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The whole concept of getting citizenship where you're born is mostly an American concept. Though, if you do get born in a place where you get citizenship based
by jeroenhd 5mo ago
The whole concept of getting citizenship where you're born is mostly an American concept. Though, if you do get born in a place where you get citizenship based on location alone, your parents will probably need to figure out a lot of paperwork to sort things out.
- throwaway2037 5mo agoMost of North America and South America operates under Jus sanguinis -- you get citizenship for being born in country, even if your parents are not citizens.
- MandieD 5mo agoI think you meant “jus soli” (“law of soil”) - “jus sanguinis” means “law of blood.”
- throwaway2037 5mo agoYou are right!
- jeroenhd 5mo agoNorth America and South America are America, though?