> (snip)
> > > >
> > > > No, my Swiss citizenship would not get automatically revoked by
> > > > becoming a
> > > > US citizen. As a matter of fact, Switzerland does allow dual
> > > > citizenship.
> > > >
> > > > Anyways, sorry about my ignorance but I still do not see why I
> > > > (and
> > > > you)
> > > > would not be required to give up my citizenship. The US does not
> > > > care
> > > > how
> > > > you did get your previous citizenship and they don't care if you
> > > > have
> > > > sworn
> > > > allegiance. What they require you to swear is that you give up
> > > > your
> > > > citizenship. So why are you (and others) saying I could keep my
> > > > citizenship
> > > > when getting naturalized? What would the US prevent from
> > > > revoking my
> > > > US
> > > > citizenship because I did not abid my oath?
>
> On the State Department's dual nationality page at:
>
> http://travel.state.gov/law/dualnationality.html
>
> note in the second paragraph, first sentence that they
> acknowledge that a
> naturalized citizen may not lose the citizenship of his country
> of birth.
>
> So, they acknowledge that the US oath does not, necessarily cause loss
> of original citizenship, and that a naturalized US citizen may have
> dual nationality.
>
> Yes, they do require that you be sincere when you take the oath,
> but there is no requirement to follow up the oath with a formal
> renunciation of your original citizenship, under that country's law.
> So, if you are sincere when taking the oath, but you find out that
> your original country still considers you to be a citizen, then it
> would have to be a person decision on your part over whether you
> feel you can avail yourself of that citizenship.
>
>
> Stephen Gallagher
It might also be worth pointing out that, in the case of some countries,
there is no provision in law for loss of citizenship, either voluntarily
or involuntarily; in other countries, the requirements for renouncing
citizenship can be unreasonably harsh (e.g. foregoing property rights or
inheritance rights).
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