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Can I obtain German citizenship and retain my Australian citizenship?

Is it possible for an Australian citizen to acquire German citizenship and keep their Australian citizenship? (All the links I've been able to find are going the other way—about Germans retaining their German citizenship upon taking up Australian.)
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Visa questions regarding extension and entry

I have a tier 2 general visa which expires on 30/09/16. I needed to extend the visa, so recently I applied the visa in while I was on vacation in my home country( outside UK). So the visa got approved, and I got a new visa sticker (vignette) which…
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Entering the US with car using J-visa

I am a Mexican J1-visa holder (PhD student) that studies in the US. I have been checking my options on buying a car to use in Northern California and it seems that the cheapest –– by a big margin –– would be to buy a car in Mexico and use it in the…
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Is it possible to switch to UK Tier 4 visa from UK tourist visa?

I am an Indian national going to UK for a course starting in October 2016.The Tier 4 Visa stamped on my passport is starting from September 3. Now the interesting part is I plan to travel from India to London in August (Tourist Visa)and then fly to…
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How to convert a Spanish 90-day to a permanent visa for an EU family member?

Here is my situation in bullet points:- I'm British, living in the Philippines. My gf of 4 years is a Filipina (pause for inevitable joke ... ). We wish to permanently relocate to Spain. We asked the Spanish consulate in Manila for the procedure to…
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Living without registration of address in Germany?

I am a non-EU-citizen studying in Amsterdam who did an exchange semester in Germany. Since I am not a EU citizen, I had to get a National Visa (D) for my exchange Semester in Germany. I remember quite well the officer at the German embassy in…
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Visa cancellation when you quit your job in Thailand

When you quit your job in Thailand and the employer has to cancel your visa, do we necessarily have to give them the original passport so that they can cancel the visa or can it be done on a copy of the employee's passport, without giving the…
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Exchanging money with an expat

I'm a EU citizen living in Brazil. My salary is paid to a Brazilian bank account in Reais (the local currency). I still have a loan my bank in the EU, so I have to transfer some money to them every month. To avoid exchange rate fees and bureaucracy,…
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How much savings/income do I need for a Chilean rentista visa?

I've asked several people (including a couple of attorneys) about the requirements for a rentista (retiree) visa in Chile. Everybody I've talked with agrees that I need to be able to demonstrate either a certain amount of savings in a bank account,…
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Is the USCIS number on a green card a sensitive piece of information?

Is the USCIS number (USCIS#) on a green card a sensitive piece of information? If so, why? I see that some people blurry it, e.g.:
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Netherlands Renting Registration

I am looking for a studio now in Utrecht, I saw posts with (registration allowed) and some not mentioned it. What is mean by Registration ? and what are its benefits? And Is it required for bank account ?
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Does my wife qualify for German pre- and post-natal care?

Here is our situation: I am a dual US and EU (non-German) citizen My wife is a US citizen and we married in the US We relocated here for my wife's work. She works for an American company and has a work/residence visa. She is technically on a…
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Am I likely to have issues playing DVDs I take with me during an international move?

I remember some time when the DVDs were supposed to be playable only on the DVD players bought in the same geographic zone as the DVD. I never tried because at that time I was not an expatriate. I still have a collection of DVDs, but I now use a…
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How long can I stay outside USA after having a Green Card

I went to USA 2 months ago with a Family Visa (F4 category), my aunt sponsored my dad, we lived with her. I got a permanent residence stamp (acting as a GC) at the time of entering USA. I have my SSN, Green Card, and a Bank Account in USA as…
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Healthcare in the UK -- would we have access to the NHS?

I know that this question has been asked before, but I'd like to explain our situation and get some feedback on this issue. We are an American family; my husband has dual citizenship (American/Irish) based on ancestry. The rest of us do not have…
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