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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know I will get flamed to within an inch of my life but I’m ready for it.

I would like to emphasize the African ancestry in application but apart from where you put black there does not seem to be a way to do that since she has a passport from European country not African country. Therefore her citizenship must state European country. It would be dishonest to put down the African country right? Even though both countries allow dual citizenship, DD only has the one passport. 
Would you run out and get passport from African country so you can honestly put that down as citizenship?

Advice welcome.

Flame resistant. 
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Okay... on the one hand you're right with respect to the little box on the passport application not being sufficient in terms of identifying ancestry - it's not.  And that's because race is not biological. It is a social construct.  So anybody with dark skin and a lineage that leans towards the "Dark Continent" is considered black whether they're Caribbean or Cambodian or Californian.

Now...on the other hand the PP who pointed out that "there are absolutely black Europeans" is correct also, because nationality is not sufficient in terms of identifying ancestry either.  (What you don't think white babies can be born in Africa?  You don't think Hispanic babies can be born in Asia?  You don't think black babies can be born in Europe?)

So considering neither race nor nationality are particularly foolproof when it comes to emphasizing African ancestry perhaps you should consider an alternative.  There are less complicated and more self-empowering ways to attest ones genealogical heritage.  Ask yourself, what makes someone Ethiopian as opposed to Nigerian and how are they different from a Botswanan?  The answer is simple - culture.  If you want to emphasize your African ancestry you can embrace the values, belief systems, rules, norms, morals, language, customs, fashions, and folklore of your forefathers.

But...if simply want some documentation that states who you are and wanna go thru all that trouble just for some paperwork stating your African ancestry knock yourself out.
Sounds a bit much but to each his own.
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