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I became US citizen 2 years ago. And I had to SWEAR to give up all allegiances to other countries.
The immigration officer said to me, that the US doesn't recognize dual citizenship.
Just my 2 Cents ...
"U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another. Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship."
Dual citizenship is not always a matter of choice. For example, British couple doing a two year secondment to their company's New York office. They just happen to have a child (as young married couples often do) when they are in the USA. Under US law, the child is a US citizen. Under British law, the child is a British citizen. And, guess what, if the child just happens to have an Irish grandparent, they can also be Irish.
Meanwhile, the child doesn't actually give a flying one. Its allegiance is to who feeds and changes it. Subsequently, the child is most likely to be loyal to the country they grow up in. And in today's international economy and highly mobile workforce, that does not have to be the one they actually have a passport for.
My point was it shouldn't be a matter of choice. Pick one country you want to be a citizen of and hold allegiance to only that country. That is the way it should be, IMO.
My point was it shouldn't be a matter of choice. Pick one country you want to be a citizen of and hold allegiance to only that country. That is the way it should be, IMO.
And no one will ever prevent anyone holding that belief from dropping nationalities to keep only one. For the rest, it's nice and convenient sometimes to have two of them (for instance, having British+American or German+American makes you eligible to live and work in 85% of the developed world, can't hurt)
Being a citizen of two countries is like having two wives or more likely a wife and a girlfriend (or husband and boyfriend, or same sex spouse and same sex "friend").
There are benefits but the repercussions can be serious given certain circumstances.
And no one will ever prevent anyone holding that belief from dropping nationalities to keep only one. For the rest, it's nice and convenient sometimes to have two of them (for instance, having British+American or German+American makes you eligible to live and work in 85% of the developed world, can't hurt)
In otherwords, selfishness and an "its all about me attitude" makes mere sense that holding loyalty to one country. A agree with the post just above mine. It's like having two wives. No clear loyalty to either one.
In otherwords, selfishness and an "its all about me attitude" makes mere sense that holding loyalty to one country.
It certainly seems more rational to me, but those for which it doesn't, dropping a nationality is always an option. Everybody wins. I think allowing dual citizenship is a great policy that should continue.
It certainly seems more rational to me, but those for which it doesn't, dropping a nationality is always an option. Everybody wins. I think allowing dual citizenship is a great policy that should continue.
What's great about it? The only one who "wins" is the one with the dual citizenship who doesn't want to commit their loyalty to one country. We can do without them and this policy.
If you worked in both countries within a year, you pay taxes in both countries. Also what about divorce if you married a wife from that country you are a citizen of? You're still legalyl under U.S marriage laws too. It doesn't seem that advantageous.
I've had dual (hungarian and swedish) since I was born, never effected me in any way.
as for the argument of loyalty, how does a citizenship aspire any loyalty? most peopel get new citizenships for the benefits, not for the duties... + the US army(etc) is volountary anyway...
I was born in the UK but left at 25 and became a US citizen, 53 now. I have a US passport, my UK one expired years ago. I have an opportunity to work in the UK and if I got it I would live in Europe for a few years but return to the US permanently. Is it a simple matter of renewing my UK passport to enable myself to work there? And would there be no effect on my US citizen status?
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