SlickWilly440 Actually, if you have dual citizenship (Japanese and U.S) you can keep both of them for the rest of your life and never have to choose, as long as your name is in one of your Japanese parent's koseki (koseki touhon/shouhon). You parent should have put you in their koseki when you were born. I called up the Japanese consulate/embassy in the states and that is what they told me..
Dual Citizenship
Sep. 26, 2008 @ 12:49AM
MIKELOVESTOKYO heres my take on this... I'm half japanese half white and have DUAL citizenship, plus I'm over 18 and still carry both. America DOES let you hold multiple citizenships but NOT JAPAN. Reason why I'm over 18 and still hold BOTH is because well, no one contacts you and ask you to choose so I continue to renew my passport every 10years. But if i were to get caught
Permanent residency & Citizenship
Sep. 25, 2008 @ 9:48AM
hhanyu According to Japanese law, you have to choose your nationality before the age of 22 if you have your dual citizenship before the age of 20. America allows you to keep your dual citizenship, but I believe this depends on the other country’s immigration laws. I would keep the status of permanent residency of the U.S. at first. Choosing a country is a big deal. Many things will need to be considered:
Del.icio.us
Digg it
Furl
Spurl
RATE THIS BROADCAST :
