Indonesia is a 3rd world country and it was at a time in history where documentation wasn't even exact here in the states. I have medical records from when I was a child with a last name that wasn't mine in any legal sense. I started school with that last name as well.
This school paperwork is also the basis for claiming he is a Muslim. Trust me, anyone would put Muslim on their child's paperwork if they were living in a predominantly Muslim country. That they also put his last name the same as both parents at that time isn't at all out of the ordinary either. When someone produces actual legal government paperwork then I'll believe it. Handwritten school ledgers from a school in a 3rd world country do not prove that he was adopted or that he gave up his US citizenship. Besides, a minor US citizen cannot lose his citizenship because of his parents, he has to actively renounce his citizenship.
Parents cannot renounce U.S. citizenship on behalf of their minor children. Before an oath of renunciation will be administered under Section 349(a)(5) of the INA, a person under the age of eighteen must convince a U.S. diplomatic or consular officer that he/she fully understands the nature and consequences of the oath of renunciation, is not subject to duress or undue influence, and is voluntarily seeking to renounce his/her U.S. citizenship.
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Date: 2008-10-29 08:36 am (UTC)From:This school paperwork is also the basis for claiming he is a Muslim. Trust me, anyone would put Muslim on their child's paperwork if they were living in a predominantly Muslim country. That they also put his last name the same as both parents at that time isn't at all out of the ordinary either. When someone produces actual legal government paperwork then I'll believe it. Handwritten school ledgers from a school in a 3rd world country do not prove that he was adopted or that he gave up his US citizenship. Besides, a minor US citizen cannot lose his citizenship because of his parents, he has to actively renounce his citizenship.
Parents cannot renounce U.S. citizenship on behalf of their minor children. Before an oath of renunciation will be administered under Section 349(a)(5) of the INA, a person under the age of eighteen must convince a U.S. diplomatic or consular officer that he/she fully understands the nature and consequences of the oath of renunciation, is not subject to duress or undue influence, and is voluntarily seeking to renounce his/her U.S. citizenship.
http://www.travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_776.html