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My daughter got here in 2015 and now a US citizen and we are seriously considering her going back home to continue her school but I am worried about her citizenship in the US and running in the problem of how long she will be staying there.She is on 6th grade right now. What will be our option or what should we do? 

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Just now, Kathy and Jesse said:

My daughter got here in 2015 and now a US citizen and we are seriously considering her going back home to continue her school but I am worried about her citizenship in the US and running in the problem of how long she will be staying there. What will be our option or what should we do? 

Citizenship has no restrictions.  She can never loose her citizenship for living in the Philippines.  

YMMV

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7 minutes ago, payxibka said:

Citizenship has no restrictions.  She can never loose her citizenship for living in the Philippines.  

It does not apply where she has to come back in the US once a year to keep her citizenship? she is 11 y/o. 

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11 minutes ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

My daughter got here in 2015 and now a US citizen and we are seriously considering her going back home to continue her school but I am worried about her citizenship in the US and running in the problem of how long she will be staying there. What will be our option or what should we do? 

She is a USC .. she can be out of the USA for decades IF she chooses then come back.

 

What you need to make sure is handled is DUAL citizenship, staying in the Philippines as a USC can create issues of its own.

 

 

Just now, Kathy and Jesse said:

It does not apply where she has to come back in the US once a year to keep her citizenship? she is 11 y/o. 

A person doesn't lose their citizenship by being out of the country.  ;)  

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1 minute ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

It does not apply where she has to come back in the US once a year to keep her citizenship? 

Absolutely not.   Where have you heard this?

YMMV

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Have you considered the impact of growing up in the PI and living as an adult in the US versus growing up in the US and living as an adult here?

 

As an immigrant child, I will tell you that being a part of American culture is important in the formative teenage years.  It's vastly different in America for kids who came here young and went to middle school and high school in the US versus kids who come after age 18.  These two groups of immigrant kids are very different - different mindset - different cultures - different accents.

 

It is much easier to work and be an adult in the US with a US background.  I know things culturally.  I don't have problem with slang.  I understand popular culture references.    My brothers, sisters, and cousins who came to the US as young as 15 all speak with accents and are culturally unaware of lots of American things.  All their friends are from our old country because the mother language is what they are used to.  The younger kids are all Americans with friends from various backgrounds and English is their dominant language.

 

 

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23 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

She is a USC .. she can be out of the USA for decades IF she chooses then come back.

 

What you need to make sure is handled is DUAL citizenship, staying in the Philippines as a USC can create issues of its own.

 

 

A person doesn't lose their citizenship by being out of the country.  ;)  

Thanks HAnk! Yes that is what Jesse said, to get her the dual citizenship. 

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46 minutes ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

It does not apply where she has to come back in the US once a year to keep her citizenship? she is 11 y/o. 

No....she can stay outside the US as long as she wants.  It has NO effect on US citizenship....

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27 minutes ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

Thanks HAnk! Yes that is what Jesse said, to get her the dual citizenship. 

... get the dual citizenship completed .. then all will be good for staying in the Philippines for school.  :thumbs:  

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24 minutes ago, Hank_ said:

... get the dual citizenship completed .. then all will be good for staying in the Philippines for school.  :thumbs:  

yes will look into it. You know the Philippine law. I just don't want any problem and restrict her from going back here later.

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13 minutes ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

yes will look into it. You know the Philippine law. I just don't want any problem and restrict her from going back here later.

Philippines law will not prevent a USC from returning to the USA 

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1 hour ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

yes will look into it. You know the Philippine law. I just don't want any problem and restrict her from going back here later.

Your daughter is a USC .. she can come and go from the USA same as your husband or you (now).    (no issues like getting her to the USA to start with ;)  )

 

Whereas the Bureau of Immigrations in the Philippines has an ECC fee for any foreigner that stays in the Phils for 6 months or more .. and that can get HUGE over time.    Must be a couple years ago now there were a couple students (they completed college) that had their USC but hadn't bothered completing their dual citizenship, the ECC fee was thousands of $$$$$ and even more in PHP  ;) :lol:      To avoid the fee they had to get their dual citizenship completed while in the Phils.

 

 

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5 hours ago, Kathy and Jesse said:

yes will look into it. You know the Philippine law. I just don't want any problem and restrict her from going back here later.

The Philippine is very racist country, you must be a citizen to get a professional license.

 

Unlike the USA, A citizens of Philippines who has a BSN in Nursing can come to the USA and apply for NCLEX and become a RN.   

 

Philippines only allows citizens of Philippines to sit for the nursing board exam in Philippines to be a RN in Philippines.

 

I am sure this is true in most other professions

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