I wondered all the time about this, SO help me understand it please

[BigDaddy28 228]

Hello:

I have been reading about people wondering what are the pros and cons of being a dual citizen ( not particularly an American), which one of the cons is paying taxes.

However I read too that countries themselves try to prevent dual citizenship by renunciation. So why would countries prevent its citizens from having multiple citizenship? What are the cons that legally make it hard to some countries to accept a second citizenship?

As you can see I'm a Tunisian/ American dual Citizen. However whenever I'm in the US, the US views me as only American and vice versa. I never had any problems (like getting a passport) that directly related to having dual citizenship.

Thank you for having the time to read my question.

[TBoneTX 45,267]

Thread is moved from the U.S. Citizenship forum to the General Immigration Discussion forum -- questions are general in nature.

[NikLR 13,227]

Multiple citizenship divides someones loyalty. Most countries only require you to file taxes based on residency not citizenship. In fact the US and one other country are the only ones who require it so many dual Americans not living in the usa with no plans to return, will renounce citizenship.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

Yeah I think it is mostly a divided loyalties thing from the government's side.

Also, potential costs; if, for example, I am stuck in a country I have no citizenship for, and war breaks out, and all foreigners need to leave. In my case, I have three citizenships (Swiss, Irish, USA); which country would be "responsible" for me?