After I become a US citizen what happens to my other citizenship?

[Anastasia 1]

Hi people, I am about to apply for a US citizenship, and I am wondering what is going to happen with my original Israeli citizenship? How does this whole procedure work? If I want to keep my Israeli citizenship, do I have to declare it somewhere? Or if I don't want to have any other citizenships except for the US one, how do I go about that? Would I have to contact Israeli embassy here and request my citizenship to be terminated, or do the USCIS automatically do that for me after I am granted the US citizenship? Just curious how this whole thing works and trying to decide whether having a dual citizenship is worth the hassle of it...

[dm559 34]

The United States allows for dual-citizenship. They only handle American Citizenship, not foreign citizenship and have no say in how other countries handle their requirements. Israel does allow for dual-citizenship except when it involves a country it considers an enemy. Eitherway you will still be considered foreign citizen under Israel law. For clarity I suggest you contact the Israel Embassy. Other factors are if you are male or female and if you are under military obligation. But the US doesn't care about any of that and it wouldn't affect your citizenship here.

Hi people, I am about to apply for a US citizenship, and I am wondering what is going to happen with my original Israeli citizenship? How does this whole procedure work? If I want to keep my Israeli citizenship, do I have to declare it somewhere? Or if I don't want to have any other citizenships except for the US one, how do I go about that? Would I have to contact Israeli embassy here and request my citizenship to be terminated, or do the USCIS automatically do that for me after I am granted the US citizenship? Just curious how this whole thing works and trying to decide whether having a dual citizenship is worth the hassle of it...

[VanessaTony 3,567]

The US doesn't do anything to your other citizenship, that is up to your home countries laws.

According to Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_nationality_law#Dual_citizenship Israel permits dual. So you don't do anything. You just have both. If you want to give up your Israel citizenship, there will be a process for that.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You keep your Israeli citizenship (right of return).

http://www.richw.org/dualcit/faq.html

Edited July 3, 2012 by ☼

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Hi people, I am about to apply for a US citizenship, and I am wondering what is going to happen with my original Israeli citizenship? How does this whole procedure work? If I want to keep my Israeli citizenship, do I have to declare it somewhere? Or if I don't want to have any other citizenships except for the US one, how do I go about that? Would I have to contact Israeli embassy here and request my citizenship to be terminated, or do the USCIS automatically do that for me after I am granted the US citizenship? Just curious how this whole thing works and trying to decide whether having a dual citizenship is worth the hassle of it...

Gowon always recommends to AOS at each opportunity and ASAP.

There are different set of rules for USC and LPR.

[girlish_51 0]

Since you become a US citizen you denounced your citizenship to your previous country. You can have dual citizenship if your country allows that. If you're planning having dual citizenships, you should contact your nearest consular office and ask the procedure. I supposed there'll be a oath taking involved.

[NickD 202]

The USA Department of State deals with 200 odd different countries on this issue, with different laws for each country. You may learn like we did, while a US passport is a gateway into many countries. You may not even be admitted to your own home country if your place of birth in your US passport is in that particular country. So the only way to enter is to maintain a passport for that country if you want to visit your family.

DOS does not like the word dual citizenship, prefers dual naturalization instead, but the only way you can get your home country's passport is to maintain your citizenship in that country. So it is dual citizenship. This can be very inconvenient since most consulates want you to show up in person to get that passport, and in the USA, may only be two or three such consulates in the entire USA that goes from the east coast clear to Hawaii. Or from Florida, clear up to Alaska.

It's all in the DOS site, just go there, look up your country, best to print it out and study it.

[NickD 202]

Oh, and the person you may contact at your consulate, may not even know the agreements made between their country and the USA. A government appointed job usually gained by being a party member or helping whoever get elected. Latter is not much different than here.

So may even have to email the agreements to them so both laws are followed, we also ran into that. Also may have to lay down one or two crisp 100 dollar US bills to get expedient service, just say, have lunch on me. May sound expensive, but a lot cheaper than being robbed blind by the airline companies for rescheduling your flight and having to spend several hundred dollars staying a hotel.

Like telling things the way they are.

[Lornaevo 48]

My home country is Trinidad and if you wish to maintain that citizenship when you become a US citizen all you have to do is take your US passport to the consular general and they will stamp your US passport. Simple enough.

[bigdog 376]

My wife will have dual, in two years. Use USA passport for everything except her home country.

[des1867 6]

Another thing to consider is the tax advantages or disadvantages of having a dual citizenship. There is more to consider here than just a passport.

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Another thing to consider is the tax advantages or disadvantages of having a dual citizenship. There is more to consider here than just a passport.

Please expand, if you care.

[Peter_Pan 661]

My wife will have dual, in two years. Use USA passport for everything except her home country.

I don't think China accepts dual.

Does China admit dual nationality?

Answer: China does not recognize dual nationality. The Article 3 of China Nationality Law holds that the country will not admit the dual nationality of a Chinese citizen. Moreover, the Article 9 of China Nationality Law declares that as soon as a Chinese takes a foreign citizenship, he will automatically lose his Chinese citizenship.

Edited July 3, 2012 by Peter_Pan

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Please expand, if you care.

As a USC, you pay taxes for worldwide income, as other countries do; at same time, some countries only tax you in income originated in that country; meanwhile US and several countries have dual taxation treaties, so you don't get taxed twice.

You also want to consider taxes in cases of a relative passing and whether the inheritance requires a citizen of the country and how a 'foreigner' is treated. One example is that in some countries, ownership of real state property is not allowed to non-citizens.

Additionally, some countries do not allow other citizenships and yet some allow it but when you are in your homeland, it does not matter what other citizenship you might have (the case of Poland for example; you are Polish, you are Polish, you are Polish)

It all depends on what the countries (US and the other), to decide what is best

[Gosia & Tito 199]

Hi people, I am about to apply for a US citizenship, and I am wondering what is going to happen with my original Israeli citizenship? How does this whole procedure work? If I want to keep my Israeli citizenship, do I have to declare it somewhere? Or if I don't want to have any other citizenships except for the US one, how do I go about that? Would I have to contact Israeli embassy here and request my citizenship to be terminated, or do the USCIS automatically do that for me after I am granted the US citizenship? Just curious how this whole thing works and trying to decide whether having a dual citizenship is worth the hassle of it...

You might even decide to not tell. There is no way another government would know you have another citizenship, unless you tell them by some official conduit. Most people I know don't even bother to tell their original government; and from what I've heard, those governments don't care either.

It is not hard to renew passports through consulates. Even if the consulate is in a 3rd country! The fact is, they have no way to know.