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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: France
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When my fiancé and I get married, and eventually he starts the naturalization process, will he have to give up his birth citizenship? He also became French through the French naturalization process, would he have to give up either of these citizenships to become American?

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Filed: K-1 Visa Country: Wales
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Not as far as the US is concerned.

Where was he born.

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Filed: Country: Monaco
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Probably not. He can keep his French citizenship. If he didn't lose his birth citizenship when he took French citizenship chances are he won't if/when he becomes a US citizen.

When my fiancé and I get married, and eventually he starts the naturalization process, will he have to give up his birth citizenship? He also became French through the French naturalization process, would he have to give up either of these citizenships to become American?

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Filed: Citizen (apr) Country: Scotland
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it depends on the country in which he was born. If he already has dual citizenship, he may forfeit one of them. I don't think you can hold citizenship to three countries at once. It comes down to the laws in the country of his birth. Some countries require you to apply to retain your citizenship if you are going to obtain another nationality.

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it depends on the country in which he was born. If he already has dual citizenship, he may forfeit one of them. I don't think you can hold citizenship to three countries at once. It comes down to the laws in the country of his birth. Some countries require you to apply to retain your citizenship if you are going to obtain another nationality.

The US doesn't have a limit on how many other citizenships may be held by a person. France and other countries may or may not.

My friends has a British, French and Bangladesh passport if I remember correctly. It was either Bangladesh or Italian.

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22 March 2014 - Sent I-129F

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24 June 2014 - Interview

25 June 2014 - CEAC Status: Administrative Processing

26 June 2014 - CEAC Status: Issued

01 July 2014 - Received Visa

POE & Marriage

03 July 2014 - POE (BWI airport)

14 July 2014 - Marriage

Advanced Parole (I131)Timeline
21 July 2014 - Sent off
23 July 2014 - Initial Review - Received
31 July 2014 - NOA1 Received
27 September 2014 - EAD Combo Card Received
 
Employment Authorisation (I765) Timeline
21 July 2014 - Sent off
23 July 2014 - Initial Review - Received
30 July 2014 - NOA1 Received
20 September 2014 - Card in Production Update
22 September 2014 - Card in Production Update Again
25 September 2014 - Card Sent Update (Another update came later that day with USPS tracking code)
27 September 2014 - Card Received
 
Adjustment of Status (I-148) Timeline
21 July 2014 - Sent off
24 July 2014 - Acceptance - Fingerprint fee accepted and case processed at Nebraska Service Center
30 July 2014 - NOA1 Received
26 August 2014 - Biometrics Done
12 November 2014 - Notification of Potential Interview Waiver (NPIW) Received
26 March 2014 - Cleveland Field Office is requesting my file from NBC.
23 April 2014 - Green Card Ordered!
 
 

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Filed: Country: Vietnam (no flag)
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it depends on the country in which he was born. If he already has dual citizenship, he may forfeit one of them. I don't think you can hold citizenship to three countries at once. It comes down to the laws in the country of his birth. Some countries require you to apply to retain your citizenship if you are going to obtain another nationality.

The U.S. has no limits on the number of citizenship. The U.S. only cares if someone is a US citizen or not. Other citizenships DS not matter to the U.S. Government.

Other countries have different rules. Each with their own rules.

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