2006-07-16 05:34:59 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ Mexico ➔ Morelia
Sparks_Mex is so right. I've been living in Mexico for 9 years and next year will have dual citizenship, meaning i'll be a Gringo and Mexican. you won't lose crap.
2006-07-22 23:14:00 · answer #1 · answered by Albert M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm weighing in here because both of the previous answers are at least in some part incorrect. Once an American citizen, always an American citizen unless you formally renounce your citizenship here. How long you are out of this country has no bearing on anything at all. It's simply a matter of your loyalty to this country being maintained by keeping your citizenship here.
Also, I came across a site published by the Mexican Federal government wherein there was a mention of Mexicans who had become citizens of this country being able to still vote there. I can't get too detailed because I don't remember exactly nor in enough detail to state it correctly. But, it lends doubt to the idea that a Mexican would give up citizenship in order to vote or hold public office. The citizenship given up in the earlier answer is unclear at best which is why I wrote the sentence immediately preceding this one as I did.
2006-07-16 14:12:58 · answer #2 · answered by quietwalker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, good answer genius.
There is no general rule that says you have to come back every six months. If you are a citizen you can not lose citizenship from a country unless you give it up voluntarily which doesn't make sense because you it's a loooong process and it costs a lot of money. I've heard of people from Mexico giving up their citizenship because once you receive citizenship in the U.S. you lose the right to vote in Mexico. You can not run for political positions so they give it up to do those things. If you are born in a country you will not lose your citizenship.
*********After reading quiet walkers answer: I might be wrong...the research I did is from a website that hasn't changed since 1996. I won't change my answer. I'm a "genius" too.
2006-07-16 13:03:33 · answer #3 · answered by Tone 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a general rule, if you have been out of the USA longer than 6 months you are not a resident of the country, and risk loosing you legal status. If you are a citizen (born), I don't think it would be a problem.
2006-07-16 12:40:02 · answer #4 · answered by jetfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have dual-citizenship and don't have to give up anything
... and a Mexican gettings US citizenship is not recorded in Mexico. Same for gringos in Mexico
2006-07-16 15:12:14 · answer #5 · answered by sparks_mex 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋