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The children of United States citizens are U.S. citizens from birth? Could someone explain the discrepancy and correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MaximZero ( talk • contribs) 21:29, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
I think the law actually changed October 10, 1978. [1]
A child born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions acquires citizenship at birth if at the time of birth:
Time abroad counts as physical presence in the United States if the time abroad was:
The data on Capt. Groberg's father is that he was born in Indiana to a Swedish-born father and a U.S. born mother in 1938. So, unless he left the United States prior to 1943 and didn't return until after Florent Groberg's birth, Capt. Groberg should be a U.S. Citizen by birth. MaximZero ( talk) 23:36, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
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First of all there is no such thing as Franco-American citizenship. Regardless, Florent Groberg does not have dual French and American citizenship. He renounced his French citizenship to join the U.S. Army as an officer. [1]
"Groberg graduated in 2006 with a degree in criminology and criminal justice and his name in several distance running record books. It took two years for him to join the Army in part because he needed to decide whether he would renounce his French citizenship, a requirement to have the security clearance of an Army officer, he said. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001, a few months before graduating from high school." [1] MaximZero ( talk) 00:03, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
Almost all U.S. military officers are required to have at least a SECRET security clearance, and dual citizens likely would have issues getting one. [2]
So, Groberg would have had to taken whatever steps the Army felt was necessary to terminate his French citizenship. He says that he considered this for two years before finally joining the Army as an officer. Plenty of time to consider his options and set the legal process in motion. MaximZero ( talk) 04:21, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
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If we're going to put his descent, we should include Swedish as he had a grandfather born in Sweden [1] However, I think it would be more appropriate to say: "Born in France to an American father and a French mother of Algerian descent" MaximZero ( talk) 00:33, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
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The children of United States citizens are U.S. citizens from birth? Could someone explain the discrepancy and correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by MaximZero ( talk • contribs) 21:29, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
I think the law actually changed October 10, 1978. [1]
A child born outside of the United States and its outlying possessions acquires citizenship at birth if at the time of birth:
Time abroad counts as physical presence in the United States if the time abroad was:
The data on Capt. Groberg's father is that he was born in Indiana to a Swedish-born father and a U.S. born mother in 1938. So, unless he left the United States prior to 1943 and didn't return until after Florent Groberg's birth, Capt. Groberg should be a U.S. Citizen by birth. MaximZero ( talk) 23:36, 12 November 2015 (UTC)
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First of all there is no such thing as Franco-American citizenship. Regardless, Florent Groberg does not have dual French and American citizenship. He renounced his French citizenship to join the U.S. Army as an officer. [1]
"Groberg graduated in 2006 with a degree in criminology and criminal justice and his name in several distance running record books. It took two years for him to join the Army in part because he needed to decide whether he would renounce his French citizenship, a requirement to have the security clearance of an Army officer, he said. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001, a few months before graduating from high school." [1] MaximZero ( talk) 00:03, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
Almost all U.S. military officers are required to have at least a SECRET security clearance, and dual citizens likely would have issues getting one. [2]
So, Groberg would have had to taken whatever steps the Army felt was necessary to terminate his French citizenship. He says that he considered this for two years before finally joining the Army as an officer. Plenty of time to consider his options and set the legal process in motion. MaximZero ( talk) 04:21, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
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If we're going to put his descent, we should include Swedish as he had a grandfather born in Sweden [1] However, I think it would be more appropriate to say: "Born in France to an American father and a French mother of Algerian descent" MaximZero ( talk) 00:33, 13 November 2015 (UTC)
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