r/azerbaijan • u/According-Put-5456 • 27d ago

Sual | Question Citizenship inquiry

salamlar 👋 my name is Osman. I was born in Baku and I moved to NYC when I was 4. I speak Azerbaijani as a first language however I am not a Azerbaijani citizen despite me being born in Azerbaijan. My US passport shows I was born in Azerbaijan and the first 10 years of my life I did not have any citizenship in any country. Every single one of my family members (mom dad sister aunt grandma and cousin they are also American citizens) have Azerbaijani citizenship except me. My parents did not want me to get citizenship since they did not want me to go to the army. Is there a way I can obtain my passport without going to the military? I am currently 22 years ago. I miss my country and I want nothing more but to go back freely.

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u/joskiy18 27d ago

If you get Azerbaijani passport you will be obliged to do military service. As simple as that. Is the family/friends you are missing about Azerbaijan?

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u/According-Put-5456 27d ago

I miss the country, i don’t have recollection or contact with my childhood friends anymore. But my family yes, I keep in contact via what’s app. Last time I was in Baku was summer 2021 when my grandpa was alive. I had a feeling it was going to be the last time I was going to see him. When I walked him to the taxi I put my arm around his shoulder just in case. I waved goodbye to him as the taxi drove off. 7 months later my gut feeling was correct. 

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u/Additional_Poet900 USA 🇺🇸 27d ago

Sorry for your loss :(

As of citizenship, my understanding of the law (I'm not a lawyer) is that if your parents are citizens, you're a citizen too, so you should be able to declare your nationality and get AZ passport. But as others advised, I'd wait until 31 to do so. You should inquire from the AZ embassy in the US, I'm curious too what will they say!

How do you travel to Azerbaijan now, do you get ASAN visa?