Re: dual citizenship

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Hi,
Thanks for your response to my dual citizenship question. Some
portions of your answer are a little unclear. If you could
clarify these portions, I would greatly appreciate it.

Here is some more information re: my particular situation which
would hopefully assist you in your answer.

1) I am Nisei
2) My parents are both Japanese citizens
3) when I was born, they properly registered me while actually in
Japan so that I may obtain Japanese citizenship.
4) Through the action my parents took, I am a Japanese citizen.
(I don't know if this helps but my Japanese passport is red with a
Chrysanthemum on it)

Now I wish to renew my Japanese passport.

My question is, given my specific situation, would it make a
difference whether I visited the Japanese Embassy in the US or
would my renewal be subject to less scrutiny if I was actually in
Japan at the time of request?

Just to note, if I do go to Japan, I will go with my family and
attribute the lack of proper command of the Japanese language by
making up some excuse and have my family translate. I have no
accent but my vocabulary is not commensurate with my age.

Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to provide.
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On 1/24/07, Nakano wrote:
> On 12/06/06, Fanua SP. (SCUPS-Student) wrote:
>> I don't think you have any problem but you can contact the
>> Japanese embassy near you. However, unless they have change
>> the law that gives you a time frame to keep one and give up
>> one normally when you 18 years old.
>>
>> Thanks
>> On 5/13/06, chibi wrote:
>>> Hello everyone. As the title states, I am an American
>> born
>>> Japanese with US citizenship. I am also a Japanese
>> citizen
>>> because both my parents were born in Japan. I have both
>>> Japanese and US passports. My Japanese passport is
>> expired
>>> and I want to renew it at the embassy. I have heard
>>> Japan's current political mood opposes dual citizenship.
>>> Should I encounter any problems? What steps can I take to
>>> avoid any problems?
>>>
>>> Thank you
>
> If you are born in Japan, an are an Issei, the loophole is to
> get your Japanese passport by flying to Japan. If you are a
> naturalized Canadian or any other citizen, show your Permanant
> Residency to Japanese, if they ask, but deny you are a citizen
> of a second country. So for an Issei, unless you are a US
> citizen, enter and leave Japan using a Japanese passport and
> re-enter your country with a citizenship card (ie, if Canadian)
> with your Japanese passport, as Canada permits dual nationality.
> Also immigration officials wont find anything weird as you are
> born on the soil, and will not ask too many questions unless you
> are not fluent in Japanese. In this case, I suggest you get
> your level to at least middle school level (BA in Japanese level
> for Western universities).
>
> If you are a nissei, or second generation, this is a more
> difficult game to play. You do not have your koseki in Japan,
> and thus have no choice but to confront your Embassy. When
> passing through immigration, seeing that you are born overseas,
> they will ask you often "are you a citizen of the country you
> are born?" You have no permanent residency papers that a
> naturalized citizen of a second country has, to hide. You have
> to just say you are chosen Japanese and have no other
> citizenship. (You have to not take your Canadian passport with
> you so they don't see that you have one. You have to put your
> citizenship card inside your underwear so that they don't find
> it, if they strip search you.
>