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Doreen

(11,686 posts)
Fri Feb 17, 2017, 03:12 PM Feb 2017

OMFG!! with new news to make this more clear. [View all]

My boyfriend just called me on his way to Germany in Iceland. I found out that he was born to a German father and mother. His German father died on the Autobahn when he was 4 months old. His mother later met his American father while he was stationed in Frankfurt Germany. They got married and when my boyfriend was 3 his American father started procedure to adopt him which because my boyfriend was a German citizen and going through American law also it took until he was about 6 before it was complete. When he was 7 his American father died. Now his mother had had dual citizenship to the U.S by the time my boyfriend was born but he was born in a German hospital. He came here when he was 14 with his mother and had to take the citizenship test to become a citizen of the U.S. His mother died when he was 16 ( yes he has dealt with a lot of death ) so she is not here for them to check with. He is on record for being a protester and belonging to groups fighting the Republicans and that is one of the reasons they are picking on him, his protests go deeper than just standing on the street with signs but he has not broken the law though they did try to give him a felony for inciting a riot which they had to drop because they could not prove it and with this crap they are pulling they of course tried to bring it up. He by the way has 6 immigration lawyers a couple are in Germany and the others are in a few different states in America and except for paying $500 it is all Pro Bono. He does not want me to go to a news source at this time because he does not want to ruffle the idiots feathers at this time any more than they are already ruffled. He went to Germany by the way so he did not have to sit in a detention center which he found out by his lawyer would take longer for them to get the info and being free in Germany it would be faster to gather the info the assholes need. That is why he went to Germany so it was not forced...well not completely as they gave him a flippin choice of leaving the country or detention. He is also not entirely sure if we will end up moving to Germany...still kinda up in the air about that. I will try to answer questions but our talk was not very long as he was just doing a layover for a little while.

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he lied to you JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #1
Context for anyone flying by JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #2
Heard anything new on this? cwydro Feb 2017 #76
I haven't seen anything JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #77
I had that feeling from the start of Doreen's posts.. Else You Are Mad Feb 2017 #4
yep - felt same way DrDan Feb 2017 #16
His mother died when he was 16. bunnies Feb 2017 #19
The style of writing is rather familiar. cwydro Feb 2017 #49
Agreed. bunnies Feb 2017 #53
I needed a laugh today! cwydro Feb 2017 #54
needed this clue salin Feb 2017 #64
very good catch. bettyellen Feb 2017 #66
Best wishes to you, but I think he isn't giving you the complete, true, story yet. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #3
Be very careful, you're in a very vulnerable time and you don't want to make procon Feb 2017 #5
What procon said. Good luck. nt Ilsa Feb 2017 #21
lolz obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #6
Oh the drama! FSogol Feb 2017 #7
You know, you CAN read these threads with a critical eye without posting like a dick. DRoseDARs Feb 2017 #8
Not a dick, but thanks obamanut2012 Feb 2017 #10
You're welcome. DRoseDARs Feb 2017 #11
Kandi starshine00 Feb 2017 #20
Wonder where she went? cwydro Feb 2017 #47
Well, it looks like this may take some time to resolve. MineralMan Feb 2017 #9
Even cooler story, bro. nt LexVegas Feb 2017 #12
Bullshit Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #13
My cousins are dual citizens with Germany.. Else You Are Mad Feb 2017 #23
Maybe the military posting allowed her to become a citizen? treestar Feb 2017 #24
Visa overstay is my first guess as well Retrograde Feb 2017 #48
Daily Show had a really funny skit treestar Feb 2017 #60
Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship? Tell that to my dual citizen German-American daughters DFW Feb 2017 #29
Germany doesn't allow dual citizenship except from birth. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #31
The claim is valid. DFW Feb 2017 #32
I already acknowledged it in a previous post on the same subject. Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #33
That is a different context. DFW Feb 2017 #34
Yes, but also German citizenship is considered lost if a German citizen with two German parents... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #35
I will take that up with my Colombian colleague DFW Feb 2017 #36
... Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #37
Intriguing question. I will follow up on it. DFW Feb 2017 #58
I am a dual citizen (German/American) Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #42
It isn't except in rare cases Spider Jerusalem Feb 2017 #45
Apparently, then, my brother and I had two citizenships from birth Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #51
I am very interested in this story and have read your previous ops. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #14
Thank you, Doreen Feb 2017 #15
I really do hope you follow up on this subject at some point. NCTraveler Feb 2017 #17
Yes, I will follow up in a few days. Doreen Feb 2017 #18
"I have people declaring he is lying and I know he is not." - how do you "know" that? PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #22
How do you know that he is telling you the truth? Pachamama Feb 2017 #27
All of this - excellent JustAnotherGen Feb 2017 #38
Excellent advice. n/t PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #39
Well and kindly stated. cwydro Feb 2017 #46
If your boyfriend was naturalized he would have a certificate to prove it. VMA131Marine Feb 2017 #25
Germany is looser granting citizenship to people of German parentage or ancestry. DFW Feb 2017 #30
You can get an Irish passport without having been there treestar Feb 2017 #44
I know. A friend of ours from New York did just that DFW Feb 2017 #50
I read somewhere Switzerland had a retirement visa treestar Feb 2017 #59
I haven't even looked into that DFW Feb 2017 #65
Maybe he had the right to US citizenship but never got around to getting a passport flamingdem Feb 2017 #26
Earlier Bear Creek Feb 2017 #28
Not just the Republicans that have discussed the idea of ending birthright citizenship... PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #40
Implications Bear Creek Feb 2017 #43
Plus second and third generation illegal aliens treestar Feb 2017 #61
Not just Bear Creek Feb 2017 #63
If he is lying to Doreen that is her business to deal with...not ours. We don't know them or TrekLuver Feb 2017 #41
Doreen jodymarie aimee Feb 2017 #52
This thread is making my day! cwydro Feb 2017 #55
OK, I will try. I am horrible at structuring sentences. Doreen Feb 2017 #56
Any updates today? cwydro Feb 2017 #57
I just tracked back from this thread to the others salin Feb 2017 #67
No, our government is on vacation until Tuesday...Maybe Tuesday night. Doreen Feb 2017 #68
Well, keep us posted with any new info. cwydro Feb 2017 #75
Nobody's deporting a GERMAN, okay? (Paragraphs are good. J/S.) WinkyDink Feb 2017 #62
Don't count on it, it was all over our news that local Irish immigrants are very worried as well. NotThisTime Feb 2017 #74
Accurate punctuation is also as good as paragraphs. LanternWaste Feb 2017 #78
Your boyfriend was singled out on the manifest halfway through his itinerary? EarthFirst Feb 2017 #69
He just did a layover in Iceland on his way to Germany. Had nothing to do with the situation. Doreen Feb 2017 #70
That's just weird. Calista241 Feb 2017 #71
Well I'm sorry to hear about your situation Doreen Kimchijeon Feb 2017 #72
Thank you. Doreen Feb 2017 #73
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