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Originally Posted by manasecret
What do other countries do?
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It's complicated, but generally most countries grant citezenship to the following people:
1) People who have at least one parent who is a citizen
2) If the child is adopted by a citizen (sometimes has an age restriction)
3) Registration (which is the most complicated, because you may not be able to register depending on where you're from. And registration usually consists of some type of test that asks country specific questions.)
4) What's called "naturalization" which is pretty much the government of the country simply making you a citezen for one reason or another. Usually a special circumstance.
America is one of very few countries that make citezenship a birth right based on where you're born, while ignoring the status of your parents.