<p>I’m only asking because I don’t…
Anyone else like me?
Born somewhere other than the US??
(I’m living in Korea but soon will go to US!!)</p>
<p>No, otherwise we wouldn’t be int’l students… duh.</p>
<p>I’m just saying, some Koreans have citizenship even though they never remember being in the US because their parents plan ahead and give birth in the US. So they later go on to go to college in the US with scholarship which is not offered to students without citizenship.
International students don’t equal non US citizenship, I meant.</p>
<p>lol Im a korean american i have a green card 
took me 10 years but i got it</p>
<p>. no</p>
<p>Do you really automatically get the citizenship of the country in which you are born?</p>
<p>Got my greencard about 3 years ago. </p>
<p>Yeah, you do get automatic citizenship to the country that you are born to</p>
<p>how did you get your green card?</p>
<p>No you don’t. It depends on the law of the country. In many cases you will get citizenship if your parents are residing in a country for work reasons but if you are pregnant and you just arrive in a country 2 give birth it does not automatically give you citizenship.</p>
<p>but in the US, as long as you give birth here, you kids will have US citizenship.</p>
<p>that is what I was talking about, psmyth000 -> I know that it depends on the country. But in this country, that is possible (that’s why pregnant Mexican ladies cross the border and give birth here making her child a US citizen (no offense to anyone))</p>
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<p>In the United States, yes (because of the 14th amendment to the constitution). In Germany and, I guess, most of Europe, no.</p>
<p>I wasn’t picked last year, but I’m trying again this year. When’s the deadline?</p>
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<p>I did, in the UK. (My parents, both Indian citizens, had lived there for around five years. I don’t know whether I would’ve if they’d moved there a bit later, though.)</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies!
I was just thought that if i were a citizen it would be really convinient
and was wondering what my mom was doing when her friends were going
to US to give birth. I was kind of emotional when I posted this but
I guess I don’t have a choice as a baby like I don’t have a choice of
name. Now I’m perfectly fine with it, after just chilling with my family:)</p>
<p>I read that one article where third-world parents were either trying to give birth intentionally in the US or were moving close to Ivy League providing high schools, so this phenomenon is expanding…</p>
<p>Yea it depends on the country in which you are born. </p>
<p>In the Bahamas, you assume whatever citizenship your parents are. I think in case your mom and dad’s citizenship differ you assume your father’s.</p>
<p>And some parents really do find having kids in the US convenient. You get a US passport and citizenship and all the perks that go along with that (dont need a Visa or police record to travel back and forth between the Bahamas and US and then you dont need a work premit to work (i think), or a student visa to study)</p>
<p>. The only negative is that if that child is raised at home (lets say Nassau, Bahamas) they wont get the privileges of Bahamian citizenship. For example most if not all local scholarships require Bahamian citizenship. Also, correct me if I am wrong but just to get your passport renewed may require you to fly to the US (unless the local embassy can do it)</p>
<p>Man… if it’s taking like 10 years to gain a green card right now, how long will it take in 10 years time when we’re like 30? Like 20 years?
If so, I might have a baby in the US too hahahaha
(actually i am considering living in the US after grad school so yeah…)</p>