| There are somewhere between 55 and 60 countries | | | | whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or |
| that allow dual citizenship, and about the same that do | | | | citizen" |
| not allow it. There are different views of dual | | | | Some countries, like Canada, choose to ignore this |
| citizenship depending on where your primary citizenship | | | | renunciation and consider the new U.S. citizen as a |
| is located. Some countries have no problem with it and | | | | citizen still of Canada also. |
| in some cases encourage it. Many countries in recent | | | | Why have dual citizenship? For most people, it is not |
| years have loosened their requirements on such | | | | relevant. For others it may be important because of |
| citizenship, openly welcoming citizens from other | | | | the different regulations on right to work, vote, or have |
| countries with dual citizenship. Much of these citizenship | | | | property rights in these second countries. Being a dual |
| changes have been economically motivated. | | | | citizen can have beneficial consequences or may |
| Officially the United States does not allow dual | | | | create dual headaches. Whether being a dual citizen is |
| citizenship. This is stated clearly in the following section | | | | right for you can only be answered by you and your |
| of the U.S. citizenship oath: | | | | circumstances. If you think being a citizen of two |
| "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely | | | | countries is something that would work for you, check |
| renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any | | | | with an attorney that specializes in such matters. It is |
| foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty of | | | | definitely not a "do-it-yourself" project. |