Dual citizenship: USA and Portugal?

Question

Does anyone know if I need to renounce my Portuguese citizenship if I choose to become a USA citizen next year?

I was not able to find that information anywhere on the USA immigration website.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I am dual citizen us and Germany I was told that you are better off staying dual you can lose any property your family owns

Answer 2

Yes, people who go through US naturalization are required to state under oath that they are renouncing their old citizenship, and conduct inconsistent with this pledge could theoretically lead to loss of one's US status.

When a new American's "old country" refuses to recognize the US naturalization oath (with its renunciatory clause) as having any effect on its own citizenship laws -- and insists that the person in question must continue to deal with his old country as a citizen thereof (e.g., by using that country's passport when travelling there to visit) -- the US State Department generally no longer minds.

The official US State Department policy on dual citizenship today is that the United States does not favor it as a matter of policy because of various problems they feel it may cause, but the existence of dual citizenship is recognized (i.e., accepted) as a fact of life.

Answer 3

You may keep both citizenships. Both Portugal and the US allow this. (please ignore all previous posts. They are all wrong)

When you naturalise in the US you must take an oath to "renouncing previous allegiances", this does not mean you have to give up your Portuguese citizenship. It simply means that while you are in the US you will be treated as a US citizen, and Portugal has no control over you. You will not be able to seek the assistance of the Portuguese embassy, for example.

Portugal has no restrictions on dual citizenship.

Answer 4

Yes, you must 'renounce' your previous citizenship if you are becoming a 'naturalized' citizen of the U.S. Dual citizenship is given to some children who are born of parents who have citizenship in another country, but the child is born in the U.S., or vice versa. As an adult (or near adult) who was born in another country than the U.S. and whose parents were citizens of that country, you do not qualify for dual citizenship.

Answer 5

The United States does not recognize dual citizenships. If you become a citizen of the United States, you are no longer a citizen of any other country.

Answer 6

USA does not allow dual citizenship.

Call Washington DC and you will get the information you require.

Answer 7

se queres ser americana, então por favor renuncia à nacionalidade portuguesa. não gostamos dessas misturas.