I have been looking into the subject of dual citizenship on the internet because I would like to go that route one day in the future.
However, from what it looks like according to what I have read, the only legal way to be a U.S. citizen with dual nationality is to be a foreigner who comes to the U.S. and becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen and still holds on to his citizenship of birth.
BUT, if an American citizen who is born and raised in the U.S. voluntarily applies for foreign citizenship after the age of 18 he automatically loses his U.S. citizenship since such an act is considered an 'expatriating act'.
There are some websites that seem to say that in addition to voluntarily applying for foreign citizenship the U.S. citizen must also intend to renounce his citizenship as a reason for applying for the foreign one, as if to say that if he or she voluntarily applies for a foreign citizenship but does so with the intent to keep his/her American citizenship, then all is okay and there's no danger of losing one's U.S. citizenship. BUT, they seem to imply that this is still risky and that there is danger that one's intent could still be misconstrued by U.S. officials and result in U.S. citizenship loss anyway even if the person sincerely did not intend to give it up.
Is there a real danger of losing one's U.S. citizenship by voluntarily applying for Dominican nationality even if the applicant has no intent of giving up their U.S. citizenship? Must one take certain steps while applying for Dominican citizenship to be able to later show proof that they had no intent to give up their U.S. citizenship or is it perfectly safe to apply without any risk or danger at all?
Below is an excerpt of some of the information I kept seeing that make it seem like a risky act:
Loss of citizenship (INA ? 349, 8 USC ? 1481)
Section 349 of the INA [8 USC ? 1481] specifies several conditions under which US citizenship may be lost. These include:
[B]? becoming a naturalized citizen of another country, or declaring allegiance to another country, after reaching age 18;
[/B]? serving as an officer in a foreign country's military service, or serving in the armed forces of a country which is engaged in hostilities against the US;
? working for a foreign government (e.g., in political office or as a civil servant);
? formally renouncing one's US citizenship before duly authorized US officials; or
? committing treason against, or attempting or conspiring to overthrow the government of, the US.
However, from what it looks like according to what I have read, the only legal way to be a U.S. citizen with dual nationality is to be a foreigner who comes to the U.S. and becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen and still holds on to his citizenship of birth.
BUT, if an American citizen who is born and raised in the U.S. voluntarily applies for foreign citizenship after the age of 18 he automatically loses his U.S. citizenship since such an act is considered an 'expatriating act'.
There are some websites that seem to say that in addition to voluntarily applying for foreign citizenship the U.S. citizen must also intend to renounce his citizenship as a reason for applying for the foreign one, as if to say that if he or she voluntarily applies for a foreign citizenship but does so with the intent to keep his/her American citizenship, then all is okay and there's no danger of losing one's U.S. citizenship. BUT, they seem to imply that this is still risky and that there is danger that one's intent could still be misconstrued by U.S. officials and result in U.S. citizenship loss anyway even if the person sincerely did not intend to give it up.
Is there a real danger of losing one's U.S. citizenship by voluntarily applying for Dominican nationality even if the applicant has no intent of giving up their U.S. citizenship? Must one take certain steps while applying for Dominican citizenship to be able to later show proof that they had no intent to give up their U.S. citizenship or is it perfectly safe to apply without any risk or danger at all?
Below is an excerpt of some of the information I kept seeing that make it seem like a risky act:
Loss of citizenship (INA ? 349, 8 USC ? 1481)
Section 349 of the INA [8 USC ? 1481] specifies several conditions under which US citizenship may be lost. These include:
[B]? becoming a naturalized citizen of another country, or declaring allegiance to another country, after reaching age 18;
[/B]? serving as an officer in a foreign country's military service, or serving in the armed forces of a country which is engaged in hostilities against the US;
? working for a foreign government (e.g., in political office or as a civil servant);
? formally renouncing one's US citizenship before duly authorized US officials; or
? committing treason against, or attempting or conspiring to overthrow the government of, the US.
