Dual Citizenship

[thailen 0]

According to FAQ on the Naturalized Citizen FAQ, nothing is there that addresses this question. The closest is: Retaining citizenship in your home country may involve continuing responsibilities regarding taxation or military service. Is the answer that it depends on the laws of the country you left to become a U.S. citizen? that the U.S. doesn't care if have a passport of another country?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

According to FAQ on the Naturalized Citizen FAQ, nothing is there that addresses this question. The closest is: Retaining citizenship in your home country may involve continuing responsibilities regarding taxation or military service. Is the answer that it depends on the laws of the country you left to become a U.S. citizen? that the U.S. doesn't care if have a passport of another country?

Yes. That's the answer. The US allows you to retain other passports but your home country might not.

This link here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/31508-dual-citizenship/page__view__findpost__p__324175 says that Thailand doesn't specifically allow it or not allow it and that no-one seems to have any issue with it.

[thailen 0]

By the way, I had asked, but got no reply, about the length of time(minimum to average to maximum) it takes from the receipt of the long-term green card application, 90 days out from the end of the two-year green card, until the approval of the 10-year card. Do you know or can you point me to the correct forum?

[VanessaTony 3,567]

By the way, I had asked, but got no reply, about the length of time(minimum to average to maximum) it takes from the receipt of the long-term green card application, 90 days out from the end of the two-year green card, until the approval of the 10-year card. Do you know or can you point me to the correct forum?

This is the ROC forum here: http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/86-removing-conditions-on-residency-general-discussion/

I picked the "september filers" group out of that list and selected a few people who's profiles say ROC approved.

- ROC filed 3rd July 2010, GC approved 26th August 2010 (under 2 months)

- ROC filed 4th Nov 2009, GC approved 18th March 2010 (just over 4 months)

- ROC filed 22nd Nov 2010, GC approved 13 Jan 2011 (under 2 months)

It's dependent on whether you get RFE's and how long it takes you to reply etc but it seems like 3 months is a good guess.

[NickD 202]

This is the ROC forum here: http://www.visajourn...ral-discussion/

I picked the "september filers" group out of that list and selected a few people who's profiles say ROC approved.

- ROC filed 3rd July 2010, GC approved 26th August 2010 (under 2 months)

- ROC filed 4th Nov 2009, GC approved 18th March 2010 (just over 4 months)

- ROC filed 22nd Nov 2010, GC approved 13 Jan 2011 (under 2 months)

It's dependent on whether you get RFE's and how long it takes you to reply etc but it seems like 3 months is a good guess.

Did they actually improve the processing time for the I-751? Wife and daughter got theirs just a week and half before their one year extension was about to expire. In other words, took almost 15 months with a heck of a lot of stress to us. Main reason we instantly applied for US citizenship. We already had an infopass appointment for a I-whatever stamp.

DOS does not like the term, dual citizenship, they call it dual naturalization instead, but its the same damn thing, and they force you to maintain dual citizenship because THEY put your place of birth on your US passport, a dead giveaway. Even though a group of key countries they survived in 1988, the last time this issue was address said they didn't think putting the your place of birth on your passport was necessary.

None of us had any choice of where we were born and electing and accepted to be a US citizen still carries that stigma of where you were born. We have this battle that requires a long trip and great expense to maintain that foreign passport, just so you can visit your family occasionally. Then given a difficult time, because you elected to come here.

This country is just as bad with illegals having kids here automatically becoming US citizens just because they were born here. They deport the supporting dad, let the mom stay, but won't let her work, put the kids on welfare and Medicaid, then wonder why these budget expenses are now exceeding that huge educational bill where the schools no longer teach a damn thing. One reason why our state quickly got 3 billion in a hole. Rest of Medicaid expenses are due to extensive layoffs. Wisconsin had one of the largest ship building sites in the nation, all that is in South Korea now that we have defended for the last 60 years. Smaller production has all gone to China.

On of my wifes' friends that became a US citizen the same time as my wife did, said she is throwing in the towel and going back to Spain, can't find a decent job and her property taxes have skyrocketed. You have to pay property taxes regardless of income or have your home taken away from you. Another two friends already went back to all places, Mexico, living here was too much of a struggle trying to make ends meet.

Not in the best of mood this morning, just paid a huge property tax, had another 5" of snow last night, city plow just went buy and dumped all the city street snow in my driveway. Where am I suppose to put that snow? And I don't have a huge snow plow. Maybe we should be looking at a different country to live in, already gave six years of my life to defend this country, only so draft dodgers could run it. And run it they are, into the ground.