We’ll be consulting the right authorities soon, but I just wanted to get some ideas beforehand. Basically, I’m a Japanese citizen by being acknowledged by my father. I’ve only been here in Japan for a few months now, but plan on continuing my studies back in my home country. However, I still have plans to come back. Do you guys know if I’m able to keep my Japanese nationality outside of Japan and, if so, for how long? What should I expect?
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Until you die, renounce your citizenship, or do something that causes the government to revoke your citizenship. There’s no time limit.
Citizens don’t lose citizenship just because they stay abroad, but if they find proof that you acquired another citizenship as an adult you might lose it as it happened with a case I recently read.
What? In which world does citizenship work like this?
My Japanese parents have been outside of Japan for a good part of 40 years as permanent residents of another country (not citizen).
Unless you obtain a foreign citizenship, renounce your citizenship or die, you won’t lose your Japanese citizenship
You can keep your citizenship forever, but you lose your residency after a few months if living abroad
(That said, citizens have an automatic right to regain residency once they move back)
So your are a Japanese citizen by birth. You are fine as long as you don’t take a new nationality.