How long us citizen live abroad without losing us citizenship?

Question

How long us citizen live abroad without losing us citizenship?

Answer 1

Citizenship is for life unless you renounce it voluntarily by signing a document witnessed by US consular officials.

You can also forfeit it by being convicted of treason against the US.

Other than that, just staying abroad for however long will not effect the loss of citizenship.

Keep in mind, however, that some countries (other than the US) will require you to renounce your existing citizenship(s) in order to acquire those countries' citizenship (such as Japan or Germany).

Answer 2

Forever.  My father has lived over seas for over 30 years and still a citizen.

Answer 3

as long as u want

Answer 4

You only have to be in the country a certain amount of time to be naturalized. If you have U.S. citizenship you can't lose it from leaving. Unless you choose to have citizenship with a country that doesn't support U.S. Dual citizenship i.e. Italy,

Answer 5

always and forever!

Answer 6

Forever.  You don't jeopardize your citizenship by being out of the country.

Answer 7

If you are the offspring of US citizen parents born in the US or properly registered at the US consulate if born outside the US to US-citizen parents, you can live anywhere forever.  The US does not care as long as you file your tax return every year and they get their income taxes on your worldwide income.  

Fully naturalized citizens can likewise live anywhere and US does not care as long as they file their tax returns every year and the govt gets their income taxes on worldwide income.

If you were born in the US to non-citizens who were not legally present, or on a temporary visa, etc. and your parents removed you before you turned 18, you were a dual national and are presumed to have taken the other citizenship you had rights to and abandoned any claim you might have had to US citizenship.  This one gets confusing, and gives rise to the mistaken notion that "I was born in the US so I'm a citizen," when in fact they are not US citizens!

Answer 8

As long as they want to and other countries will accept them.  A U.S. citizen would have to renew their passport every ten years, but this can be done by mail or at any American Embassy