Can citizenship be taken away ?

[fredo1 0]

first,as long as you do not commit any felony offense that can warrant Government taking away your citizenship.second.her threat doesn't hold any water in terms of getting you reported to uscis.they will tell her point blank there is nothing they can do about it after marrying for over 4 years.

my second question goes to you.didn't you know her very well before you marry her and how long did you guys date before marriage? you said she had been in rehab for 2 years.well,if you truly love your wife and she claim to love you up to the point of threatening you if you ever live her.i think you should give it a short.you pledged to love her no matter what happen in life.and this is one of the challenges you guys pledge about.i hope it hasn't turned physical otherwise her claim to uscis will be admissible.if she were to be your sister,you will go any length to make sure she get help.

my advice: talk to her,make her see reason why she need help.seek intervention for her.all this can be documented.if all these fail,then you can talk to a lawyer concerning a divorce.but if she file divorce before you, couple with her threat.trust me! she will push you to do the unthinkable and that my friend will not have happy ending.

[Krikit 1,165]

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[Shiobhan 235]

No she cannot annul the marriage, she cannot revoke citizenship , as long as U do not commit treason, threatens the commander & chief, getting involved with terror, was enlisted in the Nazi

or had a bunch of lies on your GC application YOU are here to stay, get away from this addict before she plant drugs on U and get you arrested, see a divorce atty.asap

[Moomin 292]

Just let her know that you could still get citizenship without her; there are just different rules.

It is NOT up to the US petitioner to govern immigration and its benefits. The US citizen is nothing more than a financial contract to the government but you can remind her that she is off the hook since you became a citizen. Unless you really did commit fraud and she has proof of it or can get proof, I wouldn't loose too much sleep over it. False claim doesn't go unpushed.

Get away from your spouse, change address, inform USCIS of change of address if you don't wish to stay in the relationship. Drug abuse is grounds for divorce however you don't mention that divorce is what you're heading towards. Unless you can forgive her, you don't owe her eternal thanks for citizenship by putting up with threats or drug abuse - no one does. It is quite annoying when the non-US spouse threatens to leave on/off, or the US citizen threatens to have the non-US spouse deported. Makes no sense, not even in a verbal fight.

[NewAmerican 3]

Greeting everybody

I am new to visa journey. I will come straight to the point. We have been married for 4.5 years and have been together for 5.5 years. I have been a citizen for 3 months. were arguing the other day and i said that if you do not quit drugs i will leave you and she said if I ever leave her than she will want my citizenship back. she said that the only reason I got the citizenship is because of her and if i ever try to leave she will apply for annulment based on marriage fraud and tell the immigration that I made her lie on the interviews and that she will destroy me if I ever leave her. While i understand her use of threats in order to not lose me, I want to know if what she saying is even possible.

Thank you

Don't sweat it my friend. It is impossible for her to remove your citizenship. It doesn't work that way. Even the Government would have an impossible time trying to remove your citizenship if they wanted to. You would have to be a terrorist or something like that and even then it would be next to impossible. Once you are a citizen, you are fully protected by the US Constitution and guaranteed all the rights therein.

Also there is no way she can qualify for an annulment with a 5 year marriage. There is a statute of limitation where annulments are concerned - i.e. if someone stays in the marriage over a year or more they can no longer file an annulment even if they claim the marriage to be fraudulent. In that case, she must get a divorce. Even if she were to get a divorce, it would have absolutely no effect on your status as a citizen.

To sum it up, she is basically full of ####### and is trying to see how much of a chicken you are. There is nothing she can do to you immigration wise. You have crossed the finish line. Enjoy your freedom as a citizen of the U.S.A.

Edited November 12, 2012 by NewAmerican

[VanessaTony 3,567]

Don't sweat it my friend. It is impossible for her to remove your citizenship. It doesn't work that way. Even the Government would have an impossible time trying to remove your citizenship if they wanted to. You would have to be a terrorist or something like that and even then it would be next to impossible. Once you are a citizen, you are fully protected by the US Constitution and guaranteed all the rights therein.

No, you're not. There are rules for the first few years of being a USC. They can still take it away under certain STRONG grounds.

[himher 634]

They have been given the hurdle of producing "clear and compelling" evidence and the burden of proof is on the government, not the citizen.

There is a 2-yr statute of limitations as well.

No, you're not. There are rules for the first few years of being a USC. They can still take it away under certain STRONG grounds.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

They have been given the hurdle of producing "clear and compelling" evidence and the burden of proof is on the government, not the citizen.

There is a 2-yr statute of limitations as well.

Thanks for the year limit I thought it was 4

But I was replying to the person who said the government would have an "impossible time" ... which isn't true. "Impossible" means not possible, it IS possible, however difficult.

[rade2rising 205]

anything can be taken away even your life but the likelihood is the same as you being hit by a semi.

[Mike B. 231]

No, you're not. There are rules for the first few years of being a USC. They can still take it away under certain STRONG grounds.

Sigh... Here we go with this argument again. The Supreme Court of the United States has, on multiple occasions, asserted that US citizenship cannot be taken away from people, and can only be lost through voluntary renunciation (see, eg. Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253 (1967). See also Vance v. Terrazas 444 U.S. 252 (1980).) Rogers v. Bellei, 401 U.S. 815 (1971) narrowed the case law for naturalized citizens, but Congress reacted to Rogers by repealing the law that allowed the government to strip naturalized citizens of their citizenship. Once you are a citizen, you are not going to lose your citizenship unless you want to lose it. Period.

[justashooter 430]

You have citizenship for good. See an attorney, sorry to hear your issues.

Citizenship is only lifelong for USA born citizens. any immigrant can loose citizenship for a wide variety of reasons, including:

Being naturalized in a foreign country, upon the person’s own application made after reaching 18 years of age;

Making an oath or other declaration of allegiance to a foreign country or division thereof, again, after reaching 18 years of age;

Serving in the armed forces of a foreign country if those armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the US, or if the person serves as an officer;

Working for the government of a foreign country if the person also obtains nationality in that country, or if to work in such a position an oath or other declaration of allegiance is required;

Making a formal renunciation of US citizenship before a US consular officer or diplomat in a foreign country;

Making a formal written statement of renunciation during a state of war, if the Attorney General approves the renunciation as not contrary to US national defense; and

Committing an act of treason against the US, or attempting by force or the use of arms to overthrow the government of the US. Renunciation by this means can be accomplished only after a court has found the person guilty.

Additionally, the following acts can result in denaturalization:

Falsification Or Concealment Of Important Facts in immigration process.

If an immigrant hides important information or lied about important matters at his or her naturalization interview, citizenship may be revoked.

For example, criminals and racketeers have lost their citizenship status because they lied about their criminal activities. If they had disclosed their criminal histories, as required, they would not have qualified for citizenship in the first place. Thus, in this situation, citizenship can be revoked through the denaturalization process.

If a person lies about their real name or identity, or hides a name or identity they have used in the past, this could lead to denaturalization. In addition, if an immigrant does not not tell the truth about how long he or she has lived in the United States, this could cause the government to revoke their citizenship.

Membership In Subversive Organizations

As the above example shows, the U.S. government has invoked denaturalization against immigrants due to their affiliations with Nazi, communist, terrorist, or other similar groups.

Membership in such organizations is deemed a violation of the oath of allegiance to the United States. In particular, if a naturalized citizen joins a subversive organization within five years after becoming a U.S. citizen, the government can cancel his or her citizenship.

Dishonorable Military Discharge.

Some immigrants obtain naturalized citizenship through service in the U.S. armed forces.

However, if an immigrant serving in the military received a dishonorable discharge after serving less than five years, the government is entitled to pursue denaturalization and seek to revoke the immigrant’s citizenship status.

The Revocation Of Citizenship Process

The process to strip an immigrant of his citizenship status occurs at federal court. It follows the rules of federal court civil cases.

Even though the denaturalization affects immigration status, it is technically not an immigration case. In federal court cases, the government has to file a formal complaint against the immigrant. The government must explain the reasons it seeks the denaturalization action.

Immigrants are allowed to respond to the complaint and defend themselves at trial.

If you’re facing denaturalization, you’re confronted with more than the loss of your citizenship. You’re confronted with the loss of being able to live in the U.S.

And if you have children who were granted citizenship based on your naturalization, their citizenship status can also be revoked.

[Karee 4,191]

This guys citizenship was revoked... Permanently.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/30/us-born-terror-boss-anwar-al-awlaki-killed/

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I don't feel like explaining this in detail here and now, but in short, citizenship can be (1) taken away, it can be (2) revoked, and it can be (3) declared void.

Examples:

1) If you become the King of Iran, your US citizenship will be taken away by Congress.

2) If you commit murder within the first 2 years of becoming a naturalized US citizen, the citizenship can be revoked with the signature of a single I.O. (a supervisor). After 2 years a judge has to sign off on this.

3) If at any time it is proven that the naturalized citizen committed fraud related to immigration or naturalization, then the citizenship can be declared void, like it never happened.

[himher 634]

Missing on your list is "action by a nut-job ex-spouse".

You can get your citizenship (permanantly) revoked in Texas by fooling around our property after dark too. LOL

I don't feel like explaining this in detail here and now, but in short, citizenship can be (1) taken away, it can be (2) revoked, and it can be (3) declared void.

Examples:

1) If you become the King of Iran, your US citizenship will be taken away by Congress.

2) If you commit murder within the first 2 years of becoming a naturalized US citizen, the citizenship can be revoked with the signature of a single I.O. (a supervisor). After 2 years a judge has to sign off on this.

3) If at any time it is proven that the naturalized citizen committed fraud related to immigration or naturalization, then the citizenship can be declared void, like it never happened.

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Texas is about to secede anyway, so not all is lost. Hope the Lone Star state will then also pick up the bill for the Bushes and Cheney's security details.