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To: Vendome; Jim Robinson

I have three NBC grandchildren who were all born to my American citizen daughter and her Caymanian husband on Grand Cayman Island. Each carries two passports: one is American, the other is Caymanian. They are NBC of each country.

Should one of them ever seek the office of POTUS, that one would simply need to renounce his or her Caymanian citizenship.


57 posted on 08/30/2013 1:22:02 PM PDT by onyx (Please Support Free Republic - Donate Monthly! If you want on Sarah Palin's Ping List, Let Me know!)
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To: onyx

Did they meet the residency requirement set by congress for naturalized citizens?

If they are still citizens of the US they must have.

nbCs do not have such a requirement.


61 posted on 08/30/2013 1:31:48 PM PDT by bluecat6
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To: onyx

“Should one of them ever seek the office of POTUS, that one would simply need to renounce his or her Caymanian citizenship.”
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Actually, I’m not sure that’s true. While most countries permit their citizens to renounce their citizenship (and I trust that the Caymanians do), “[s]ome countries” (at least according to Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renunciation_of_citizenship) “may not allow or do not recognize renunciation of citizenship or establish administrative procedures that are essentially impossible to complete.”

Since we would not want a foreign government’s laws to have the power to block an otherwise eligible Presidential candidate, I doubt that actual renunciation of foreign citizenship is required.


82 posted on 08/30/2013 2:24:56 PM PDT by BigGuy22
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To: onyx; Jim Robinson

Your kids were born with a divided citizenship.

They are wholly one thing or parts of another.


202 posted on 08/30/2013 6:12:37 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
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