Pros & Cons of “Dual” Citizenship

People often ask, what is good about having dual citizenship in the U.S. and what is bad? The first thing you need to know is that in the U.S., there is usually no such thing as “dual citizenship” because the U.S. government doesn’t truly recognize this. When you become a citizen, you are promising to give up all the rights and privileges in your home country. You need to fully understand your decision to become a citizen and we discuss this in today’s video.

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[godembassyministries]

Jim the title is far far far from what you're talking about

[ojoolabode]

There is no correlation between the title and your discussion!

[mahwahazet]

...I believe you're correct on dual US and Israeli citizenship. What's beyond my understanding is that you can also serve in the US military with dual USA/Israeli citizenship which in my opinion... "you can't serve two masters"...
I had to give up my birth country citizenship in order to become US citizen.

[GavinVox]

Nationality law is a confusing subject, since there are so many factors to consider.

[nAK]

I know that once you become a US citizen you automatically lose your foreign citizenship and have to re-apply again to get it back. And if im not mistaken US is okay with you being a dual citizen as long as you use your US passport when you leave and come back. Its up to the country where you are originally from whether they allow you to have dual citizenship. Most popular example of the country that doesn’t allow dual citizenship would be Germany. Thanks for posting almost every day! A lot of great advice!

[alexgottmituns]

Dunno what's the beef with some of the commentators. Thank you Mr. Hacking for your knowledge and insight.

[orlandotelevision]

hi, i am a u.s citizen, my parents are from Spain, can you help me with obtaining a Spanish passport? if so, i would like to hire you

[BrandonAllenEM]

im british and also i hold both passports therefore I'm dual. The problem becomes an issue if I break the law in a foreign country, who do I belong to?
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[ADuckOnQuack]

Might want to update the title…..the video doesn’t match

[Mandisimo]

Please change the thumbnail and title, and the video does not relate.

[Ambassador_MedaLive]

Thanks for this information....I can't renounce my US citizenship because my husband's family inheritance ...so I have to look at a country like Ghana that offers dual citizenship...good information

[ariasabe]

Some countries allow you to keep your citizenship like (Argentina, Dominican Republic) but most countries do no support dual citizenship.

In my case I have 3 but 2 are by “Jus sanguinis”

[gamaykano]

Thanks for the info, but I agree you did not fully fulfill the title of pros and cons of the citizenship in the video by explaining 1 pro “receive a passport” and 1 con “you can lose your citizenship, unless you Israeli”

[jorgesegura]

What about grandfathered in, as I'm an army brat ? Please let us know I was born in Germany and back here by 8 months back to Tennessee. We moved a lot. Til dad retired.

[shellcshells]

My son was born to me (an American and not married) in London, England therefore he is an American citizen and his birth was registered at the American embassy.
His British father wasn't married to me at that time, however, we did get married when my son was a year old so my son also became a British citizen so now he's dual.... is that a problem?
His father and I are not married anymore.

[kikoman]

With dual citizenship you can be subject to military draft in old country if they go to war.

[EmperorMingg]

Not true at all, and it depends largely on your other citizenship. If you have dual (or indeed multiple citizenships), then the most major thing that's changed practically is that that each country will recognise you as a citizen of their country.

The Indian example is flawed, as India does not allow Dual Nationalities; you're either an Indian Citizen or you're not. Your client & good friend could possess an Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card, which entitles people of Indian descent to live and work in India indefinitely. Acts as a Resident's Permit, Visa, and Photo ID... Removing her need to apply for a Visa. OCI cards cost 275 bucks to apply for, and you can renew them for 25 bucks.

Whereas with the United States, as a Native UK Citizen and dual UK/US citizen, I would have full citizen rights of abode and movement in the UK and its territories – If I were to travel to the US, I would have to enter on my US passport as I'm considered a US citizen when in-country, despite my possessing other nationalities. As a citizen, you must enter the country on that country's passport (I couldn't be a UK/US dual national and enter the US on my UK passport and vice versa). If they asked you to give up allegiances to foreign governments, then the US wouldn't allow Dual Citizenship.

In real life, I'm a UK/Irish Dual National, and I must enter & leave Ireland on my Irish passport, and enter & leave the UK on my British passport. If I chose to fly from London to Paris, I could enter on my British Passport, which would be an absolute waste of time as it would limit my visa-free stay, and entering on my Irish guarantees that I could stay there for life if I wanted to.

[LanaDelReysBabe]

I was born To an Irish Father and American mother in the US. I have already gotten a Irish citizenship but we just found out that i also need an american one. So do i really actually need it and do i need both of them?

[oscardaone]

What if your US first then you get another citizenship?

[dfusa]

I know plenty people with dual citizenship.. US and another country… not a big deal…
we have US citizens who are completely anti American… 😂 even born here