Does the United States Allow Dual Citizenship?
- Children born in the U.S. to citizens of another country are automatically U.S. citizens.l'autre attente image by rachid amrous-spleen from Fotolia.com
If a U.S. citizen acquires nationality in another country because of marriage or birth, the United States allows citizenship in both countries. If a child of a citizen of another country is born in the U.S., the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution grants them automatic citizenship, without giving up the other. - A U.S. citizen who serves in a foreign military as an officer may lose their U.S. citizenship.military image by Alexey Klementiev from Fotolia.com
The United States government will revoke citizenship to any person who purposely pledges allegiance to another country. A person may do this through words, i.e. taking an oath of citizenship, or actions. Joining a foreign country's military service which is fighting against the U.S. can result in losing your U.S. citizenship. - The United States does not encourage dual citizenship, because each countries laws may conflict.eherecht image by Andreas Safreider from Fotolia.com
Being a dual citizen or dual national is accepted by the U.S. government, but is not encouraged, because of problems it may cause. Dual citizens are expected to obey the laws of both countries they are citizens of and these laws may conflict with each other.
