How can one have dual citizenship (US and other country), when the pledge required for US citizenship requires you to renounce youR previous citizenship and pledge sole allegiance to the US?
2006-08-14 16:39:15 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
You actually have to think about it the other way around. If Mexico (for example) doesn't ask you to renounce your US citizenship, you can maintain both, according to Mexican terms.
"Where one country requires a citizen to renounce the citizenship of another country, this renunciation may or may not be recognized by the other country."
Now, if both countries tell you to renounce the other citizenship, then you can't have dual citizenship. In order to maintain dual citizenship, at least one country has to allow it. That's why you can't get dual citizenship for every country. It's only for the countries that allow dual citizenship.
There are many conditions under which you can have dual citizenship. Check out the link.
2006-08-14 16:47:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is legal. I have dual citizenship. I was born in the USA and then immigrated to Canada and received Canadian citizenship through naturalization. I freely travel back and forth between Canada and the USA, showing both my US birth certificate, my Canadian naturalization document and my drivers license (to show my present residence). I never have a problem, whatsoever. It is absolutely the best of both worlds! I cannot "lose" my US citizenship because that is the country I was born in, unless I renounce my US citizenship, which I have never done. I cannot lose my Canadian citizenship unless I renounce it, which I also have never done. I will never renounce either citizenship. I love it! I love both countries and I love that I have citizenship in both countries.
2006-08-15 05:15:08 · answer #2 · answered by Daisy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not recognized here. When you take on the American citizenship, you are American here, that's it. However other countries who offer duAl citizenship to Americans, allow for expatriates to take on the American citizenship while not taking away their birth citizenship. The American govt cannot take away a citizenship that it has nothing to do with. It has benefits, but not all countries allow that to happen. It works in a symmetrical pattern, which means that if another country allows for duAl citizenship, that means America does too. It is a give and take pattern. The allegiance to the flag is not paired up with SOLE either. When you are in America, respect America. Once you leave the country, holding a different citizenship, you may be German, Brit, Japanese... There is nothing illegal about it.
2006-08-14 23:59:36 · answer #3 · answered by fabmaster6 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I want dual citizenship! That way, I can be a citizen of Phillipines AND US! I am currently a permanent resident in the US, but I want to become a citizen. I just don't want to renounce my citizenship in my birth country. I hope it's allowed.
2006-08-14 23:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by TROLLIN' 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it seems a little contradictory, but many countries - including the US - allow dual citizenship anyway. Some don't.
Here is the USG's official word:
http://www.travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_778.html
Notice how it emphasizes "potentially" expatriating acts; you must have committed them with the intent of giving up US citizenship, or else they don't count.
And here is country-by-country information that's fairly accurate:
http://www.multiplecitizenship.com/
2006-08-15 01:35:03 · answer #5 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if it was illegal then they would not allow it. Before you could not have an option of duel citizenship. The only thing bad about duel citizenship is now you have two governments that can draft you for war and say they both draft you at the same time then you are breaking the laws of both countries.
2006-08-14 23:54:43 · answer #6 · answered by Miss Vira 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The USA allows dual-citizenship.... not all the countries allow that though.. I have dual-citizenship..
2006-08-15 01:53:34 · answer #7 · answered by sly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can be a dual citizen. My daughter, for instance, was naturally born in Canada but the offspring of a naturally born US Citizen - she didn't take a pledge.
2006-08-14 23:45:56 · answer #8 · answered by Lex 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its legal. i dont know how. i have a friend though originally from germany that has duel citizenship.
2006-08-14 23:44:56 · answer #9 · answered by Tristan L 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is.
2006-08-15 03:47:50 · answer #10 · answered by happybeanstalk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋