how do i find out what my citizenship is if i'm an immigrant that was born in a refugee camp?
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It depends on the immigration law of the country in which you were born.  In the United States, citizenship is determined by two legal concepts, jus sangre and jus solis.  The first is based on your parentage, the second on location.  If you were born on US soil (definitions of this can be complex, but it certainly includes all US States, Puerto Rico, etc) , you acquired US citizenship at the time of birth under jus solis.  you can check the source below for more information.  If you are abroad, you can contact the local Embassy of Consulate of the nation you are interested in for information.  Otherwise, you would normally refer to the local office of your country's agency for handling citizenship, usually the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Home Ministry or Foreign Ministry.\n\nIf you were born to at least one parent who was a US citizen at the time of your birth, you may be a US citzen under jus sangre.  To determine this, check the source I list below.  Your parent will have had to meet certain residency requirements and determination can only be made by factors such as your birthdate, which of parents is a citizen, and how long they may have resided in the US.\n\nDisclaimer:taking advice from a person using Bubba as a screen name could be hazardous for your health. It has previously been known to impair judgement and result in unintended consequences and ugly scenes played out late at night in trailer parks.
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I'm not sure of the exact steps. But you might want to talk to a Navy recruiter. I had several people I worked with enter the Navy medical corps and they were not citizens yet. They were refugees from Africa. But by entering the military they were able to have their citizenship sped up.
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you will receive a certificate of naturalization. You can use that to apply for passport etc...
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Border Patrol keeps records of everyone who has been deported within the past 12 months.  They can tell you over the phone if this person has been deported and at which port of entry.  As for finding out their immigration status, you will need their full name and birth date and possibly their country of birth.  Status is a very difficult thing to find out.  It is also difficult to find out if a person is being held in a deportation center awaiting a hearing.
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In legal sense you have a right in the country in which you are a citizen. Also your birth country could give you some special rights and privileges.\n\nIn moral sense you are the one to decide your nationality. You can call yourself as belonging to either of the place you've mentioned. It all depends on your liking of a particular place.
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"If you were born outside Canada after February 14, 1977 and you had a parent who was Canadian at the time of your birth, you are a Canadian Citizen."\n\nFurther info and the application form are available on this page: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/bornout-info.html\n\nThe Canadian government also has information about Dual Citizenship on the following page: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/citizen/dualci_e.html
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On web search type the state you were born, and vital statistics, you will find the information to obtain a copy (or copies )of your birth certificate. \n\nUnless you were born abroad and your parents are U.S. Citizens than here is a page where you might be able to located your birth certificate.
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Amnesty International defines a refugee as: "A refugee is a person who is outside her country of origin and genuinely risks serious human rights abuses because of who she is or what she believes. She cannot or will not return because her government cannot or will not protect her." In other words, to be a refugee in ANY country, you must prove that this is the case. (Shouldn't be that hard as you are Iraqi.)\n\nIt looks like many Iraqis have fled to Syria and Jordan, while others have fled to Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, and Iran. However, if large numbers of Iraqis continue to seek refugee status in these countries, people are worried that it might upset the balance of power and caue more disruption in the area.\nOutside of the Middle East, it looks like Sweden is a choice. Apparently they have lax immigration laws. Britain and Denmark, on the other hand, are becoming more strict.\n\nFor the US, things are less clear. For starters, you would have to deal with Homeland Security, not an easy task. It looks like there are two ways to become a refugee in the US. The first is to apply for refugee status at the embassy. The second is to get a different visa, go to the US and then apply for refugee status when you arrive.\n\nFor the best information about applying to asylum in another country, I suggest you contact the embassy of the country to which you wish to flee, Amnesty International or some other NGO, or, if you have money and need to get out quickly, some sort of human smuggler. \nSome websites are listed below with articles about Iraqi refugees.\nGood luck!
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You are entitled to US citizenship if he was naturalized before you were born. Otherwise, you could have gotten a US immigrant visa if he petitioned for you, but the petition would have been automatically invalidated by his death if the visa had not been issued yet.\n\nSorry.
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Did you think about this before you asked the question?\n\nIf you were born in the country, you have the citizenship of that country UNLESS you gave it up.  If you surrendered your citizenship, you can't become a citizen again.
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It depends, if u cross illegally u have no claim to amnesty.  Even if u are visiting from another country on a temporary visa, u must establish the fact that u are in grave danger if u return to your country.  Then u must go to the INS and present your case for political asylum.  It is a long process with no guaranteed result/outcome.  Prepare to hire a legal team which will cost lots of greenbacks.  Also u must be coming from one of the countries on the list of possible refugee acceptance.  This list changes fairly often.  U can contact the US State dept for that information.
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I was born there. Does that count?
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Get a lawyer and go here:  http://www.usimmigrationsupport.org/citizenship_application.html
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u cud try www.amnesty.org \nhttp://web.amnesty.org/pages/refugees-index-eng
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You are eligible for citizenship.  You married a Canook citizen....Can't tell you where to go, but you are certainly eligible.\nOh & thanks for the thumbs down, whoever you are.
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You can go to your local police station and for a small fee they will give you that information. Make sure you take id with you. If you have any criminal record make sure you get it all cleared up before going to another country. They will hold it against you and you could end up in a nasty jail somewhere. I hope this has helped.
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Go to the link below, select UK Ancestry, the country whose nationality you hold and then the country you are in now. Go to 'Do I need a visa?'  It will tell you the guide on how to go about it. Its always easy to get that, as long as you have proof that you are your father's child and he was a UK citizen.