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Originally Posted by TXS-ALAMO
I'm not sure I understand your dual-citizenship problem. A U.S. citizen looses his citizenship when he becomes a citizen of another country. A non U.S. citizen who becomes a naturalized U.S. citizen upon his swearing-in oath must relinquish his citizenship in any other country. It would seem that dual-citizenship is an oxymoron. If you get away with the duality, it seems that you have CANDIDE'S world.
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Absolutely not true. My daughter was born in Houston to a U.S. father (me) and my Canadian wife. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S. and the U.S. recognizes that she has both citizenships--and she has two passports as well. Otherwise, you're correct that a U.S. citizen is required by the U.S. to give up U.S. citizenship if he/she becomes a citizen of another country (not a resident but a citizen). However, even if you give up your U.S. citizenship, you are still required to pay taxes on worldwide income to the U.S. government. In other words, if you become a citizen of another country, you give up your rights but not your obligations to the U.S.
Thanks, Uncle Sam.