I stand corrected. I am now looking at two US passport issued from the early 60’s to mid 60’s. (have more locked away)it says
“ Expiration and Renewal
Unless limited to a shorter period, this passport EXPIRES three years from the date of issue shown on page two. It may be renewed for an additional period not exceeding five years fom the date of issue shown on page two. The renewal fee is five dollars. This passport MUST be presented with your renewal application. Renewal is shown by a stamp placed in the passport on page two.”
also this passport is not valid for travel to or in communist controlled portions of
China
Korea
Vietnam
or to or in
Albania
back inside cover explains how you can loose your citizenship by voting, taking an oath, declaration of allegiance, or serving in armed forces or accepting employment under the government of a foreign state..it goes on to add more ways a naturalized citizen can lose thir citizenship by redidency..
passports in the mid 1980’s were valid for 10 years.
That means that O and his mom could have left for Indonesia with one passport, hers, because he was under the age of 8. They were there for +/- 5 years. If she got a passport for the trip, then she had approx. three years before it expired. Barry was “either 5 or 6” (family history @ theObamaFile.com) when they left. Either way he was likely at least 8 when the renewal came up and would have had to get his own passport.
If by any chance mom got her passport earlier than just before leaving, it is possible that the renewal came up when Barry was under the age of 8 and could still be on mom’s passport so you would never find a separate U.S. one for him from that time period.
If Indonesia required the taking of their citizenship and the rejection of U.S. citizenship, would they have been likely to leave Indonesia on that country’s passport or one from the U.S. Or could they have had both... left using the former and arrived in the U.S. using the latter?
Does any of this matter?
“back inside cover explains how you can loose your citizenship by voting, taking an oath, declaration of allegiance, or serving in armed forces or accepting employment under the government of a foreign state..it goes on to add more ways a naturalized citizen can lose thir citizenship by redidency..”
I hate to be a stickler for acuracy but the above may not be QUITE acurate, Inside back cover of MY 1961 passport it says
under “Loss of NATIONALITY”.
“You MAY lose your United States NATIONALITY by being naturalized in, or by voting in the elections of a foreign state; by taking an oath or by serving in the armed forces or accepting employment under the government of a foreign state. If you are a naturized citizen of the UInited States, you MAY lose CITIZENSHIP by residing for 3 years in the country of your birth or former nationality, or by residing for 5 years in any other foreign state or states. For detailed information consult the nearest American diplomatic or counsular office.”
It says MAY lose, and seems to make a distiction between NATIONALITY and CITIZENSHIP.