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    Dual Citizenship Advice

    Myself and my wife were having a conversation regarding when the time comes is it better for her to to reapply for her Philipine citizenship when she becomes British or just to be British only also if dual national is the best way to go should she also hold both passports.

    The reason I am asking is that if she held dual nationally and something we're to happen if she was in the Philippines then I believe the British embassy would not offer assistance.

    Any suggestions or advice very much appreciated, thanks guys...
    Last edited by fred; 12th August 2015 at 15:46. Reason: My quote/edit error.


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    You're correct Mark British Embassies rightly will not assist any holder of dual nationality who is in trouble in their own country


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    Quote Originally Posted by Dedworth View Post
    You're correct Mark British Embassies rightly will not assist any holder of dual nationality who is in trouble in their own country
    They offer precious little assistance to British Citizens. Period.

    Depending on circumstances, there are advantages in dual citizenship.


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    We was looking into this too for Ems too, but its on the back burner till we both know what we are going to do in the future


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    I think if you are planning to acquire properties or land in the Philippines in the future, a natural born Filipino who acquired a foreign citizenship will have limitations.

    Here's some info about it.

    http://yourhomeinthephilippines.com/...he-philippines
    http://www.manilatimes.net/natural-b...ippines/10103/

    Also, I think if you have kids that weren't born in the Philippines and you own land/properties in the Philippines as well, they can't inherit it unless they have dual citizenship. Anyway, here's an article about it.
    http://www.balita.ca/2012/01/30/rest...ution-of-land/
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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    I think if you are planning to acquire properties or land in the Philippines in the future, a natural born Filipino who acquired a foreign citizenship will have limitations.

    Here's some info about it.

    http://yourhomeinthephilippines.com/...he-philippines
    http://www.manilatimes.net/natural-b...ippines/10103/

    Also, I think if you have kids that weren't born in the Philippines and you own land/properties in the Philippines as well, they can't inherit it unless they have dual citizenship. Anyway, here's an article about it.
    http://www.balita.ca/2012/01/30/rest...ution-of-land/
    Those were the main reasons for us to secure dual citizenship for my wife.
    She really needed to strengthen her position with land and property.

    We're still continuing to secure properies close to us as future income streams/assets.

    For us, living here for any length of time means developing local income security instead of being totally reliant of the increasing vagaries of currency exchange rates.


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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    I think if you are planning to acquire properties or land in the Philippines in the future, a natural born Filipino who acquired a foreign citizenship will have limitations.

    Here's some info about it.

    http://yourhomeinthephilippines.com/...he-philippines
    http://www.manilatimes.net/natural-b...ippines/10103/

    Also, I think if you have kids that weren't born in the Philippines and you own land/properties in the Philippines as well, they can't inherit it unless they have dual citizenship. Anyway, here's an article about it.
    http://www.balita.ca/2012/01/30/rest...ution-of-land/
    Interesting reading

    I can't seem to find anything mentioning dual citizenship though, it only refers to those that have given up their Philippine citizenship

    Not sure if the same rules apply to those with dual citizenship or not.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
    Interesting reading

    I can't seem to find anything mentioning dual citizenship though, it only refers to those that have given up their Philippine citizenship

    Not sure if the same rules apply to those with dual citizenship or not.
    Here you go Simon.

    http://www.philippineembassy.ca/dual...ne-government/
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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    Excellent, thank you

    To give a very brief summary of the links that Rayna kindly posted.

    Dual citizenship.......... carry on as before with no restrictions to buying land or property.

    A Philippine citizen who has given up their citizenship may still buy land or property but you are restricted to 1000 square meters for urban land or 1 hectare for rural land, this increases to 5000 square meters and 3 hectares respectively if you're going to use the land for business or investment purposes.


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    There are absolutely no downsides IMO.. The Home office will have no clue about their dual Cit status anyway.


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    Quote Originally Posted by SimonH View Post
    Excellent, thank you

    To give a very brief summary of the links that Rayna kindly posted.

    Dual citizenship.......... carry on as before with no restrictions to buying land or property.

    A Philippine citizen who has given up their citizenship may still buy land or property but you are restricted to 1000 square meters for urban land or 1 hectare for rural land, this increases to 5000 square meters and 3 hectares respectively if you're going to use the land for business or investment purposes.
    Thanks for the rep!
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    I am dual citizen Filipino / British
    A week after I received my British Passport I applied for my dual citizenship for no other reason other than I am a Filipino ..I wasn't contemplating about the advantage or disadvantages , as I am sure they are many and varied.
    The simple fact is I am Filipino , I am entitled to dual citizenship because of my governments agreement therefore it is my entitlement to hold two passports for which I feel very proud and lucky.
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    I have had dual UK and Irish nationality (both countries allow it) for about five years I have allowed my UK passport to lapse. I have no intention at the moment of ever renewing it:

    I have not been aware of any problems.

    Some countries, Spain for one, will not normally allow dual nationality, although Filipinos (being a former colony) who obtain Spanish nationally are allowed to retain their Filipino one.


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    Sadly, i'm never going to be allowed dual UK/Filipino citizenship


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    Can anyone provide a link to the forms required for dual citizenship. I've had a good look and so far found links for Australian, American and Irish but not British


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    There's no form for dual citizenship. When your wife gets a British citizenship, she has to apply for reacquisition of her Philippines citizenship. Just go to the Philippine Embassy UK site (although it's currently down) for the reacquisition form.
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    As one is not required to renounce their previous nationality when getting UK nationality, what is the problem ? You just continue with both nationalities. Or does a Filipino have to renounce their nationality in ROP when getting UK Nationality ?


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    Here you go: http://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/images/Fo...tion-forms.pdf

    Edit: Here's the new PH Embassy London website
    - http://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/
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    Quote Originally Posted by johncar54 View Post
    As one is not required to renounce their previous nationality when getting UK nationality, what is the problem ? You just continue with both nationalities. Or does a Filipino have to renounce their nationality in ROP when getting UK Nationality ?

    Technically, when you get a new nationality, the other one is automatically renounced. You have to reacquire the PH Nationality if you want to have dual nationalities.
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    OK thanks for that. When I took up Irish Nationality, my UK nationality was not affected so I did not need to do anything to retain it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    Here you go: http://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/images/Fo...tion-forms.pdf

    Edit: Here's the new PH Embassy London website
    - http://londonpe.dfa.gov.ph/
    That's the form I was looking for, thanks


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