1. But, a passport is always proof of citizenship, right?
No, actually it's not.
In many countries, you can have a passport issued to non-citizens (See Jordanian temp passports for Palestinians, refugee travel documents i.e. "Geneva passport, Armenian special passport, etc.).
Fun fact: even a U.S. passport doesn't necessarily demonstrate the holder is a U.S. citizen (they may be a U.S. non-citizen national).
In my experience, most American citizens don't even know there is such a thing as a U.S. non-citizen national.
(2/8)
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Certificates-Non-Citizen-Nationality.html
PMF / Parviz Malakouti-Fitzgerald
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2023-08-07 20:48:30 UTC
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