What nationality would you say I am?

[122345]

I know this seems a strange question but I was wondering where you would consider me to be from. All my ancestors are Russian but I was born in France and when I was 3 we moved to the Czech Republic.Since turning 17 two years ago I have lived in Great Britain and will probobly stay here for the rest of my life.So what nationality would you say I am?

[maximo]

If your parents are both russians, you probably are too. I don't know what the law is regarding nationality in Russia though. But since you're neither French ( you were born there, but to Russian parents, and left at the age of 3, so you did not gain the French nationality ), nor British, you are most likely Russian. Unless there is a law about gaining nationality through residence in the Czech Republic.

Anyone else ?

[mightyWBA]

If you can run,play cricket or football to an international standard then you're English.

If not I'd say you were Russian Czech,just forget about the French bit!

Anyway since were all European now its irrelevant.

[dot.hawkes]

well for international selection in footie say, what team would u be eligible to play for, bearing in mind i think it goes back to grandparents doesn't it? it is the country where u were born for a start, then the country of your parents and then grandparents, is that as far as it goes? Didn't Ryan Gigs have the choice and chose Wales?

[Lonnie]

As I understand it, at least, in England, if you were born here, and both your parents were born here, then your English, if both you, and just one of you parents were born here, then your British. Unless as implied in the posts above, you excel at a sport, then even if you wouldn't normally qualify, an exception would be made.

Regarding your Question, i'd say you were Russian.

[Craig007]

Hmmm, born in Russia eh Maria? :o)

[Craig007]

Ignore that previous answer, it was rubbish! :o(

[dilligaf]

Sorry LONNIE.

I was born in England as were my father and mother, their father and mother, throughout several generations.

I have been advised not to call myself English. by the people I elected to represent me in PariIament., they now tell me I am Britiish.

I would love to be English again. How can I do it?

[waimarie]

The RNZAF used to have a Sunderland flying boat base at Lauthala Bay in Fiji. I remember some offspring of serving NZ personnel born at the base had some difficulty obtaining NZ citizenship/passports at the time. If I remember rightly, the Fiji authorities were not too enthralled either. This must be a very familiar problem with expats everywhere and most possibly depends on the laws of individual governments.

Anyway, as you can obviously count up to five, (122345) this rules you out for a British passport.

[Lonnie]

dilligaf, its this goverment, I wasn't going to bring politics into this thread, but its the only way to give you an answer.

Since this goverment have been in power, they've denigrated and tried,(and it seems, succeeding), to destroy England and its history, a point, you now can't get an English passport, you can't, on official documents, state that your English. On my Army id card, I joined in 1966, I was English, also on my birth certificate, my wifes Bith Certificate states she's English, we were told by Social Services, that we weren't allowed to put our daughters nationality down as English, I enquired, and Scottish, Welsh and N.Irish were allowed, Not English.

I leave you to draw your own conclusions.

[dilligaf]

LONNIE . I agree with you 100% My birth and marriage certificate state I am English. Not so my wife (she is Irish) but told so.
My documents from the RAF and Home Office say I am English.

I am now a British Civil Servant and the majority of people I have to deal with are also British. But they can't speak English.

HELP

[robbo82]

Don't worry, Craig, I got your 'Maria' reference, even if no-one else did.

[CLOWN TICKLE]

Many job apps have a tick box section on which you can select english and I always do

[sponsmith]

Well your certainly not English!

[Lonnie]

CT, I agree, but these are not Goverment application forms, even local Council forms don't have a space for English.

[kovac]

At present, I would say you are Russian/Czech. However, if you intend to stay in the UK (or ENGLAND!!!) then at some point you can apply for British Citizenship.

I suppose the question is, where do you 'feel' you're from?

[122345]

Russia

[africaking]

I was born in south africa, but my Mum is from England, my dad is from Zimbabwe (was Rhodesia at the time).

I was registered at birth as being born in south africa, but because my mother was english I was also registered as a British citizen (dual citizenship). I believe nationality is where you are born, regardless if you speak the language or not. I guess its where ever you want to be from.