Francesca in France

Bonjour!
After 16 months,of process, I got a letter na maging french citizen na ako, yuhoooo!

By March 15, may- I- see ako sa court for signing and maybe what ever eks eks(etc etc) to do there.

Dati daw, sa cityhall lang. Ngayun before the judge na.
Siguro i- may- i -look ako kung ako ay naka talukbong na.

No ha? hihihihihi!

Anyway, na post ko sa facebook account ko about my soon-to-be-french.

Mag dual Citizen daw ba ako?

Before I jump to answer, hinanap ko ang batas about it.

Eto nagather ko;( Mahaba lang if not interested, skip it, scroll down na lang...)

CITIZENSHIP RETENTION AND RE-ACQUISITION

“REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9225”

Sec 1. SHORT TITLE — This Act shall be known as the "Citizenship Retention and Re-acquisition Act of 2003."

Sec 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY - It is hereby declared the policy of the State that all Philippine citizens who become citizens of another country shall be deemed not to have lost their Philippine citizenship under the conditions of this Act.

Sec 3. RETENTION OF PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP - Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, natural-born citizens of the Philippines who have lost their Philippine citizenship by reason of their naturalization as citizens of a foreign country are hereby deemed to have re-acquired Philippine citizenship upon taking the following oath of allegiance to the Republic:

"I _________________, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines and obey the laws and legal orders promulgated by the duly constituted authorities of the Philippines, and I hereby declare that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the Philippines and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto; and that I impose this obligation upon myself voluntarily without mental reservation or purpose of evasion."

Natural-born citizens of the Philippines who, after the effectivity of this Act, become citizens of a foreign country shall retain their Philippine citizenship upon taking the aforesaid oath.


Teka... teka... teka, it says;

"I hereby declare that I recognize and accept the supreme authority of the Philippines and will maintain true faith and allegiance thereto;"

Eh French na ako nun, then the true faith and allegiance ko -> sa Authority of the Philippines pa rin? How about my allegiance to France being French?

YAY!
Parang magulo ata ah? Dalawa na ang susuportahan ko, pero sa pipirmahan ko, faith and allegiance, sa Philippines 50%? Sa France 50% din.

Di ba ang faith and allegiance dapat buo, hindi half half?
Eniweys, isip isip isip, wala pa naman ako hawak na french na ako, only the letter...

Also how much is the cost of Retention of Philippine Nationality in your host country?
Here is it in Bureau of Immigration Website; Sa Pinas yan ha...

RA 9225 schedule of charges:(skip again if not interested)


Application fee Php 2,500.00
Express Lane Fee
Php 500.00
Total Php 3,000.00

Recognition schedule of charges:


Application fee P 1,000.00
Identification Certificate 3,000.00
Service Fee P 5,000.00
Legal Research Fee P 30.00
Express Lane Fee P 500.00
BI-Clearance P 1,010.00
Total
P 10,540.00

Info lang po yan. Hindi ako nagagalit sa batas ng Pilipinas.A country needs revenues, ow!

Pero ang tanong,
How does my two countries benefit from me besides a "nuissance" to both? (wink)
Is dual citizen worth taking?
Travel tax exemptions?


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