If I was to apply for a 3rd citizenship how would US find out about it in order to revoke my US citizenship?

Question

I am a citizen of 1 country by birth (in europe) and I became a US citizen by applying, and I would like to apply for a citizenship of another country and still keep the other 2 . I know US laws state that if you apply for another citizenship you will forfit the US one. (I know they allow dual-ships). So how or is there a way for US find out if I have a 3rd citizenship???

Answer 1

While the US does not recognize multiple citizenship, neither does the US prohibit it - it is a very gray area.  So, lucky you!  Some people in this world are not able to acquire a single citizenship, and you want three....  

You may rest assured that while on your international validation quest, the US will not revoke your US citizenship without due cause based on a serious violation of US law, regardless of how many countries of citizenship  you collect along the way.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The US government does recognize multiple citizenships although, like all other countries, holders of US citizenship in addition to others are considered solely US citizens while in the US and subject to its laws.  In fact, the Supreme Court of the United States has stated that dual citizenship is a “status long recognized in the law” and that “a person may have and exercise rights of nationality in two countries and be subject to the responsibilities of both. The mere fact he asserts the rights of one citizenship does not without more mean that he renounces the other,” (Kawakita v. U.S., 343 U.S. 717) (1952).

While recognizing the existence of dual citizenship and permitting Americans to have other citizenships, the U.S. Government does not endorse dual citizenship as a matter of policy because of the problems that it may cause. Claims of other countries on dual-national U.S. citizens often place them in situations where their obligations to one country are in conflict with the laws of the other.

Nevertheless, there are very few circumstances under which a US citizen can risk losing that citizenship.  As a matter of practice, it requires serving on the 'other' side in war or deliberately renouncing US citizenship to lose it.

Here is some further reading:

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/...

And I'm glad to see that Ken didn't worry you; he is, of course, not telling the truth.

Answer 4

Okay buddy, why do you want to be a citizen of 3 countries in the first place?  This looks like the classic case of look what I got.  Pick the country you are most proud of and don't be collecting citizenship's under your belt.

Answer 5

The country you are applying for citizenship would contact them to make sure you have a clean record in the US...

Answer 6

i am goinhg to put this link for you to read, it is very informative,

http://www.richw.org/dualcit/faq.html

here is another article:

http://travel.state.gov/law/citizenship/...

the country that gives you another citizenship is in no way to report the acquisition of the citizenship to the US,but one must beware, and check the newest citizenship, and make sure that it allows dual or third citizenship?

Multiple citizenships only exist because different countries use different and not necessarily mutually exclusive criteria to bestow their citizenship. Thus, a person becomes a citizen of multiple countries because countries, not persons, decide who is and who is not a citizen. Natural born Americans have no say in whether another country (say China) also considers him a citizen of their country. Some countries bestow citizenship automatically at birth to persons with a parent who is one of their nationals (jus sanguinis), or to persons born on their territory (jus soli), or through marriage to persons wedding their nationals (jure matrimonii).[1] Other nations (such as Australia) allow the grant of citizenship to be made to the children of citizens under certain circumstances. In addition, citizenship can be granted through naturalization.

Some countries consider multiple citizenship undesirable and take measures to prevent it; this may take the form of an automatic loss of a citizenship if another citizenship is acquired voluntarily (e.g. in Japan or Singapore) or criminal penalties for exercising another citizenship (e.g. carrying a foreign passport in Saudi Arabia). Others may allow a citizen to have any number of nationalities.# However, since each country decides for itself who its citizens are, based solely on its own laws and generally without regard for the laws of other countries, it is quite possible for a given individual to be considered a citizen by two or more countries even if some or all of these countries forbid dual or multiple citizenship.#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_ci...

Loss of citizenship

As a historical matter, U.S. citizenship could be forfeited upon the undertaking of various acts, including naturalization in a foreign state, service in foreign armed forces, and voting in a foreign political election (with a few exceptions, such as municipal and local elections as opposed to presidential and other national elections). ~#However, a line of U.S. Supreme Court decisions beginning with Afroyim v. Rusk (1967) constitutionally limited the government's capacity to terminate citizenship to those cases in which an individual engaged in conduct with an intention of abandoning their citizenship. In the wake of administrative practice changes adopted by the U.S. Department of State during the mid 1990s, it is now virtually impossible to lose one's citizenship without expressly renouncing it before a U.S. consular officer.#

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_citizens...

Answer 7

The US does permit dual/multiple citizenship.