VinnyH

Is it for a VIE ("Volontariat International en Entreprise")? As a French citizen, I came to the U.S. on a J-1 visa for my training in a French bank. The visa consular agents are extremely careful that you demonstrate to them that you have no immigrant intent by proving your ties to your home country, and make sure that you plan to go back home after your trainee program.

First, it was meant to be a joke. Second, even if it was the case, I am nobody to judge. It's a legal professional activity, and adult performers, just like any other entertainment professionals, would be subject to visas as well in order to perform in the United States. I happen to know adult performers and the adult entertainment industry, hence my quirky remark. The way OP worded his/her question with the term "other social media collabs" is so vague that it can mean anything, from collaborations with U.S. brands on Instagram/TikTok etc..., but yes, also collaborations with other performers or U.S. studios on OnlyFans.

You mean... like an OnlyFans collaboration? 😂

***Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer. Everything I wrote only reflects my personal opinion*** Thanks @Naey for the clarification re. the Beibehaltungsbescheinigung, makes sense, and glad he was able to keep his German citizenship! I am myself a U.S.-French dual citizen. I would like to make it very clear that I am not saying that we should not follow the law. I am a law-abiding citizen as far as I am concerned. But like I mentioned, some laws are: - stupid-yet-still-on-the-books (e.g. the Statute 18 U.S.C. § 336 makes it a federal crime to issue "any note, check, memorandum, token, or other obligation for a less sum than $1” in lieu of money.") or just - still-on-the-books-but-not-enforceable-in-practice which is the case for the requirement for a U.S. citizen to exit and re-enter the United States with a U.S. passport. Again, when exiting, because unlike other countries, there is no systematic passport control upon exiting the U.S., the government is not even capable to flagging it (unlike re-entering where there are CBP POE controls). So I am not suggesting that you break the law, on the contrary, you should always be a law-abiding citizen (after all, your partner doesn't want to start his U.S. citizenship by violating a federal statute 😉). Your German/U.S. partner should do his best and exhaust all the options (incl. your Congressmen) he has to get his passport on time before leaving the U.S., but you also have to be practical and use your common sense, especially when an emergency arises and that there is no other solution. Given the current passport applications backlog and the (very real) difficulty to obtain an appointment at a U.S. Passport Agency (even for extreme emergencies), the option of leaving the U.S. on the German passport, apply for the U.S. passport through the Consulate and re-enter the U.S. with it is a reasonable option which should only be considered as a last resort solution. And if you believe the various testimonies on this forum and others, people doing what you suggest happens more than you think... It seems however that some black-or-white mindset people here have a problem with this thinking... 😊 Good luck!

The law is still on the books but it was gutted from the punitive provision making it, in practice, unenforceable, because CBP has no official way to discipline you for not using your U.S. passport to exit and/or (re-)enter the U.S. This is explained and detailed at this page: https://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2013/05/01/the-history-of-the-requirement-that-u-s-citizens-only-use-u-s-passports-to-enter-the-u-s/ Add to that the fact that there is no passport control upon exiting the U.S. (aside from checking the records of the airline's reservation), there is virtually no chance in practice that the person will be caught. Even upon (re-)entering the U.S. territory, there were several reported cases that U.S. citizens were successful to do so without a U.S. passport. You cannot be denied entry because you are a U.S. citizen, so if you come back and present to CBP your Certificate of Naturalization, it is proof enough that you are a U.S. citizen. How do you manage in practice to get to the Point of Entry though? - by land (Canada or Mexico), it's easy, jist show up your Certificate of Naturalization. - by air, boarding the flight is the main issue since you need to show either a visa or an ESTA (depending in your foreign citizenship) before the agent will issue you a boarding pass. It is not unheard that dual citizens somehow manage to get an ESTA (for the sole purpose of being able to board – there was a page on CBP even advising it to), bit as soon as you arrive, identify yourself to the CBP agent as a U.S. citizen. Sure you will be sent to secondary inspection in both cases (land and air), where the CBP will detain you and make hell to you, but they will eventually be obligated to release you into the U.S. after strongly admonishing you and tell you to get a f*cking U.S. passport next time. All that to say that @Naey that she is fine and that her German husband will have absolutely no issue at all to leave the U.S. on his German passport, apply and receive his U.S. passport from the local German Embassy and fly back. He can technically even come back with only his Certificate of Naturalization by flying to Canada & Mexico and attempt to enter by land (easier than by air as explained above). My only question is that: how can he keep his German citizenship after naturalizing? I believe Germany forbids dual citizenship and the new law has gone into effect yet.