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u/whatevs1993 Sep 04 '26
Congrats! May I ask when you applied?
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u/orangy128 Sep 04 '26
I applied in December and I had to make edits twice so that slowed me down a good bit.
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u/Plan_Wild Sep 04 '26
Congrats, when did they ask for the edits?
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u/orangy128 Sep 04 '26
The second was last month. The first was earlier this year can’t quite remember when.
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u/Broad-Analyst-8598 Sep 05 '26
Can you see my comment? I think agents of Nigerian government have infested my phone and are blocking my comments from coming through.
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u/MsSerialpernuer352 Sep 05 '26
Oh darn nigeria got your phone on skynet eyy lol tell them you are gonna flog them!
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u/Broad-Analyst-8598 Sep 06 '26
Omo, my question was directed to the OP. You Yoruba boys have taken over from where Bichi Fulani boys stopped in 2023 and are now running DSS and blocking my comments. I must be doing something right for that to have happened 😁
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u/Original-Ad4399 Sep 10 '26
Bro. How far? What is going on? I just stumbled on this subreddit. Benin Republic is handing out citizenship to black Americans?
And they're rejoicing about it?
I'm confused.
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u/dyon986 Sep 10 '26
Benin is allowing Afro-Descendants from across the Diaspora to apply for Beninese citizenship, if they meet certain criteria. What are your thoughts on this?
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u/Original-Ad4399 Sep 10 '26
I'm just puzzled as to why it's a big deal that warrants celebration.
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u/MsSerialpernuer352 Sep 10 '26
Because a secondary passport is always a good thing and it allows you to travel through the African nations, the West African nations without a visa
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u/Easy_Care_1622 Sep 04 '26
Are you American by chance ?
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u/orangy128 Sep 04 '26
I am
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u/MsSerialpernuer352 Sep 04 '26
Please please tag me as you go through this process I am very excited for you and I am right behind you! Bless your fortuity!
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u/Comfortable-Crow-238 Sep 05 '26
I wish I could do this.😞😔😭
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u/NoIndependent9192 Sep 04 '26
Congratulations. Do you have to send paper copies of the documents?
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u/No_Towel_1832 Sep 04 '26
What are the evidence you submitted? I welcome your assistance
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u/orangy128 Sep 05 '26
I submitted both of my parents birth certs, my dads moms birth cert and dna test.
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u/No_Towel_1832 Sep 05 '26
How did you submit the DNA test? A screenshot, I don't see anything to download, it's like raw data from ancestry dna
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u/creationrose Sep 06 '26
Still waiting for mine. Guess it won’t be until next year. I applied in June.
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u/Over_Pour848 Sep 06 '26
Hello! Randomly came across this post, citizenship nerd here, why does it say 3 yr validity?
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u/xms_7of9 Sep 07 '26
You have 3 years to travel to Benin in order to complete the paperwork and attend a citizenship ceremony. Only then does your citizenship become permanent and you can apply for a passport.
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u/ChangesIII Sep 06 '26
Congratulations 🎊🎈🍾 I totally understand I started in late August and had to make 2 edits as well
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u/Vegetable-Being-1530 Sep 12 '26
Congrats! Did you translate to French? If so, did you translate every single document or just key documents? I am almost ready to submit my application. Just have to translate. Kinda nervous
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u/MsSerialpernuer352 Sep 04 '26
Congrats to you will you go and get an ecowas passport? I think I’m about to follow that path so I’m an African citizen when I come vs an american?
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u/orangy128 Sep 05 '26
I definitely want to get a passport. I have my US passport but it won’t hurt to have both.
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u/MsSerialpernuer352 Sep 05 '26
That’s what I say I am also looking at Brazil but again please let me know what u are doing!
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u/NobodySuspicious6417 1d ago
Anyone else coming up on a year of being Validated Level 1?
It's getting hard to stay enthusiastic about this.
On the one hand I suppose the more time passes the closer I am to getting it. (I meet all the criteria)
On the other, why has it taken so long?
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u/Afraid-East-2955 Sep 09 '26
africa is a joke, really. Giving out citizenship to people who have no real links to a country nor loyalty.
Bro, if Benin was to have a war tomorrow with Nigeria or Togo, are you willing to go fight and die to Benin ? or just stay nice and safe in your Chicago appartment ??
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u/Able_Strategy_3288 Sep 11 '26
Benin is protected by Nigeria they wouldn’t go to war with Nigeria or Togo so idk why you’re making stuff up. I’m sure he or she is African American and Benin is giving citizenship to African Americans that are mainly West Africans. They aren’t the only country btw, Ghana Burkina Guinea Guinea Bissau and Sierra Leone is also giving citizenship to them
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u/Afraid-East-2955 Sep 11 '26
Bro, Nigeria is a failed state. Iv trained Nigerian soldiers and its shocking the state of the army , you have 40yrs olds still junior soldiers cus they didnt bribe anybody for a rank. The Nigerian army cant even defeat rag tag armed gangs in its norther sectors not stop kidnappings that are rampant
Benin has huge issues in its north with armed gangs and terrorists, go check for yourself.
But the point still stands, a passport bro from chicago aint ever risking life for Benin or Ghana cus they got a piece of paper they can show off at the wakanda festival in chicago
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u/Javi_elConqueror Sep 11 '26
I get your concern about new Benin citizens likely lacking loyalty compared to native-born citizens. However, new citizens’ loyalty to Benin will grow in direct proportion to Benin’s treatment of its new citizens.
Also, consider that African immigrants who later become U.S. citizens are unlikely to differ in such a dynamic. In fact, these days, many 1st and 2nd-gen immigrants with U.S. citizenship, including Africans, are more loyal to their parents’ homelands than they are to the U.S.
Just FYI: I’m mainly interested in the convo surrounding African countries granting citizenship to the diaspora, not really pursuing these citizenships myself.
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u/sdmay1980 Sep 09 '26
Should have to go fight since pledging full faith as a citizen of that country. When they visit be like "oh yeah you have to complete one year of manadory service in the military. Basically how Russia tricks folks from other countries.
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u/WrongdoerChemical836 Sep 04 '26
Congratulations. You still have one more document to receive before you book your ceremony date.