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Old 28.02.2008, 09:37
vwild1
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Re: An even dumber line of questioning for citizenship via birth....

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Does the same apply to Americans? If I end up giving birth to my baby in Lausanne, and have no intention of taking up permanent residence in Switzerland, is my baby elligible for Swiss citizenship?
The Swiss don't care where you come from, being born in Switzerland doesn't make your child Swiss. Even being born in Switzerland to a foreigner who possesses a Swiss passport doesn't automatically make their children Swiss!
My experience (from 18 years ago) but I think it still applies. I'm American and my X was French but had a Swiss pass because of a previous marriage. Our daughter was born in Zurich and within a few months I applied for American citizenship which was granted immediately. The Swiss was a different matter, we applied and had to wait 6 months or more before it was finally approved.
In Switzerland having Swiss citizenship doesn't make you a "Swiss", you're still just a "foreigner" in possession of a Swiss passport.
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