Michele Bachmann becomes a Swiss citizen

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[quesney]

Michele Bachmann is now a Swiss citizen.

The Minnesota congresswoman and former Republican presidential candidate was recently granted dual citizenship, Bachmann's office confirmed Tuesday night, according to CNN.

"Congresswoman Bachmann's husband is of Swiss descent so she has been eligible for dual-citizenship since they got married in 1978," spokeswoman Becky Rogness said in a statement. "However, recently some of their children wanted to exercise their eligibility for dual-citizenship so they went through the process as a family."

And, according to an interview with Swiss TV, Bachmann, who is currently seeking a fourth term in Congress after her failed bid for the White House, is now also eligible to run for office in the tiny European country.

Asked if she'd be interested in seeking office in Switzerland, Bachmann joked that "there's a lot of competition ... and they're very good."

[dfwgator]

"Congresswoman Bachmann's husband is of Swiss descent so she has been eligible for dual-citizenship since they got married in 1978,"

So basically, it's no big deal.

[dfwgator]

If I could have dual Polish citizenship, I would get it in a heartbeat.

[ZULU]

I don’t like dual citizenship. It should be illegal.

A man (or woman) cannot serve two masters. Besides, aside from the gun issue, the Swiss are a bunch of socialists like the rest of the pestilential Europeans.

[Gay State Conservative]

Very pretty countryside and some of my ancestors came from Cork, southern part of Ireland.

If *either* of your parents or *any* of your grandparents were born *anywhere* in Ireland (including Northern Ireland) you're automatically entitled to Irish citizenship.But it only goes back two generations.It used to be three but they changed the law some time ago.

[drpix]

The claim that Bachmann Dual-Citizenship (and divided loyalty) was automatic and not under her control is FALSE!

Eligibility is automatic with her marriage - but she would NOT have acquired Swiss citizenship unless she VOLUNTARILLY applied for it.

LINK to Swiss Gov't webpage on Citizenship through marraige:

Excerpt:

Facilitated naturalisation

Go to page «Naturalisation»

Foreign spouses of Swiss nationals who have lived in Switzerland for a year may apply for facilitated naturalisation after three years of marriage, provided they have lived in Switzerland for a total of five years. People who have close ties with Switzerland may apply for facilitated naturalisation even if they are resident abroad. In such cases, however, they must have been married to a Swiss spouse for at least six years.

Applicants are: particularly foreign spouses of Swiss nationals and foreign children, one of whose parents is Swiss

Application to be submitted to:

Confederation
FOM, Naturalisation Section, Quellenweg 6,
3003 Bern-Wabern

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DUAL CITIZENSHIP = DIVIDED LOYALTY (For the Right as well as the Left.)

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

“If I could have dual Polish citizenship, I would get it in a heartbeat.”

Have you looked into it carefully? You might want to ask a lawyer for advice. But before that, contact the Polish embassy in USA.

[Ax]

My grandfather was born in Askeaton, CO. Limerick, in 1889 when it was still part of the UK. I’ve got copies of his arrival in NYC and his application for US citizenship and his citizenship certificate in Detroit. My cousin applied for and received an Irish passport. If I were still traveling, I think I’d apply for one as well. One must be able to show proof that one’s grandparent was born in Eire.

[ConservativeMind]

I have no problems with this, except if she were become President and not renounce this Swiss citizenship. Otherwise, is hard to complain about a country that requires everyone to maintain and keep guns.

My kind of place. Pretty unique for almost the whole world.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

More:

http://www.polish-citizenship.pl/index.php?lang=en

Our Law Office specializes in cases related to Polish citizenship. We help people of Polish origin, who want to obtain Polish citizenship confirmation and a Polish passport.

Our offer also includes services for people who do not have Polish background. Many years of experience and the location of our office on the Polish territory allow us to offer favorable conditions of legal assistance.

The process of getting a Polish passport for people of Polish origin consists of the following stages:

1. Free evaluation whether or not you have Polish citizenship.

2. Preparation and verification of the necessary documents.

3. Preparation and submission of an application for Polish citizenship confirmation.

4. Submitting a Polish passport application.

If you are interested, please contact us using our contact form. If you want to verify your legal status, please complete the eligibility check form. Our clients can check their case status after logging in to the user panel.

[NoKoolAidforMe]

Yes, if you have a parent who was born in Ireland. Check out the Irish consulate’s website.

[NoKoolAidforMe]

Ireland used to grant citizenship by virtue of one’s grandparent being born there. They changed it after 9-11. Now it has to be a parent who was born in Ireland. First you apply for citizenship via foreign birth, then you apply for the Irish passport.

[muawiyah]

Hmm? Is her hubby getting ready to jump ship perhaps?

BTW, I could have applied for citizenship at the canton where a bunch of ancestors came from ~ but only in my 18th year.

These rules depend to some extent on which canton, your age, your degree of dependency, and so on.

I dropped my britches and saluted in their direction. Any other Conservatives similarly situated should do the same to keep their street cred.

[muawiyah]

That’s the national government. They have their rules; the cantons have theirs. So, which canton did this guy apply to?

[Ax]

Well, I guess I’ll just scrap that idea then. Thanks.

[caww]

Is the Bachmann family hedging for the worst?

Yes indeed...and many other elites at the top of the food chain are doing likewise. It's their bug out residence as many purchase homes abroad. Hollywood is also doing likewise. Anywhere that revenues are high they're obtaining what is needed to bug out when the time comes.

[drpix]

The link indicates that the decision to grant or not grant an application is up to the canton (with a right of appeal to the national gov't); BUT, 1st an application must be submitted to one national address and authority.

The point is, whatever the canton decides, 1ST AN (voluntary) APPLICATION IS REQUIRED - CITIZENSHIP IS NOT AUTOMATIC.

Bachmann chose to apply for a foreign citizenship.

[Uncle Slayton]

This move disqualifies her from the presidency.

[muawiyah]

Kind of an all encompassing RINO sort of thing when you think about it eh!

[drpix]

As I posted earlier, Michele's move has the smell of Michelle Obama: MO wasn't proud of her country until Barack began doing well in the 2008 primaries; MB (and her spouse) didn't apply for Swiss citizenship until she bombed out in the 2012 primaries.

To me this is truly alarming! Can any of America's politicians be depended on to be loyal to America and the American people?

Not a move the "Founding Fathers," who she liked to speak and write about, would have approved of!

[muawiyah]

Why am I not surprised ~ well, she switched churches. Then she did the stalking horse thing for Romney ~ maybe practicing up for life in Switzerland.

Her hubby has this medical business where he converts gay guys to other guys ~ and Switzerland allows quackery as well, not that you can't convert gays, but Switzerland allows quack medicine.

They allow you to kill people for money, so why not.