To be more specific, my father was serving in the US Armed Forces when he met and married my mother, a Spanish citizen. I was born in her country, and was promptly registered in the US Consulate there and have carried my FS-240 form throughout my childhood and teenaged years. During my father's absences due to military duty, we lived with my mother's family in Spain throughout my childhood and teenage years, and except for a couple of years, I didn't move to the US until I was 2 weeks from my 20th birthday. We were told by the consulate that if I didn't move to the US after being away for 10 years, I would lose my citizenship.
Once I moved to the US, I lived and worked there, and paid my taxes for nearly 30 years, until I met a Canadian man on the internet and recently moved to Canada and married him over the Summer. If I stay in Canada, could I lose my US citizenship? I do have my FS 240 along with my passport to prove my citizenship.
2006-10-21 22:52:30 · 5 answers · asked by enlightenedwell 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
To those who say I need to ask immigration, OF COURSE I will. But I asked here for two reasons:
1) Sometimes it is easier and more reassuring to here about someone else in my same boat.
2) So as to make this question and answer available to people in my shoes, who don't always feel comfortable going to the more intimidating authorities.
I realize that I will have to go to them eventually. The key here is to go with the peace of mind that everything will be okay.... or to prepare for the battle of my life.
And as far as the US citizenship itself, If someone was to offer me Bill Gates' fortune in exchange for my citizenship, I would turn them down flat. Nothing is worth more in this life.
2006-10-22 07:12:21 · update #1
If you were born and documented a US citizen, you are a citizen until, as someone else said, daisy time. There was actually no time that you could have lost it all your life: I suspect that what you understood the consul to say had to do with your transmitting citizenship to a child, not to keeping it yourself.
Here is some information that will help you to understand the acquisition and loss of US citizenship, but keep in mind that the warnings it contains about being naturalized in another country, renouncing, etc, only apply if you do them with the intention of losing your citizenship. You can become a Canadian citizen if you wish to, and still will not lose it.
Sorry - you're stuck with us!
2006-10-21 23:24:36 · answer #1 · answered by dognhorsemom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that is called birthright and there is not any longer something magical approximately it. Even Hillary Clinton states that citizenship is a privilege, no longer a top. while you're born interior the U. S., or a minimum of one among your mothers and fathers is an American Citizen, you have been born with that privilege. all people else might desire to earn it by a era of criminal everlasting place of living and robust habit, and that they might desire to swear allegiance to the country they choose to alter into an portion of. that is something you will possibly desire to coach you're worth of, no longer something which you will in simple terms call for. that could be a similar in any u . s . a .. somewhat, there are a number of worldwide places the place a foreign places newborn born interior that is borders does not get Citizenship of that u . s . a .. they might desire to take on the Citizenship of the mothers and fathers.
2016-10-15 07:19:09 · answer #2 · answered by Erika 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. You will stay a US citizen way after your pushing daisies. Your form, along with your SSN even entitles you to your earned SS benifits when you retire, no matter where your living. This comes with one exception that is rather extreme, though. If you ever decide to publicly denounce your US citizenship you might as well enjoy life in your new motherland.
2006-10-21 23:02:02 · answer #3 · answered by idracab101 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know and I think you should get some advise outside of the Internet. Perhaps a lawyer could help, but I'm not sure how. Maybe this website will help. I would try that first. I hope you can find the answers you need.
www.usimmigrationsupport.org
2006-10-21 23:06:57 · answer #4 · answered by raintigar 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask immigration, not us. This is too important. I thought that once a citizen always a citizen, unless you are stripped of it for bad acts. However, I sure think it is worth going to the horse's mouth on.
dognhorsemom will do, though.
2006-10-22 04:34:42 · answer #5 · answered by DAR 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋