The Supreme Court's decision upheld the constitutionality of Section Three of the Expatriation Act of 1907, and determined that marriage to an alien was a voluntary act of expatriation. The act of marriage to a foreigner equaled the act of expatriation, similar to an act of renouncing American citizenship by serving in a foreign-armed service, or swearing allegiance to a foreign crown or government.
Is this act still in place today? IF not how is an American woman's citizenship affected, if at all, when she marries someone of another nationality?
2007-03-27 08:48:32 · 3 answers · asked by MorningStar 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Well I did further reading and found that it is no longer valid... can you have dual citizenship and does this apply if you marry someone from another nationality? What about the children that come from this marriage? Are there any countries that the US does not allow dual citizenship with?
2007-03-27 08:56:28 · update #1
No, it is no longer in effect. I married a foreign national and I´m currently living in Mexico and still hold US citizenship.
2007-03-27 08:53:32 · answer #1 · answered by Double 709 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As for the Law in the Philippines, the children are also considered citizens of that country until the age of 18. Therefore, they are dual citizens. Fil/Amer
As for the spouse, not affected.
2007-03-27 18:24:48 · answer #2 · answered by ROCKY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it is no longer in effect. It actually did affect my g-grandmother - she had to re-apply to become a citizen again (but that was 1919).
2007-03-27 15:55:52 · answer #3 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋