Citizenship vs Permanent Residence

[Stann 3]

How does your home country know you have taken on US citizenship?

[Moomin 292]

How does your home country know you have taken on US citizenship?

Theoretically it's done automatically by taking the oath or seeking/applying for citizenship in another country.

I know Denmark has several stages, the first one is when you have lived overseas for more than 2 years, meaning you've abandonded your residency. Manually revoking residency before leaving(there's a form for it) meaning giving up "the yellow card"(health insurance card and SSN) and all the perks that come with it such as free treatment at hospitals, free libraries and everything the card's magnetic field is used for(which is ALOT!). Recently, what's equivilant to IRS, started doing random checks in airports so see if anyone was misusing the residency and/or citizenship, mostly due to taxes, eg. DK citizens living overseas for many years. You cannot have your citizenship revoked when you're born into it or you automatically receive one from another country without applying for it.

One thing to keep in mind is that some countries have a complete registry of its citizens. If I became a US citizen I wouldn't be able to do anything in Denmark with Danish ID anyways since none of them would be valid. Claiming to be a citizen when you're not may have some severe consequences, especially if one is planning on visiting or later in life or re-applying for citizenship.

This is Denmark, I know. Norway is similar.

[Boiler 45,527]

Tricky one, not sure I would do it if I had to give up my UKC.

Otherwise it is not usually a biggie.

Assuming you are above the age to be drafted.

[sms78 18]

jury duty...

What? So Green Card holder doesn't need to do jury duty?? or... we don't have a "privilege" of doing it...

[jaycali 415]

Very helpful insights guys, thank you!

As for my Norwegian citizenship, it would be part sentimental, part ease of travel (especially in Europe), part if my wife and I ever wanted to move back, and part because I'd have my God given right to Norwegian retirement money lol.

At the same time, I couldn't imagine a life of never being a citizen of the country I'd call home, and moving to a new country I do think it's important to become a part of that country as much as possible.

Hopefully the law here will change some day.

Edited June 20, 2012 by jaejayC

[cafeconleche 2]

You mean, you hope the law in Norway will change, don't you? The US has no problem with you staying a citizen of another country when you are a US citizen.

[bestofboston 36]

I think the most important is the fact that you can never be deported if you become a US citizen. I read from time to time where a green card holder gets deported because of some criminal act. An example would be that you had a serious automobile accident where you were at fault and a person was killed and you were charged with man slaughter and you are convicted. The government may decode to deport you and never allow you to return to the USA.

[JudyKCski 12]

I too wish Norway would allow dual citizenship. My husband will stay a LPR.

Judy

[jaycali 415]

You mean, you hope the law in Norway will change, don't you? The US has no problem with you staying a citizen of another country when you are a US citizen.

Exactly.

[Oksana & Max 94]

What about owning guns? Is that only a USC right?

You can own a gun as an LPR, I was an LPR when I got mine.

[Krikit 1,164]

I think the most important is the fact that you can never be deported if you become a US citizen.

I believe they have the authority to strip someone of their US citizenship, and deport, under certain conditions.

[Boiler 45,527]

Not many Nazi's left, it has to be pretty extreme.

A major legal issue.

[JohnR! 5,495]

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I believe they have the authority to strip someone of their US citizenship, and deport, under certain conditions.

That is correct. There seems to be a perception that once you get your citizenship nothing can take it away, but in fact, stripping a former LPR from US citizenship is as possible and probable as revoking your right to live and work in this country as a resident.

In essence your acquired US citizenship is as susceptible as your LPR status. There are several examples in XX century history of such instances.

I cringe at the notion of using Wikipedia as a source for anything, but this ought to give you an idea:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_denaturalized_former_citizens_of_the_United_States

[jaycali 415]

I believe they have the authority to strip someone of their US citizenship, and deport, under certain conditions.

From Gegel's link it looks like it's limited to cases where a person naturalized through fraud (forgetting to mention their nazi past or sham marriages), in which case they shouldn't have had a green card in the first place.

Edited June 20, 2012 by jaejayC

[Olomi_811 130]

Glad I read this...tucking away info for later.

Hmmm retirement benefits automatically in Norway (can I move there and become eligible? US social security benefits are not going to be around by the time I retire!)