Hum I heard you could have dual citizenship in some cases. Now I have to look it up.

 

That was quick. You can't come from another country into the us and get citizenship in this country without renouncing the previous. However If your parents are US citizens but you were born over seas you can have dual citizenship. Also if your a natural born us citizen you can apply for citizejship in another country and (depending on that countrys rules) have a dual citizenship in the US.

 

That is correct, but as a born citizen of a country, for example Peru, it is your right to be a citizen of that country. When you become a US citizen you are only renouncing to your previous citizenship in the United States, thus you previous citizenship remains intact in the country of origin.

So for example when my wifes applies for the US citizenship, she will be asked to renounce to her Peruvian citizenship, but in Peru she will still be considered a citizen, this gives her the right to get a passport from Peru any time she wants. Don't know if it's the same in all countries, but that is the case for Peru.

 

I'm pretty sure this is not strictly enforced. Many athletes and actors/actresses hold Canadian/US citizenship (being natural born Canadians) and they were not forced to renounce their Canadian citizenship. The news media make a point of saying that they did not renounce both citizenships.

It'd be interesting to see the written law/rule for this. I do know that Canada does not force you to renounce your primary citizenship if you get dual citizenship in Canada.

It could be that the people I mentioned above DID renounce their Canadian citizenship (by mouth) but still actually maintain their right to claim Canadian rights and priveleges (including the ownership of a Canadian passport).

Anyone have first hand experience in this?

 

I went to the State department to see if they could help me get citizenship in another country, and while I was in the waiting area, I went ahead filled out the form to renounce my US citizenship. But I forgot to get another citizenship first, so they said I had to leave, but no one else would let me come. So they flew me out over international waters and dumped me there with a raft. They said to try Antarctica, since they don't have a government.

 

You must have one helluva wireless card.