Valid passport and Marriage certificate

2. Foreign Minor unmarried children: Birth certificate

3. Adopted children: Adoption papers

http://immigration.g...d=239&Itemid=80

THE BALIKBAYAN PRIVILEGE (R.A.6768 as amended)

By legal definition, a Balikbayan is:

1. A Filipino citizen who has been continuously out of the Philippines for a period of at least 1 year;

2. A Filipino overseas worker; or

3. A former Filipino citizen and his or her family, who had been naturalized in a foreign country and comes or returns to the Philippines.

• The "Balikbayan Privilege" may be availed of by foreign family members of all 3 classifications provided that they travel together everytime they enter the country (MEMORANDUM dated July 1, 2008 issued by Atty. Edgardo L. Mendoza, Chief, IRD).

• "FAMILY" shall mean the spouse and the children of the Balikbayan who are not Balikbayan in their own right traveling with the latter to the Philippines. (Section 2 (b) of R.A. no. 9174, amending R.A. 6768, entitled: "An Act Instituting a "BALIKBAYAN PROGRAM", by providing Additional Benefits and Privileges to Balikbayan and for other purposes").

Edited August 7, 2012 by let-it-be

[let-it-be 36]

Correction to my post above:

I meant -

After you & your Filipina fiancee are married and decides to visit Philippines, that's when you can avail of the Balikbayan Visa Privilege.

[andrew&evelyn 6]

I am a US citizen by birth. My parents were both born in the Philippines. My parents arrived in the US in the early 70s and became US citizens about a year before I was born so they could sponsor their parents and siblings, which I guess means they gave up their Philippine citizenship? Then in 2003 i guess the Philippine government says you can't lose your Philippines citizenship due to naturalization in a foreign country and gives them the opportunity to re-acquire it. My parents have not applied for dual citizenship but will do so eventually.

My question is assuming they get their Philippine citizenship back because they never should have lost it in the first place and knowing that any child born to a Philippine mother makes them a Philippine citizen, does that make me qualified to apply for dual citizenship as well? If no, can I do anything?

I guess the reason why I'm asking this is because of

1) Almost all of my fiancee's family and some of my family live in the Philippines and so I may have extended stays over there.

2) Eventually I'd like to purchase land and/or property with my fiancee so we wouldn't have to rely on staying with her family or my family when we visit.

This might help to answer your question

DUAL CITIZENSHIP

Republic Act 9225 otherwise known as the Citizenship Retention and Reacquisition Act of 2003 (more popularly known as the Dual Citizenship Law) enables former natural-born Filipinos who have become naturalized citizens of another country to reacquire/retain their Philippine citizenship by taking an oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines before a Philippine Consular Officer. Upon reacquiring their Philippine citizenship, they shall enjoy full civil, economic and political rights as Filipinos.

Under the principle of derivative citizenship, unmarried children below eighteen (18) years of age, whether legitimate, illegitimate, or adopted, of former Filipino parents who reacquired their Philippine citizenship under this law, may also be deemed Filipino citizens, if they are included in the parent’s application for reacquisition of Philippine citizenship.

However, there is another kind of dual citizenship, which is not covered by the law. This pertains to a dual citizen by birth: A child born in the United States when either parent was still a Filipino citizen is considered to be a dual citizen from birth (if born on or after January 17, 1973).