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U.S citizens are allowed to carry dual citizenship but not all countries allow you to obtain citizenship in their country if you belong to another such as Japan. So you can be a dual UK/US citizen but not a dual US/Japan citizen since Japan will make you give up your US citizenship.
Coincidentally, my cousin just received his dual Irish citizenship. I had forgotten that I am also eligible, as the granddaughter of Irish-born citizens. I don't know what his purpose was in getting the citizenship, other than *he could*, but I might check into it. Retiring to Ireland sounds sooooo peaceful.
U.S citizens are allowed to carry dual citizenship but not all countries allow you to obtain citizenship in their country if you belong to another such as Japan. So you can be a dual UK/US citizen but not a dual US/Japan citizen since Japan will make you give up your US citizenship.
Nitpick, Japan can't make up give up your US citizenship because the US won't recognize it. They can certainly encourage that you renounce your US passport or strip Japanese citizenship from you but the US does not recognize another entity forcing you to give up your US citizenship.
Thankfully there have been talks in Japan from the social democrats (if I'm correct...) about allowing dual citizenship. After seeing South Korea instate it, I think there is hope
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Coincidentally, my cousin just received his dual Irish citizenship. I had forgotten that I am also eligible, as the granddaughter of Irish-born citizens. I don't know what his purpose was in getting the citizenship, other than *he could*, but I might check into it. Retiring to Ireland sounds sooooo peaceful.
I was born in Scotland to American parents. When I was 16 I applied for my Social Security card. I was told I had to chose one or the other, I couldn't have both. So, was that wrong?
Coincidentally, my cousin just received his dual Irish citizenship. I had forgotten that I am also eligible, as the granddaughter of Irish-born citizens. I don't know what his purpose was in getting the citizenship, other than *he could*, but I might check into it. Retiring to Ireland sounds sooooo peaceful.
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I was born in Scotland to American parents. When I was 16 I applied for my Social Security card. I was told I had to chose one or the other, I couldn't have both. So, was that wrong?
How long ago was it? Did you renounce either citizenship? I think before 1967 dual citizenship was formally disallowed. However, according to a case study I read ages ago, it was that British and American children before the landmark decisions were able to have both until age 18, so that advice was wrong if you were only sixteen.
As of now, that advice is definitely wrong and you CAN have both citizenships (UK and USA) If you were forced to renounce either, I would recommend speaking to a lawyer or embassy official to ask if you can reinstate your British or American citizenship.
I was born in Scotland to American parents. When I was 16 I applied for my Social Security card. I was told I had to chose one or the other, I couldn't have both. So, was that wrong?
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