Most countries practice jus sanguinis citizenship (based on parentage) while the US, Canada and some others provide jus soli, where citizenship is based on being born in the country. Some of those, however, require that at least one parent be a legal resident.
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Another nonsense story from Business Insider: We moved to France!
Her husband is a French national and her visa was via the MRS VISA from marriage. They left this important fact out of the story, like all Business Insider “I moved abroad stories”.
Continue readingItaly ends most of its right of descent ancestry program
Who is eligible for Italian right of descent citizenship is now sharply curtailed.
Continue readingWild: Former NZ Prime Minister moves to Australia
Jacinda Ardern has moved to Sydney, Australia. Does not seem like a good image for New Zealand.
Continue readingAmerican returns to US; living abroad wasn’t perfect
Unusual article in Business Insider, as a young ex-pat moves back to the US, noting life abroad is not the idyllic life portrayed in… well, Business Insider.
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