can I loose my US citizenship if I have 3 citizenships?

Question

I'm a US citizen, actually I live in Mexico so I get my mexican citizenship. A week ago French embassy told me that I can get french citizenship because my family is french, will I have problems with my US citizenship?

Answer 1

You only c an lose your citizenship if you renounce it overseas at a U.S. consulate/embassy or have committed an act that would be considered treason. Some nations do not recognize dual citizenship, while others do, however not with all nations. You should inquire with French, Mexican, and U.S. consular representatives to see what restrictions are imposed on holding multiple citizenships. France might have a treaty recognizing dual citizenship with the U.S., but might not have one with Mexico, therefore is always good to check with a consulate/embassy.

Contrary to what have said on this positing, you DO NOT lose your citizenship for living overseas as the citizen of another country. I know many dual citizens (French, Canadian, etc.) who reside overseas and have not lost their citizenships.

Answer 2

Dual or multi citizenship is possible but tricky. It depends very much upon which countries and where you are living. The real question at hand isn't can you lose US citizenship but why you would want to gain these other citizenships.

If you are currently living abroad and plan on doing so for a long time, gaining citizenship to that country could be beneficial. If you have no other connections to a country other than "my family is french" then you have nothing at all to gain by applying for citizenship with that country.

Answer 3

No. The only ways you can lose your US citizenship are:
1) Renouncing it in front of a US consul
2) Serving in the military of a foreign country (there are exceptions to this; for example dual American-Turkish citizens who have to do compulsory Turkish service)
3) Getting citizenship in a country with which the US does not have formal diplomatic relations (eg Iran, North Korea). This does not apply if you were already a citizen of such a country and became a naturalized US citizen later in life.

All of this info is on pages 4-5 of your passport. I would tend to trust that more than information given on Yahoo Answers.

Answer 4

"L" is correct. You can only lose your US citizenship if you intend to do so, and that is true of French and Mexican, as well. There are thousands of US citizens in the world who have NEVER lived in the US; they are in no danger of losing their citizenship. The US requires that you enter and exit using your US passport, if you are a US citizen; other than that, you are welcome to have as many citizenships as you can legally acquire. A friend of mine has five: Russian, Italian, Swedish, Canadian, and Georgian.

Here is the reference for US citizenship:
http://www.travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/citizenship_778.html

and here is an excellent source of information on multiple citizenships in general:
http://www.multiplecitizenship.com/

Answer 5

confident,a man or woman whom is naturalized can lose their US citizenship.the technique is stated as De-naturalization.If a man or woman has committed against the regulation that lands them in reformatory for a minimum of five years a man or woman can lose their US citizenship by employing the government suing reported man or woman who holds US Citizenship in Federal courtroom. even if,the government ought to have a concrete case as to why the guy ought to lose their citizenship via de-naturalization.

Answer 6

Your US citizenship will remain as long as you do not lose allegiance to the US even when you are adopting other citizenships.

Answer 7

The only way to lose one's citizenship is to renounce it when you take oath and pledge allegiance to another country and before a US consul. Why do you need to be a citizen of 3 countries? **

Answer 8

Sadly, yes, you are permitted obtain other nationalities besides U.S.

I say "sadly" because for most of our nation's history this wasn't the case; having multiple nationalities is like having multiple spouses -- you can really only love, and be loyal to, one. Citizen laws should be based primarily on what is good for the nation, not the individual. Laws like this simply promote a sense of degraded value for American nationality, as well as encouraging the individual to treat citizenship as simply a type of club membership.

Answer 9

You will lose your US citizenship if you move to those other countries and live there as a citizen. So if you are living in France as a Frenchman, you lose your US citizenship. US recognizes some countries' citizenships. You have to research which ones. It's easy.

YOU CANNOT MOVE TO ANOTHER COUNTRY AND BE A CITIZEN THERE WITHOUT THE USA TAKING AWAY YOUR CITIZENSHIP HERE. FACT! WHOEVER IS SAYING THAT'S WRONG IS WRONG!

Answer 10

Yes Say Bye.