When these morons start talking about "being naturalized" that brings up the situation I'm in and that I've talked about before, honestly not sure how it's done nowadays but back in the dark ages when military members went on accompanied tours with their spouses, sometimes the military facilities were not always the best so they had to rely on the hospitals or whatever of the host country. That was my circumstance. Mom was pregnant, the airfield only had a field hospital so it was not equipped for live births therefore I was born in a Dutch hospital. I have a Dutch birth certificate.
Again, not sure how they do it now but back then, at some point after the birth, your parents needed to go to the US Department of State to get a Naturalization certificate (I was already three when I got mine).
While yes, I realize since both my parents were American born, I'm American. Purely on paper, it doesn't look like that. It looks like I'm a naturalized citizen, born in the Netherlands.
How do I convince some Gestapo goons that have had less training to do their job then the kid working the fry station at McDonald's that I am a full blown American citizen, born to American parents, to a guy that likely has a 5th grade reading and comprehension level?
I've never had to worry about it because it's never been an issue. Never even thought about it. Obviously there are, I don't know, tens of thousands of people in my shoes. Not alone in that situation, I do have a passport but it's coming up for renewal in about a year so I'm more than a little nervous.
Let's be honest though, if they are going to deport me to the Netherlands, that's a lot better then where some are being sent.
And no, I can't get Dutch citizenship because, like most European countries, they do not have birthright citizenship. It solely based on at least one of your parents being Dutch.
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