Triple Citizenship possible?

[tigey 10]

I was born in the UK and hold a British passport, and grew up in Belize, and became a naturalized Belizean. I am in the process of applying for a K-1. After I reside in the USA for three years, can I apply for American naturalization? Will I have to give up one of my passports?

[Harpa Timsah 13,258]

No you will not need to give up a citizenship. I answered this for you in your other thread

Edited January 17, 2012 by Harpa Timsah

[tigey 10]

so i can feel like Jason Borne whenever I take out my passports?

[SydneytoWaco 0]

so i can feel like Jason Borne whenever I take out my passports?

With a little training, you can BE Jason Bourne.

[aaron2020 11,651]

I was born in the UK and hold a British passport, and grew up in Belize, and became a naturalized Belizean. I am in the process of applying for a K-1. After I reside in the USA for three years, can I apply for American naturalization? Will I have to give up one of my passports?

US laws are silent on multiple citizenship. US laws neither permits or prohibits a person from having US citizenship and other citizenship.

The UK and Belize may or may not have laws addressing multiple citizenship. You'll have to check on that.

A US citizen (regardless of other citizenships) must use his US passport to enter and exit the US. As a US citizen, you cannot use your other passports to enter and leave the US.

Edited January 17, 2012 by aaron2020

[jethro 0]

US laws are silent on multiple citizenship. US laws neither permits or prohibits a person from having US citizenship and other citizenship.

The UK and Belize may or may not have laws addressing multiple citizenship. You'll have to check on that.

A US citizen (regardless of other citizenships) must use his US passport to enter and exit the US. As a US citizen, you cannot use your other passports to enter and leave the US.

UK does not prohibit multiple citizenships. I had been dual citizen since birth (both NATO countries) and now hold US citizenship.

[Darnell 8,478]

so i can feel like Jason Borne whenever I take out my passports?

only with an ammunition cache and 1/2 mil in different currencies.

[NickD 202]

Wife has three passports, US, Venezuelan, and Colombian, she was born in Colombia, and naturalized in Venezuela. That's all history and is okay, but if she applies for citizenship with a new country, well not only her, but even natural born citizens, she and we will be in deep deep trouble with the USA.

USCIS puts down prior country of naturalization, DOS uses country of birth. So you figure that out, I can't.

[nwctzn 55]

Wife has three passports, US, Venezuelan, and Colombian, she was born in Colombia, and naturalized in Venezuela. That's all history and is okay, but if she applies for citizenship with a new country, well not only her, but even natural born citizens, she and we will be in deep deep trouble with the USA.

That's what I initially thought as well, but if you read on the Department of State website, it states the following:

"However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, AND with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship."

This means that if you apply for a foreign citizenship WITHOUT the intention to give up U.S. citizenship, you should be fine. What do you think?

Edited January 17, 2012 by nwctzn

[VanessaTony 3,567]

US and UK permit it. Belize does as well: http://www.belizelaw.org/e_library/constitution_03.html (see #27) so you'll be a multi-national.

[Sunny123 44]

I've read up lots on this topic. As my husband has dual citizenships right now and will have three after he is naturalized. You do not have to give up your foreign citizenships unless (like germany or china where you loose your citizenship when you acquire a new one) . The us pretty much looks at you an American Citizen when you are home(in the US) (ignores the fact you may have multiple citizenships)

It' actually rather hard to loose your US Citizenship aswell you have to go to the us embassy in that county fill out lots of paperwork. (the us likes to leep it's tax payers )

[tigey 10]

So on Form N-400, Part 2, Number 9. "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" Should I write both, or only my Birth Country?

[aayitrun 66]

so.. you may want to check UK and Belize law, because while the US doesnt care, those countries might (i dont know.)

for example indian citizens have to give up indian citizenship when they acquire us citizenship because india cares about that for some reason.

[tigey 10]

so.. you may want to check UK and Belize law, because while the US doesnt care, those countries might (i dont know.)

for example indian citizens have to give up indian citizenship when they acquire us citizenship because india cares about that for some reason.

Yes both UK and Belize allow multiple citizenship. But on Form N-400, Part 2, Number 9. "Country of Citizenship or Nationality" Should I write both, or ONLY my Birth Country, and OMIT TO INFORM THEM OF MY OTHER CITIZENSHIP? Do I take both my passports to the interview, or just by Birth Country's passport

[Umka36 781]

Per the instruction of the N-400 for question #9:

If you are a citizen or national of more than one country, write the name of the foreign country that issued your last passport.

https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/files/form/n-400instr.pdf