From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Tue Apr 16 2002 - 23:10:17 MDT
>Suppose I go to China or some other advanced nation in
>a couple of years, get a little Lee, raise him in some
>free country, e.g., on board my own yacht since I can't
>name any free countries, and then when he's five or so,
>claim my citizenship and attempt to return to the U.S.
> with him. What will the Authorities do with me, or to
>him?
I suggest taking a closer look at the US INS domicile rules.
You don't have the automatic legal status living abroad with
your 'family' that Little Lee would be able to live with you
in the U.S. when you return.
I talked about this last week. Inserting that part of
last week's ("re: A logician challenges the Constitution")
message:
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BTW, (seriously now) has anyone here taken a look lately at the INS
definition of domicile? Some things changed in 1997. A large class
of US citizens living abroad with their families would not be
permitted to bring their (nonUS citizen) spouse and children to
live with them in the U.S. based on the current domicile rules. They
are effectively in exile (perhaps are not even aware of that fact).
"Domicile" is a dicey issue, more determined case by case. It's a
wrong assumption to think that being born in the U.S. and/or
spending most of your life in the U.S. automatically gives you legal
status to have your (nonUS citiizen) spouse and children live with
you in the U.S. If you are a U.S. citizen living abroad and
building your life outside of the U.S., you should probably be aware
of INS domicile definition(s).
See: INS Meaning(s) of domicile.
http://americanlaw.com/affidavitrule4.html
[One aspect I found interesting was the section
"In the employment of"]
And: Lynne Marie Stockman's case (I learned about this
domicile issue from her)
http://www.obliquity.com/exile/
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