Comments on: If my parents are from Russia and my mom goes on vacations to Dominican Republic, what does that make me? http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/ RussiaPackage.com Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: SHA http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-318 SHA Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:46:07 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-318 i dont think you are dominican because your mom likes to go on vacation there. i dont think you are dominican because your mom likes to go on vacation there.

]]> By: klm78_2001 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-317 klm78_2001 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:15:06 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-317 Here's the way I approach it: My ethnicity is German/Norwegian/Danish. My husband's ethnicity is Puerto Rican. My race is Caucasian, my husband's is Hispanic, (DNA-wise, technically, Puerto-Ricans are a blend of three races, African, Caucasian, and Native American). Our children will be American citizens who will grow up to learn their deep ethnic and cultural roots. What they will check on a census box is a completely different story. :) So what we are really talking about here are three different things: ethnicity/cultural heritage, DNA/race, and citizenship. You can define yourself by any of those labels, but you need to be conscious of all of them. Here’s the way I approach it: My ethnicity is German/Norwegian/Danish. My husband’s ethnicity is Puerto Rican. My race is Caucasian, my husband’s is Hispanic, (DNA-wise, technically, Puerto-Ricans are a blend of three races, African, Caucasian, and Native American). Our children will be American citizens who will grow up to learn their deep ethnic and cultural roots. What they will check on a census box is a completely different story. :) So what we are really talking about here are three different things: ethnicity/cultural heritage, DNA/race, and citizenship. You can define yourself by any of those labels, but you need to be conscious of all of them.

]]> By: me2 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-316 me2 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 07:53:03 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-316 How would going on vacation anywhere change your race or citizenship, your family needs to get cable, you all have way to much time on your hands How would going on vacation anywhere change your race or citizenship, your family needs to get cable, you all have way to much time on your hands

]]> By: Acyla http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Acyla Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:08:27 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-315 Generally with citizenship is that you qualify for whatever your parents had at the time of your birth. For example if your parents were French/Italian and you were born in the USA because the USA allows citizenship via birth (one of the few countries that do) you would entitled to American citizenship and French and Italian (I believe Italian can go back to the great grandparents although French is slightly more complicated). However, if your French/Italian parent/s renounced their French/Italian Citizenship in order to become American (there was a time when dual citizenship was frowned upon) then any descendants would not be entitled to this through them (it could come from the other parent if they had it though). Where your parents take their vacations has no bearing on citizenship (otherwise several of us here, myself included, would be holding at least 10 different kinds of citizenship *I can hear the screaming over the ocean if I was entitled to US citizenship after my 3 day vacation there when I was 9*). This is usually because there is a residency component in naturalization (eg you must live in the country for 5 years and not be out of the country for more than 90 days per year). With the Dominican Republic (and so many other countries) in order to naturalize you must hold Permanent Residence for a certain period of time because you can naturalize and become a citizen. For your scenario I would say that you're just Russian. Generally with citizenship is that you qualify for whatever your parents had at the time of your birth. For example if your parents were French/Italian and you were born in the USA because the USA allows citizenship via birth (one of the few countries that do) you would entitled to American citizenship and French and Italian (I believe Italian can go back to the great grandparents although French is slightly more complicated). However, if your French/Italian parent/s renounced their French/Italian Citizenship in order to become American (there was a time when dual citizenship was frowned upon) then any descendants would not be entitled to this through them (it could come from the other parent if they had it though).

Where your parents take their vacations has no bearing on citizenship (otherwise several of us here, myself included, would be holding at least 10 different kinds of citizenship *I can hear the screaming over the ocean if I was entitled to US citizenship after my 3 day vacation there when I was 9*). This is usually because there is a residency component in naturalization (eg you must live in the country for 5 years and not be out of the country for more than 90 days per year). With the Dominican Republic (and so many other countries) in order to naturalize you must hold Permanent Residence for a certain period of time because you can naturalize and become a citizen.

For your scenario I would say that you’re just Russian.

]]> By: Big Jon http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Big Jon Sat, 03 Apr 2010 13:13:27 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-314 Where your Mom vacations has nothing to do with citizenship. If you were born here, you are an American by American law, regardless of where your parents came from. Race doesn't even enter into the equation. People use too many hyphens today. You are either American or you are NOT. Forget the other part of the hyphen. You don't have to forget your heritage, just BE AN American! Where your Mom vacations has nothing to do with citizenship. If you were born here, you are an American by American law, regardless of where your parents came from.

Race doesn’t even enter into the equation.

People use too many hyphens today. You are either American or you are NOT. Forget the other part of the hyphen. You don’t have to forget your heritage, just BE AN American!

]]> By: Lavrenti Beria http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Lavrenti Beria Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:53:34 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-313 home alone. home alone.

]]> By: SoftShoulders http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/comment-page-1/#comment-312 SoftShoulders Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:55:33 +0000 http://russiapackage.com/blog/if-my-parents-are-from-russia-and-my-mom-goes-on-vacations-to-dominican-republic-what-does-that-make-me/#comment-312 Russian. America is one of the few countries that has a birthright citizenship. Most countries do not. Russian. America is one of the few countries that has a birthright citizenship. Most countries do not.

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