Originally Posted by
LapLap
I'll admit, it's not high up the scale of things to worry about as a parent, but it's there - It has a little peeping voice you can just about hear on the rare occasions when everything else is quiet.
World is changing (anyone with a British passport is keenly aware of this) and there will always be reasons for governments to swap and share information on their own citizens.
That there is the potential for a future government to strip away a nationality isn't something I can just fuggeddabout. It was something I thought could be pushed aside for the next 12/14 years, not for the next 10/12 years.
The little nagging concern is compounded by a father who will never get British (or Spanish) Citizenship.
I know that it's rather different when a Japanese adult CHOOSES to become the citizen of another country, rather than a child not eventually renouncing citizenship they already had.
As I said, two less years of not worrying at all.
Snake bites are much higher up that parental worry list.
Governments do not strip citizenship from their citizens because they hold citizenship in another country unless there is a clear statement that one cannot hold citizenship elsewhere. It is a bit like proving a negative. If the U.K. asked you if your daughter had Japanese citizenship you could answer then. For them to have any reason to ask however if she is a British citizen us nonsense. Why would they ask? To the U.K. she is a British citizen and everything else is secondary. This goes the same for Japan. At age 18 she will be an adult anyway capable of making her own choice.
Not sure yet? Read up on children of mixed marriages when the non-Japanese parent seeks to get custody. A much more realistic concern would be reclaiming her if she were in Japan and the Japanese parent did not want her to leave.Also when you travel with her alone you should carry a letter of permission from your husband. Almost never asked for at customs but it can be.