Can I Change My Mind?
March 2, 2009
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Posted by dmihalia
As I reported to you last week my wife and I had decided that she would apply for dual citizenship. We weighed the pros and cons, the pros being extended stay for me and the chance for her to acquire more property. I can’t remember the cons but they must not have been important enough to sway our decision to not applying.
So everything is decided, right? Wrong, less than 12 hours after sending the paperwork in, her Filipino co-workers convinced her that the US would revoke her citizenship if she took the oath of Allegiance to the Philippines.
I had already researched this and assured her that the US citizenship she had worked so hard for would not be revoked and she would not be sent back to the Philippines on the next flight. But, is it true that she could be sent back? From what I have researched and studied on the subject including court cases I say no.
Law have changed in recent years and Constitutional Law cases have defined how US citizenship can be taken away. Actually you would have to perform certain actions including declaring before a US consular that you intend to give up your US citizenship. To read more on these cases and changes in the law please go to the website US Law Relating to Dual Citizenship. So, if you are worried about losing your US citizenship because of dual citizenship read this site and take comfort that it won’t happen.
Categories: Philippines General
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Tags: citizenship and immigration services, dual american citizenship, dual citizenship, immigration laws
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I also had the same concerns as you did so I went to the US Embassy myself and got my answer straight from the consul himself. He assured me I wouldn’t have to worry about losing my US citizenship. He did confirm what you have found out in the website you just mentioned.
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You are absolutely correct on this, Dan. There is no problem with losing your US citizenship by obtain dual citizenship in the Philippines.
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Hi Bob and Mixxy
Thanks for the comfirmation!
There are many reasons for or against a former Filipino reaquiring Philippine citizenship, but as you pointe dout, losing US citizebship is not one of them. Good that you got to the bottom of some of the rumors that continually spread.
You mentioned somehting else in the beginning of your article also which sounds a little ‘off’. Your former Filipino spouse does _NOT_ have to reaquire Philippine citizenship in order to sponsor permanent residency. If your spouse _is_ a Philippine citizen, originally or “reaquired”, then she, of course can come and live in the Philippines any time, and can spnsor you for a 13(a) permanent residency visa that covers you and any minor children.
But a former Filipino is entitled to hold a 13(g) permanent residency visa for her/himself and a legal spouse and children can be added to that visa, so Filipino citizen/former Filipino citizen makes no difference bis-a-vis permanent residency in the Philippines.
Get the info direct from the source, as you did you straighten this out … it will save worry and hassle.
Since my wife is a dual citizen and I have a permanent resident visa, I guess you know that you can’t believe everything you hear. I can become a citizen in a couple of years, but registering every year for my residence is only like 300 pesos so I probably won’t bother.
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