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submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

Bonus Showerthought: If your parents are from two different jus sanguinus countries, you could end up with 4 citizenships at birth!

Now if your grandparents are all from different countries... and allows you to claim citizenship by ancestry...

Okay just how many citizenships could one theoretically obtain at birth? Hmmm 🤔

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[-] otter@lemmy.ca 5 points 15 hours ago

You also need to factor in countries with mutually exclusive citizenships

[-] medem@lemmy.wtf 3 points 15 hours ago

...as well as the fact that some countries in theory allow multiple citizenships but in practice only their own country's. Iran is a prominent example. If you have Iranian birthright citizenship, it matters little if you have a second or third one: the minute you set foot in Iran (which is presumably not something that people are doing a lot these days), you will be treated as an Iranian, and if you break the law, you will be tried just as every other Iranian.

[-] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 15 hours ago

Oh no...

Chinese Americans sweats nervously

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[-] muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

This is a Question that has Avery real and measurable answer. I'm just not sure if anyone has the time or effort to go work it out

this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
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