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United States law does not recognize dual citizenship. When you applied for your Naturalization, You took an oath of faith and loyalty to the United States and made an agreement to uphold and abide by all its laws. Your oath is in essence your assertion that above all other countries you have chosen The United States as your home.
So basically if you're saying you now want Dual Citizenship, you are revoking that oath and in doing so you are revoking or abandoning your own U.S. citizenship. If you have applied for citizenship in Germany, the moment that application is approved, for all legal intents and purposes state side, that is (even retroactively) considered the day you voluntarily relinquished your U.S. citizenship. You could actually have your U.S. passports cancelled and be denied re-entrance into the U.S. if they find out.
Bear in mind that the U.S. does not prosecute or harass someone that has dual citizenship in any way, The American government simply gives no recognition to it or at the governments prerogative, can revoke your U.S. citizenship based on your own application for same elsewhere.
Even if they don't find out till later, your revocation can be considered retroactive. If you assert that you are a German citizen in any written form with the United States government or elsewhere and can produce evidence of citizenship elsewhere, then you are considered an Ex Patriot, which means you are someone who has voluntarily abandoned your U.S. citizenship, revoked your oath of loyalty and are no longer legally entitled to any of the benefits that go along with U.S. citizenship, including re-entrance into the country.
I know many people in the U.S. do have dual citizenship, most are oblivious to the potential ramifications and as long as they never have to produce evidence in a state side political, jurisdictional action or legal proceeding they likely won't be bothered, unless of course, the person shows up on some undesirable list somewhere or if they try to use the duality to assert some right or privilege.
They may even have asked someone if it's illegal and the correct answer is no, It's not illegal here to have dual citizenship. It's simply not recognized.
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If the person was also a German citizen, they should have applied for a permission to retain German citizenship prior to applying for US citizenship otherwise they are to give up their German citizenship upon becoming an American (or any other foreign national than Germany).
If the person was only born in Germany to foreign parents, they should consult their original country of citizenship to find out whether or not they have lost their previous citizenship upon becoming a citizen of Another Country.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoYes after 5 years of continuous residence in US as a green card holder he/she can apply for US citizenship by filing Form N-400.
Dual citizens owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country. They are required to obey the laws of both countries. Also from a new update of State Department U.S. citizenship is worth $450.At least that's what it will cost you to renounce it.
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∙ 15y agoYes, but only if they are automatically adquired at birth: * A child born to an American parent and a German parent acquires both American and German citizenship at birth, regardless of place of birth. This doesn't apply to children born in U.S. soil to foreign government officials on assignment to the U.S. * a child born in Germany to two American parents may also become a dual national at birth, only if: - at least one parent had lived legally in Germany for at least eight years prior to the birth - at the time of the birth, that parent had a permanent residence permit - birth date is after February 2, 1990 In the second case, the person has to choose between American and German citizenship before turning 23. An American who becomes a German citizen should formally renounce his/her American citizenship, and also a German who becomes an American citizen must give up his/her German citizenship.
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If a man is from the US stationed in Germany due to the Army marries a woman from Germany has a baby born while living in Germany then moves back to US Does the child have dual citizenship forever?
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How do you get German passport if your grandfather was a German citizen?
Assuming that you are an American, you must go to the Auslanderamt, (immigration office) and find out what you will need to qualify Just being married does not give you citizenship rights. After you have demonstrated that you fulfill the requirements, you will receive a document which you must then take to an American Consular Office with US Citizen Services. (They are in Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich) There you must renounce your American citizenship in front of the U.S. Consulate. (The person, not the building!) They will not allow you to do this unless you have the right to another state citizenship, hence the paper from the German immigration office.) After your US Citizen has been renounced, you may obtain your German passport. (But why bother? Being married to a German gives you permanent residence. Yes, you must apply for this again every so often, but if you fulfill the requirements for citizenship, you will also fulfill the requirements for a "Aufenthaltstitel", which will give you all the benefits you need and allows you to keep your US Citizenship)
What do you need to do to move to Mexico for a short while and keep American californian residency?
You don't have to do anything. You don't lose your citizenship by living in different country. You lose it when you become a citizen of that country.
Can you keep your duel citizenship when the father of your son in the UK if you are a 25 year old duel Australian citizen with a four year old son has duel citizenship?
Yes, you can keep you and your son's duel citizenship and still marry the father of your son in the UK.
Does Denmark accept dual citizenship?
The law of citizenship does not allow dual citizenship except under exceptional circumstances. Such as:If a child of a Danish citizen is born in a country where they grant citizenship by birth (e.g. the US, Canada and Brazil);If one of the parents has a foreign citizenship, the child can keep both Danish and foreign citizenship;When a foreigner bec omes a Danish citizen, they can retain their previous nationality if it is hard or impossible to renounce that nationality. (for example, Greece does not allow its citizen to renounce their citizenship; Iran requires male citizens to perform military service in order to apply for renunciation of their Iranian nationality.)
Can having a tattoo keep you from becoming a citizen?
I highly, highly doubt it. In fact, almost sure that you could become a citizen. If they did not allow you to become a citizen, I believe that would be discrimination of some sort...
If an American citizen mother gives birth in Italy the father is an Italian citizen is the child American or Italian or both?
Both and later the child can keep both citizenship's or just take one, but any child born to an American citizen is an American no matter where they are born. I would go to the embassy and get my child their passport papers.
You were born in Canada took Australian citizenship in 1976 at the age of 25 does Canada still recognize you as a Canadian Citizen and why won't they let you have a passport?
This question hinges upon whether you have dual citizenship or not.When you became an Australian citizen, did you keep your Canadian citizenship? If you did not, then you are not entitled to a Canadian passport, you are now considered a foreign national. This answer raises more questions - how do you "lose" Canadian citizenship? If you were born there, you will always legally be a Canadian. A passport has little to do with citizenship in this regard. I was told if I were to go and live there for 1 year, then I would be eligible to hold a Canadian passport again - probably something to do with taxes more than an allegiance to one country or another.
Who does Israel allow dual citizenship with?
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What is the citizenship of an illegitimate child of a Filipina mother?
the child will be a citizen of both countries the country that the child is born in and wherever the mother or father is from like say the baby's mother is a filipina and the father is an american the child will be a citizen of both countries
What did the naturalization act deal with?
It is the act in which the time to become a U.S citizen is decreased; at the time it was mainly to keep away the Irish and the French.
Is there a way you can audition for degrassi even if your not Canadian citizen if you got a part obviously you would move to Canada and become a citizen but unless you got a part we wouldn't move?
Depends on if the production company will let you. If you do get the part, the production company would have to fill out a work status Canadian visa stating that you are a specialized worker(meaning you are better than a Canadian citizen at your job). They would have to keep doing this until you apply and get Canadian Citizenship. Your job and ability to stay in Canada would all depend on the production company doing this.
