I have a British passport. Do I give this up if I become an American citizen.

No, not unless the U.K. has a rule about giving up your citizenship after you take an oath of citizenship in another country.

Dual citizenship is not favored by U.S. law. However, the U.S. doesn't care if you keep your previous citizenship when you become naturalized. Just don't take another counrtry's citizenship oath after obtaining U.S. citizenship. Also, do not vote in another country's elections or serve in another country's military.

I hope this information is helpful.

I AM A DUAL CITIZAN SAUDI & AMERICAN BUT I WANT TO BE AMERICAN ONLY THE LOW IN SAUDI ARABIA IS VERY HARD I CAN NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO BE AMERICAN ONLY I NEED YOUR HELP A.S.A.P PLEASE I WIIL DO ANYTHING TO GET OUT OF THIS PLACE MOREOVER I WANT TO WORK IN USA WITH THE ARMY IF I CAN .

Dear Scorpion007me:

If you are a US citizen, all you have to do is leave Saudi Arabia and come and live in the US. You can then apply for employment and/or enlistment with the army. Good luck.

I NEED MONY CAN THE GOVERMENT GIVE ME MONY AND I WILL RETURN IT BACK WHEN I WORK IN USA IF I HAVE MONY I WILL NOT STAY ON MOM .
THANK YOU

Dear Scorpion00me:

While this Bulletin Board is for immigration questions, we will answer your money question this one time. The US government will not give you any money. You will have to acquire it, earn it, or borrow it, just like anyone else.

YOU DO NOT WANT TO HELP ME

I'm Brasilian but I've been living in US for 11 years, right now I'm in Brazil, i've been here since Dec 23.
I became an American Citizen a week before my trip and didn't have time to do my passport, I now only have my citizenship cerificate with me.
My question is...
How long can I stay in Brazil and what do I need to get back to US as far as documents.
Can I fly back only with my Citizenship Certificate?
Thank you for your attention.

Dear Fabio:

US law provides that in order to maintain your US citizenship, you must not establish a residence in a foreign country for at least one year after acquiring citizenship.

You should be able to enter the US with only your certificate of naturalization. However, the transportation company may give you a problem. Therefore, you should check with the airline that you plan on using to enter the US to see if they will accept only your naturalization certificate.

If not, you should go to the US consulate in Brazil and apply for a US passport. Good luck.

Sir,
Your information that dual citizen should not vote in his second country's elections may be inaccurate. See:
www.richw.org/dualcit/cases.html.

Dear Matt:

Thank you for the information. As you correctly point out, the US Supreme Court in Afroyim v. Rusk held that the mere voting in another country's elections is not usually enough to strip the person of US citizenship. However, in some cases it may be sufficient if the action was accompanied by an intent to give up US citizenship.

Most likely, that is the reason that Mr. Voigtmann cautioned against voting in a foreign election. Best wishes.

I just complited 5 years in US. And wann to be a citizen of USA. I have N-400 form to fill out.
But it don't have any information on what are the
supporting documents an applicant have to submitt along with application...Need ur help to get list of all documents required to submitt along with
N-400 application.

Thx,

Can I apply for my citizenship b4 90days prior to
completion of 5 years in US...?? I meet all other
requirement to do it.But..My stay of 5 years after I become a permanent residence will be completed by mid of JULY'02.
But I wann to apply b4 it..? If I can..??
Please help and advice.

Thx,

Ann

dear Fabio,
here is some info regarding the dual citizenship.
On 25 October 1994, President Clinton signed Public Law 103-416 (108 Stat. 4305), the "Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994". This bill made several notable changes to the laws pertaining to naturalization.


Previously, candidates for US citizenship were required to state that they intended to reside permanently in the US following naturalization. This requirement was repealed by Congress.

The law had previously stated that a newly naturalized US citizen who, within one year following his naturalization, abandoned his US residence and set up a permanent residence outside the US (whether in his country of origin, or in any other country) was presumed to have misrepresented his intentions regarding permanent residence on his citizenship application (though this presumption could be overcome by appropriate evidence to the contrary), and on this basis could have his US citizenship cancelled retroactively. This provision was also repealed.

People, born outside the US, who had US citizenship at birth but later lost it because they failed to spend enough time in the US later on (the provision upheld in Rogers v. Bellei, but repealed by Congress in 1978), could now regain their citizenship (non-retroactively) by taking the naturalization oath.

Dear Jay:

You just need to submit the N-400, two residency-type photos, and a copy of your green card, together with the appropriate filing fee.

Read the instructions to the N-400 form for information on where to send the application. Good luck.

Dear Ann:

If you will have 5 years of permanent residence on July 2, 2002, then you can file your application for naturalization up to 90 days before that date, or any time after April 3, 2002. Good luck.

Dear Helper:

Thanks for the useful information. We appreciate your assistance. Best wishes.

I have dual citizenship, ie USA & Taiwan. I want to return to Taiwan for employment. I was told to use my Taiwan passport from start to end of my trip. I should have no problem with USA side as I just need to show my US passport to the airline staff if they ask. But how about Taiwan Airport immigration? I renewed my Taiwan passport 2 yrs ago in USA and my Taiwan passport is brand new...no stamp at all. How should I explain to the Taiwan Immigration shd they ask? This is very urgent, would appreciate help as soon as possible.

Dear Anonymous:

Yours is not a US immigration law issue. You should speak with an attorney who is familiar with Taiwanese immigration law. Good luck.

Do i understand it correctly that i have to have been married for 3 years prior to filing for naturalization or can i start the process earlier than the "3-year limit"? the reason why i ask is that with the current "lag" in INS processing, it is very likely it will take 1-2 years from you file until you get a response, thus passing the 3-year requirement while being in process by INS.

Anon

What is required for a Canadian citizen with an Indian status card to reside in the USA??

Dear Anonymous:

You can only file your application 3 months prior to the statutory time period required under the law. In other words, if you are basing your application for naturalization on a marriage to a US citizen, you can file 3 months before acquiring 3 years of residence, provided that your spouse has been a US citizen for at least 3 years. Good luck.

Dear Kaylynn:

The term "American Indian born in Canada" as used in section 289 of the Act includes only persons possessing 50 per centum or more of the blood of the American Indian race. It does not include a person who is the spouse or child of such an Indian or a person whose membership in an Indian tribe or family is created by adoption, unless such person possesses at least 50 per centum or more of such blood.

Therefore, for you to reside as a permanent resident of the US, you will have to prove that you meet the above requirements. Good luck.

my boyfriend has dual citizenship. we are thinking of registering and marrying each other in our home country before returning to america. will there be any implication if we were to marry each other again in america where he will use his american citizen.

why is there no reply to my above question...anyone maintaining this website anymore?

can some non us citizin apply for us citizin ship
by openeing his own business in us and how long it takes to get it . no marriage issuies here .

Hi

I am a UK national who is going to marry a US National. If he comes over and stays here for a few years will i/we be able to apply for US citizenship as well as he applying for UK citizenship. And also can i apply for US citizenship while still living in the UK?

I am american, my girlfriend is from switzerland and was denied entrance to the country because they said she had been here too often in the last 2 years. She has dual citizenship - both a british and swiss passport. Will she be able to travel to the us undetected with her british passport. She was denied with her swiss passport.

what are the rules for obtaining saudi citizenship?

Mr Ewddwd,
I think if you marry to Saudi citizen. But check with Saudi embassy in Washington before you get to that stage.

GoodLuck

I’m a British citizen looking to move to the States can you please advise me what is required for me to do so.

Thank you

MY HUSBAND IS A CANADIAN CITIZEN AND HE WILL BE IMMIGRATING TO THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE A U.S. CITIZENSHIP. MY QUESTION IS IF MY HUSBAND MOVES TO THE UNITED STATES DOES HE HAVE TO GIVE UP HIS CANADIAN CITIZENSHIP? IF I MOVE TO CANADA DO I NEED TO GIVE UP MY U.S. CITIZENSHIP.

Hi:

I am american I was born in the U.S I have been living in Chile por 10 years. I am married to a brasilian (permant chilean resident) and have a daughter that was born in Chile. I want to go backe to the states with my husband and daughter what is the procedure that I must follow. Do the requiere turist visa or do I have to carry out there legal residence here in the U.S. Embassy.

Thank you,

Mary-Anne

Iam Indian married to Green card holder three years back.
Can i aply for the green card or i wil have to apply for the V visa? How much time does it take for the V visa or green card to process? she is right now with my son who was born in usa two years back.

I am Indian doctor and if i go to USA on J visa can I apply for the Green card as I am married to green card holder three years back who is in USA t this moment.

WHat about this Waiver thing will it be diff for me as my wife and son is in USA??

PLease answer ASAP

Can a person obtain dual citizenship, of both British and Indian. If yes then what are the procedures, and what are the costs incurred?

I made overseas vacation a while ago. A few days ago, I received swear ceremony notice, that is just 3 days prior to my departure for vacation. Should I send the Notice back and ask for a new date, or it that possible to keep the green card temporarily after swearing for taveling and surrender it after return?

If a US citizen wishes to Marry a British citizen in Ireland, can you tell me what the US citizen needs to do? Does it depend on Irish Law?

Many thanks

My father,who fled Nazi Germany in 1938 and became a naturalized American citizen in 5/42, married my mother, an American, in 1948. According to German law, I am eligible to apply for dual citizenship(German and United States) and my children are therefore eligible. My son would like to totally renounce his American citizenship and just keep the German citizenship. Is this possible and how does he go about this process if it is possible?

I'm a german citizen, I want to acquire American citizenship. I live outside the US (since 1995), am married to an American, have 3 American children. I lived in the States from 1993- 1995.
How do I go about the naturalization process? I have been told by Immigration at the airport that I need to reliquish my residency. May I still apply for citizenship?

Monika

Hi

My American wife will be returning to the USA temporarily from the UK to apply for a spousal VISA - we know the requirements etc, but would like to know where she needs to contact/send the documentation back to once she's in the USA. For the record the state she's applying from is North Carolina.

Many Thanks

VOTE BUSH OUT OF OFFICE! THEN WE WONT HAVE SO MANY FRIGGEN PROBLEMS!

VOTE ALL REPUBLICANS OUT! BASTARDS!

IM AM A GERMAN-AMERICAN DUALCITIZENSHIP!I WOULD LIKE TO WORK AS AN US-CITIZEN!HRO IS MAKING ME A HARD TIME!WHAT CAN I DO? I HAVE A US-PASSPORT AND MY AMERICAN IDCARD!MY DAD IS RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY AND I AM SINCE MY BIRTH IN GERMANY.IM TRYING TO EARN MY OWN MONEY AND I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE REWIEWING MY APPLICATION FOR SO LONG!CAN SOMEBODY WRITE ME BACK AND TELL ME WHAT THE LAW SAYS?PS : IM 18

Hello.
My question is:
I am 34 years old and an American citizen. My mother is a Brasilian who gave up her Brasilian citizenship when I was 21. I am planing on a trip to Brasil in the near future and have received a call from the Brasilian counsulate that I may not be eligible for a Visa (Haven't had a direct conversation yet). I have never renounced anything and I would favor a dual citizen. How long does it take to get a foreign passport. Would it be faster to renounce and get the visa? I have 79 days before my trip. I still have a lot of family in Brasil.

Thank You!!

hi
i will get us citizenship within a year then i will get summons from my country and i will go there and they put me in a jail then my us citizenship will be cancelled or what?i have clear history in us .
thanks

MY HUSBnd is on a temporarily dportation in mexico we filed a i-130 . i'm an american indian from the pala tribe. what can i do bring my husband home here in calfornia...

MY HUSBand is on a temporarily deportation in mexico we filed a i-130 . i'm an american indian from the pala tribe. what can i do bring my husband home here in calfornia...

Ok, I have been in the USA, For 5 years, I have had my "Green Card" since Nov 6th 2001.

I am going to put my N-400 in 90 days before my 3 year aniv, which will be on Aug 6th 2004.

What I dont understand is why they are asking me for paperwork, they all ready have..

For Example: a copy of my wifes birth cert
a copy of our marriage cert
2 more photos
and tax returns and bank records

The tax and bank I can understand, due to wanting to know we are still married, but the rest the have, also why do i have to give them an more cash for a fingerprint backgrounf that was done when i got my green card...espically at a cost of 70 bucks..

Anyone with a clue please add your 2 cents...

Hello,

I am i British and i am getting married to a Canadian soon i have a British passport and i have only my British Citizenship am i eligible to move to Canada once i get married.

hi i'll be travelling to cancun, mexico on july 25th but i just realized my passport is expired. i am a born US citizen, can i travel to mexico with just my birth certificate or should i go somewhere about my passport or what do i do... please help... THANKS!

I am a Canadian living in the US as a Permanent Resident Alien. Thinking of returning to Canada probably for a few years (3-4) to live and work, with the intent of returning to the US at some point.

Assuming my Green Card doesn't expire during my absence, are there any issues I need to be aware of? Am I in any way jeopardizing my Resident Alien status or my ability to return to the US by leaving for an extended period of time?

dear sirs,
I would like to know whether I can apply for a dual passport on my husband's passport, i am a south african, have been living in the uk for 4 years, and have a certificate of citizenship.We want to travel and cannot with my south african passport, I need to have permits to enter other countries, so i would like to know how does one apply for a dual passport without giving up my south african passport
Regards.desparate..

I would like to know if there is any alternative to a Zimbabwean Passport, we are so limited and trying to obtain Visa's for travel to most countries is an absolute nightmare.Unfortunately I was born in Zimbabwe so I do't think there are any options open to me. My son has an Italian passport his father is Italian. However I never married his Dad so i don't qualify for this. My ancestory goes back to South Africa and even further back to Germany and Vienna. Does anyone know of any loop holes in the system that may help me out.

Please may someone confirm the following for me. I have a son who is entitled to an Italian Passport. He has a double-barrelled surname because his father and I never married so we gave him both our names. His surname is Bellini-Martin. Bellini being his father's name. on application of his passport I was told by the Italian Consulate that the Italians do not accept double-barrelled surnames and that his passport would be issued in the name of Bellini. Surely this is not correct as it does not match his birth certificate. Surely it should not matter what his surname is he has a right to an Italian passport because of who his father is. Please help

Please help; VERY URGENT

I live in United Kingdom but have a Bangladeshi passport. I came here at the age of 6/7 (now 28 years old) approx. 1982/84 with my mother & brother to join my father in the UK. I went back to Bangladesh once for approx. 2 years since. I have been to nursery school, high school, college and working for well established and government organisations in the UK since then and currently at a job now.

I wish to travel to the USA for 2 weeks, already have obtained a holiday visa from the USA Embassy in London. But Embassy Assistant who issued the visa said I will/may need to show proof of residency in UK and intentions of returning, otherwise I may not be allowed back in UK from USA because I do not hold a British passport. Will I require anything else as I cannot find any documents/proof of residency in the UK. (Documents probably misplaced somewhere - it was such a long time when we came to the UK). Would any other documents help ie, national insurance card, medical card, own property in UK, or current job contract - i can provide any of those. Please Please advice....Many Thanks!

To whom it may concern,

i am canadian citizen but plan to work or live in united state for good ..what should i do? do i need to apply? or look for work and ask for a permit?

pls help i really want to move in united state (hawaii) to live here in canada is good the thing is the weather...too cold for me..

ASAP thanks
Yolanda

I don't know if this board is still active because I only see Questions and no answer.
Here is a link to a site that might help with your questions.
http://discuss.ilw.com/eve/ubb.x?a=frm&s=691603441&f=902603441
OR
http://www.immigrate2us.net/forum/portal.php which specialize in K visas.

Hi, I am a US citizen and i am marrying a man who has dual citizenship US and British. Will i get dual citizenship as well once we marry.

A friend of mine was born in Canada but lived many years in the states as a parent served for Norad with the canadian military. This individual remained in the US when the family returned to Canada - how can they become a US citizen and what is their exact status there as they do have a social security card and do pay taxes. They have been in the states for almost 20 years.

i have been here for over 5 yrs. my visa expired in
march but i continued working. i have an interview with
immigration in a month or less and i was wondering if
that will affect my stay. my paperwork was in limbo and
my case never being closed or open. do i have a
chance or will they send me back to where i am from

i have been here for over 5 yrs. my visa expired in
march but i continued working. i have an interview with
immigration in a month or less and i was wondering if
that will affect my stay. my paperwork was in limbo and
my case never being closed or open. do i have a
chance or will they send me back to where i am from

hello sir

i am an indian national married to a british citizen. i have been in uk for more than three years. could you please tell me how and where to apply for naturalization to be a british citizen

Hello!

I am a German citizen, living in the US for the past 3 and half years. I soon, would like to apply for naturalization to become a US citizen but just found out that I have to fill out and pay the German government more than 200 euro to be able to keep my German citizenship.

Anyone having experiences with this, what did you do or will do? Did you let the German government know about receiving an additional citizenship or did you just left everything the way it is?

I appreciate any answer, help, recommendations and that you for responding to my posting!

Kathy