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wmorg

I am a Namibian Citizen.  I have been in the USA since 1999.  I am married to a US Citizen, and I have my Green Card (Permanent Resident).  I have renewed my Green Card once already, and it is valid till sometime in 2024.
I am planning on becoming a US Citizen, but I want to keep my Namibian Citizenship and Passport.
Namibia allows Dual Citizenship.

I am not sure if USA allows Dual Citizenship

stumpy

contact the Namibian Embassy in USA for information, From what I found online it is okay if you are Namibian by birth but you should have them confirm this.
www.namibiaembassyusa.org

wmorg

I will.  I send them an email.  Currently, the Embassy is closed due to Covid19

twostep

It has been handled on a "do not tell" basis in the past. You have to swear an oath of allegiance. Can you do that knowing that you have broken it before swearing it?

OceanBeach92107

wmorg wrote:

I am a Namibian Citizen.  I have been in the USA since 1999.  I am married to a US Citizen, and I have my Green Card (Permanent Resident).  I have renewed my Green Card once already, and it is valid till sometime in 2024.
I am planning on becoming a US Citizen, but I want to keep my Namibian Citizenship and Passport.
Namibia allows Dual Citizenship.

I am not sure if USA allows Dual Citizenship


Here's the authority on that subject:

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel … ality.html

mohamedbouhaj

Hello
Dual citizenship is not a problem in the USA . But as a citizen of the USA you can not pledge allegiance to another country or another foreign head of state . Also you can not travel with your original country passport . It will create confusion for you . You can only use the USA passport for travelling overseas . Be careful about this.
I am a US naturalized citizen and also holding my original country citizenship . But I only travel using my US passeport , it gives me more protection overseas .
Also by Kipling your original citizenship the US embassy can not protect you in your country of origin because you are the citizen of that country and the US embassy can not intervene on your behalf in your original country . And that is the bad side of dual citizenship ...
Good luck

Dekeyser

It depends on the country. The USA allows dual citizenship. Of course, if you country of origin does not allow it, you can still not get it. Since Namibia allows it as well, you can have dual citizenship.

OceanBeach92107

jenny00 wrote:

Тhere is no concept of "dual citizenship" in American law.
    At present, those American citizens who, having taken the oath of allegiance to the United States and have retained their former citizenship, are not being persecuted. Although the passport of a US citizen directly states that the owner of such a passport does not recognize other citizenship.
    In addition, US laws require that when crossing the borders of other countries, American citizens only present an American passport. If it becomes known that a US citizen has used a passport of another state, may arise problems regarding the preservation of American citizenship. It is believed that if an American citizen continues to use a passport issued in his home country, he or she lied by taking the US citizen's oath of allegiance to the United States of America.
    So if you want to keep your Namibian citizenship, you need to be careful.


You are sort of scattered there with a lot of information that doesn't seem to be necessarily consistent with what the Department of State says.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel … ality.html

tomlite770

Currently, the Embassy is closed due to Covid19

Cynic

Dual citizenship is allowed; I'm one (UK/USA).  Mine is from birth (American father, British mother).  Never had any problem, but I've never played the passport game.

stumpy

Have friend whose daughter has American and New Zealand passports.
She lives in USA.

jamesduraiswamy

Dual Citizenship is allowed in the USA.
The irony is when you go for the Citizen ship Ceremony you are required to taken an oath.
Thusly:
Oath

"I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God."

Also, depending on the country of origin, one may have to pay taxes to both countries on their income.

Further, If you are in certain fields , such as Information Tech, or any type of High tech industry , one may have to go through a clearance process. The is done by the Office of Personnel Management via the potential employer. There is a cost attached to this action, there fore it will be prudent to go through your employer, so they can pay the cost on your behalf.
Clearances in several categories:  Basic Trust, Secret, Top Secret, and Top Secret with polygraph and compartmentalization.
The FBI background checks will go as far as 15 years and for basis Trust 5 years.
There is a question in the application process, which asks regarding your Citizenship status.  When you mention that you are a dual, it creates a huge red flag. Typically the application process is about 30 pages.
If none of these matter, go for it.

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