How many nationalities are you?

watna

ok, I vaguely recall this being done before but thought it could be interesting to hear from the general boards population.

How many nationalities do you hold? What countries?

I'm interested at the moment because I'm applying for permanent residency in NZ. I could get citizenship after a certain amount of time. I already have dual Irish and US citizenships though and I've never heard of anyone having three passports (and also, do I really want to be a kiwi?!)

I suppose I could not be American anymore but I have a feeling it may come in handy (It was great for the whole J1 thing!).

Has anyone renounced citizenship before? Can you even do that?

csk

One - American

jesus_thats_gre

Was born in the UK, my mother in Finnish, my ould fella is from the north and I hold an Irish passport.. Can get more I presume

Latchy

British People often ask why i still have an irish passport when i have lived in UK for 20 odd years .Like why would i be in any hurry to renounce my irish nationality ,even if it was a simple choice ( which it isint ) .I can understand their thinking a bit but i am still the same old one nationality person i always was .

No one in my background has bred outside of a radius of three miles since records began.

Latchy

Moonbaby wrote: »

No one in my background has bred outside of a radius of three miles since records began.

That is as close to home as you can get

Wazdakka

Just the Irish..

I have a few friends and family who have more..

One of my mates was born on a plane and ended up with dual citizenship between the two countries.

Hagar

Irish and could claim a UK Passport but I wouldn't use one to beat out the flames if me bollix was on fire.

eVeNtInE

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I have dual British (nope, not ashamed of it, sorry! :P) and Irish nationality. My grandmother's parents were Italian (hence my granny is Italian, not sure if she was actually born there or not) but I don't think I could get that passport.

I know a girl with 4 nationalities - her mother is from Belfast (= Irish/British), her father Portuguese and she was born in Canada.

Ruu_Old

Irish but I have a US green card but would have to drop by Irish one if I wanted to become a US citizen, not happening so I will just renew the green card in 10ish years when it is due again.

Mint Sauce

born in england, hold an irish passport, did hold a UK one until it expired, one parent from the republic, one from the north, some of generations from america and scotland

Ruu

Ruu wrote: »

Irish but I have a US greencard but would have to drop by Irish one if I wanted to become a US citizen, not happening so I will just renew the green in 10ish years when it is due again.

Your married to an American lady right?
If so get your nationality. If you break up, you'll have even less right to your kids as a non US citizen.

Red Hand

Two-Cork and Kerry.:)

Zaph

Just Irish, sure what more would you want?

I have a friend who has 3 passports - Irish (father), American (mother) and British (place of birth). She intends getting American passports for her kids, as it will make it easier for them if they wanted to go to the States when they're in college.

Latchy

Handy to have a few different nationalitys/ passports if in a country were a coup or revolution has taken place .You can then decide which passport gets you outta the country the quickest

watna

latchyco wrote: »

Handy to have a few different nationalitys/ passports if in a country were a coup or revolution has taken place .You can then decide which passport gets you outta the country the quickest

True, but if you're in a country where you are a citizen then your other countries of citizenship are not required to help you, i.e. if there's a big war in Ireland, America don't have to help me escape because I'm also an irish citizen. It's have to be a coup in a completely foreign country - it'd definitely be handy then!

mike65

Hagar wrote: »

could claim a UK Passport but I wouldn't use one to beat out the flames if me bollix was on fire.

Balls of steel or stupidity? :pac:

Mike

Latchy

watna wrote: »

True, but if you're in a country where you are a citizen then your other countries of citizenship are not required to help you, i.e. if there's a big war in Ireland, America don't have to help me escape because I'm also an irish citizen. It's have to be a coup in a completely foreign country - it'd definitely be handy then!

I was thinking along those lines, like if you were in San salvdor and there goverment forces were cracking down and attacking their people, or ethnic group then the official goverment has to help you out

connundrum

I hold dual Irish and South African citizenship. Never bothered getting an SA passport as they're waay more difficult to travel on.

Run_to_da_hills

At one time I had triple residency, ie Ireland, Australian and USA. I never took out citizenship or stayed the required time in either of the two and lost the privilages.

watna

connundrum wrote: »

I hold dual Irish and South African citizenship. Never bothered getting an SA passport as they're waay more difficult to travel on.

My OH has dual New Zealand and South African citizenship. He also never travels on his SA passport and he had terrible trouble renewing it recently. Luckily he went to Jo'burg to visit his family so did it while he was there.

Between us we have citizenship on four continents!

rainbow kirby

Irish, but my mum was born in the UK.

monkeyfudge

I have an Irish passport plus a rather exotic DOM passport lying about somewhere.

dsmythy

latchyco wrote: »

Handy to have a few different nationalitys/ passports if in a country were a coup or revolution has taken place .You can then decide which passport gets you outta the country the quickest

Once the coup doesn't involve shutting down the airports you'll be flying!

Silenceisbliss

two for me,

Belgian and Irish.

Mahatma coat

Irish Citizen (100% blood Irish)

Australian Permenant Resident,

have always wanted to Go to Canada and get residency/Passport there too

Xavi6

Moonbaby wrote: »

No one in my background has bred outside of a radius of three miles since records began.

You must be all shaggin your own at this stage.

Australian by birth, Irish by family. No visa for me over here. Get awful strange looks from bouncers when I whip out the Oz passport and say "Story bud"!

Kur4mA

Just the Oirish wan.

KnifeWRENCH

I'm 3/4 Cork, 1/4 Kerry. They're like two different nations tbh!

Both parents are Irish. All grandparents are/were Irish.
Don't think I had any non-Irish great-grandparents.

So only an Irish passport for me.

Fratton Fred

Moonbaby wrote: »

No one in my background has bred outside of a radius of three miles since records began.

I don't blame them. Who wants to mix with people who only have 5 toes eh?

Hagar wrote: »

Irish and could claim a UK Passport but I wouldn't use one to beat out the flames if me bollix was on fire.

omfg.

Hagar is a Brit, Hagar is a Brit, Hagar is a Brit

Come on mate, join me in a rousing chorus of rule Brittania:D


I've only got the one passport, I can't be arsed applying for Irish citizenship, don't really see the point as I don't plan on being kidnapped by Al Qeada in the near future and I reckon that if I am in a hot sunny place when a civil war breaks out, there's a bit more chance the Royal Navy coming to rescue me than the Irish.

I have Grandparents/Great garndparents from Portsmouth, London, Newcastle and Cork though. I think the family surname originates from the rebel county as well.

Hagar

I just knew you would enjoy that Fred.

MarkR

Two passports, US and Irish. My dad was cuban. Now that would be an awesome third one to have. International man of mystery me.

redfacedbear

Only the one for me, but my sis-in-law has four;

Bermudian (where she's from)
Canadian (where her ma's from)
Irish (where gran's from)
UK ('cause Bermudian's can have one of these too apparently)

boneless

I consider myself a Citizen of the World but for practical reasons I travel on an Irish passport .

Sherifu

Just the one.

Tupins

I have dual citizenship - Irish (by birth) French (through marriage).

Just have the Irish passport for now but may get the French one sometime for the hooley!