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So you don't have a doctor's note? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Only the Americas have jus soli really. Everywhere else it's the parents' citizenships that matters.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I had to look it up, and yeah, that's kind of weird.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Interesting it lines up with the new world / old world concept.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Jus soli is important for former colonies, especially those with large permanent colonist populations. It's an easy way to build an immigrant-based citizenship.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If one of your parents are a US citizen, you are one no matter where you are born.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

There are a bunch of regulations to make sure that in most cases a US citizen giving birth abroad, will grant their kid US citizenship. Although the law does not "guarantee" it like it does in most countries outside the Americas.

"Interestingly" the US does tend to apply jus sanguinis over jus soli in case of stateless people.