Is it possible to NOT have citizenship in ANY country?
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Someone without any citizenship is called stateless. \nThe UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights actually released a "Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons". \nThink of a civil war in a country and people run and flee into the neighboring country. There they live for decades as war rages, their children are not accepted as citizens of the host country (any country has the right to regulate to whom it wished to extend citizenship to). Think Palestinians in the West Bank 20 years ago. \nStatelessness is scarily common.
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Probably none, since a valid Social Security number is required.\n\nWhy not immigrate legally, to avoid having to worry about things like this?
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As far as I understand it, you do NOT loose your U.S. citizenship by aqcuiring a second citizenship (like Israeli) next to it, UNLESS you actively renounce your U.S. citizenship. The U.S. does not recognize another citizenship, but does not explicitly forbid it. They simply don't care (at least as long as there is no conflict of interest arising from your second nationality, e.g. a war between the two countries of your citizenship).\n\nThe State Department has the information you need (see link below). When I became a U.S. citizen I researched it (since I have Dutch nationality as well) and those were the result I came up with.
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dont you have to be in a different country?\n\nhere is my screen name true_born_idiot
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You dont have to be born there but need to have citizenship. Eg The Brazillian guy who plays for Japan..
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As you may gather from the lack of response so far, your question is not clear. What do really want to ask?\n\nYou are either a citizen of a country or not. You are a native of that country if you are born there or if you are born in another country of parents who are citizens of that country (usually). You are a "naturalized" citizen if, being a citizen of another country, you agree to a formal ceremony in which the new country recognizes you as a citizen. In some cases, you can have "dual citizenship," if a country still recognizes you as a citizen even if you have pledged allegiance to another through the formal ceremony.\n\nA country may also honor a person who has done something to help it by designating a person as an "honorary citizen."
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the architect: first of all you don't know Tony's actual citizenship - there are LOTS of countries which allow you to have multiple citizenships, so your answer can be flushed down the toilet right away. Why do you answer if you have no idea?\n\nTony: it's unlikely you can get a second citizenship in a fast way. Then again, it depends on what you understand under 'fast'. You're not getting one overnight, no matter which one. In some countries processes can be sped up if you are related to a citizen of that country, you marry a citizen, are a refugee, or living in exile.\nHope that helped.
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The Idiot Party?\n\nThere are many perfectly valid reasons for citizenship in multiple countries. I have strong roots in all three countries where I claim citizenship. Denying me those roots would be xenophobic, hostile and completely unjustified.\n\nBy the way, I'm not even a terrorist. How about that?
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I think you should ask someone who knows, not some people on the internet. What I think is that dual citizenship is not allowed here.
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nope...why should i be if it isn't my country?
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yes the minute you are born on us soil - you become a us citizen until you cancel citizenship or die.  you are also able to apply for dual citizenship with a forgien country.  isn't america great!!
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It's theoretically possible, but incredibly unlikely. It is possible if one or both of your parents has dual nationality, both of which grant citizenship based on the parent's citizenship. Also, if you were born to parents with two different nationalities, both of which grant citizenship based on birth to a citizen, and you were born in a third country, which grants citizenship based on place of birth. It's probably fairly ill-advised to have three citizenships. It's kind of a pain to have two as it is.
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There is no such thing as Dual-citizenship in America. Some countries will recognize a dual-citizenship, though. If you want to be an American, you cannot serve in another country's military, hold an elected position or vote in another country's elections. You can renounce your US citizenship at a US Consulate and surrender your passport, if you want to become a full Venezuelan Citizen.
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There are many ways to end up with two citizenships or more.  For example, a child born in the US of two non-US citizens is automatically a US citizen, but will probably also be able to derive citizenship from one or both parents, as well.  I know a man who has four citizenships:  Russian (by birth), Italian (from his father), Swedish (from his mother) and Canadian (by immigration).\n\nUS law neither allows nor forbids dual citizenship.
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Although U.S. statutes are silent on dual citizenship, U.S. courts have ruled that there's no law prohibiting it. It is a matter of policy not to encourage dual citizenship even though U.S. recognises it.\n\nWhen you are naturalised as a U.S. citizen, the U.S. considers that you have renounced all other nationality or subjecthood. But U.S. generally does not notify foreign authorities about this, and your home country may not recognise, or even be aware of, such renunciation.
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You have to go before an American consular official at a consulate or an embassy. There, you may request a renunciation. They will probably try to talk you out of it and will hopefully inform you of all the disadvantages of renunciation. One of the issues you need to consider is whether the citizenship of another country is available to you. If not, then you may be faced with the real, although somewhat unlikely, situation in which you would have no legal residence.\nAs for obtaining citizenship in another country, it does not automatically constitute renunciation of American citizenship. \nFinally, although you clearly feel very strongly about renouncing your citizenship, doing so will create many possible difficulties and has almost no positive aspects, aside from the momentary satisfaction you may feel.
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Yes. A naturalized citizen CAN lose their citizenship, if it is discovered that it was obtained by fraud, such as by concealing a criminal record in their native country.\n\n** Any American can lose citizenship IF by his own choice, he\n1) serves in the armed forces of another country\n2) serves as an official to another country\n3) becomes a naturalized citizen of another country\n4) renounces his citizenship and declares allegiance to another country.