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Can anyone confirm that it is possible, as on Ecuadorian citizen (by birth), to get dual citizenship in the US and still hold their Ecuadorian citizenship as well?

Maybe I'm searching the wrong terms, but I can't find a definitive yes or no.

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You'll keep your Ecuadorian citizenship if you become a U.S. citizen. And with that you also get the wonderful responsibilities of maintaining a valid Cédula, as you will need to show it whenever you leave Ecuador. Don't know if you can renounce your Ecua citizenship, pretty sure you can, just wouldn't know how to go about it. Might as well keep it, free entrance to Argentina and Brazil. As a U.S. citizen you'll need a visa for Brazil and pay a reciprocity fee for Argentina.

Also, if you're a woman and take your husband's last name, the Registro Civil will not recognize your name change, you will always have your maiden two last names. What we did is go to the Ecua Consulate and have them make a note of her being married to me on the passport. This will also need to be done at the Registro Civil in order to show married status over there in Ecuador.

Pain in the butt, if you ask me. Passport is good enough for me, but if we ever want to live in Ecuador (which is not out of the picture for retirement), we'll most likely have to do it for the Cédula.

Fernando & Michelle

12/05/2011 - Mailed I-129F
12/09/2011 - Received NOA1
12/21/2011 - Last updated by USCIS
04/12/2012 - Approved!
05/08/2012 - NVC received
05/09/2012 - Left NVC
05/14/2012 - Received at Consulate
06/25/2012 - Interview at Consulate, APPROVED!!!!
07/07/2012 - POE at JFK, easy.

09/28/2012 - Mailed I-485
11/09/2012 - Appointment for Biometrics
12/08/2012 - EAD and AP Card arrived in mail. No updates to USCIS website.
07/26/2013 - Approved, no interview.

04/30/2015 - Mailed I-751

06/03/2015 - Appointment for Biometrics

02/29/2016 - Approved, no interview.

03/14/2016 - Received 10-year Card

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You'll keep your Ecuadorian citizenship if you become a U.S. citizen. And with that you also get the wonderful responsibilities of maintaining a valid Cédula, as you will need to show it whenever you leave Ecuador. Don't know if you can renounce your Ecua citizenship, pretty sure you can, just wouldn't know how to go about it. Might as well keep it, free entrance to Argentina and Brazil. As a U.S. citizen you'll need a visa for Brazil and pay a reciprocity fee for Argentina.

Also, if you're a woman and take your husband's last name, the Registro Civil will not recognize your name change, you will always have your maiden two last names. What we did is go to the Ecua Consulate and have them make a note of her being married to me on the passport. This will also need to be done at the Registro Civil in order to show married status over there in Ecuador.

Pain in the butt, if you ask me. Passport is good enough for me, but if we ever want to live in Ecuador (which is not out of the picture for retirement), we'll most likely have to do it for the Cédula.

This is for my wife, she is the Ecuadorian citizen. She doesn't want to renounce her citizenship in Ecuador, unless she absolutly had to for US citizenship.

Is a Cédula an Ecuadorian ID?

Thanks for your reply!

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This is for my wife, she is the Ecuadorian citizen. She doesn't want to renounce her citizenship in Ecuador, unless she absolutly had to for US citizenship.

Is a Cédula an Ecuadorian ID?

Thanks for your reply!

Hey, sorry for the late reply. Yes, the Cédula is the Ecuadorian ID card, the Registro Civíl issues it.

She does not need to renounce her Ecuadorian citizenship in order to become a U.S. citizen.

However, if she were to get certain government jobs, she will have to renounce her Ecuadorian citizenship. This is of course after she becomes a U.S. citizen. Most of those jobs are for law enforcement and other intelligence positions. I know because a Colombian buddy of mine had to renounce his Colombian citizenship in order to work for the Air Marshals.

Fernando & Michelle

12/05/2011 - Mailed I-129F
12/09/2011 - Received NOA1
12/21/2011 - Last updated by USCIS
04/12/2012 - Approved!
05/08/2012 - NVC received
05/09/2012 - Left NVC
05/14/2012 - Received at Consulate
06/25/2012 - Interview at Consulate, APPROVED!!!!
07/07/2012 - POE at JFK, easy.

09/28/2012 - Mailed I-485
11/09/2012 - Appointment for Biometrics
12/08/2012 - EAD and AP Card arrived in mail. No updates to USCIS website.
07/26/2013 - Approved, no interview.

04/30/2015 - Mailed I-751

06/03/2015 - Appointment for Biometrics

02/29/2016 - Approved, no interview.

03/14/2016 - Received 10-year Card

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Hey, sorry for the late reply. Yes, the Cédula is the Ecuadorian ID card, the Registro Civíl issues it.

She does not need to renounce her Ecuadorian citizenship in order to become a U.S. citizen.

However, if she were to get certain government jobs, she will have to renounce her Ecuadorian citizenship. This is of course after she becomes a U.S. citizen. Most of those jobs are for law enforcement and other intelligence positions. I know because a Colombian buddy of mine had to renounce his Colombian citizenship in order to work for the Air Marshals.

Thanks for the information!

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A recent post has been split from this thread and has been given the topic title "How Can I (USC) Attain Dual Ecuadorian Citizenship?  [split topic]."

 

Old thread is now closed to further comment.

06-04-2007 = TSC stamps postal return-receipt for I-129f.

06-11-2007 = NOA1 date (unknown to me).

07-20-2007 = Phoned Immigration Officer; got WAC#; where's NOA1?

09-25-2007 = Touch (first-ever).

09-28-2007 = NOA1, 23 days after their 45-day promise to send it (grrrr).

10-20 & 11-14-2007 = Phoned ImmOffs; "still pending."

12-11-2007 = 180 days; file is "between workstations, may be early Jan."; touches 12/11 & 12/12.

12-18-2007 = Call; file is with Division 9 ofcr. (bckgrnd check); e-prompt to shake it; touch.

12-19-2007 = NOA2 by e-mail & web, dated 12-18-07 (187 days; 201 per VJ); in mail 12/24/07.

01-09-2008 = File from USCIS to NVC, 1-4-08; NVC creates file, 1/15/08; to consulate 1/16/08.

01-23-2008 = Consulate gets file; outdated Packet 4 mailed to fiancee 1/27/08; rec'd 3/3/08.

04-29-2008 = Fiancee's 4-min. consular interview, 8:30 a.m.; much evidence brought but not allowed to be presented (consul: "More proof! Second interview! Bring your fiance!").

05-05-2008 = Infuriating $12 call to non-English-speaking consulate appointment-setter.

05-06-2008 = Better $12 call to English-speaker; "joint" interview date 6/30/08 (my selection).

06-30-2008 = Stokes Interrogations w/Ecuadorian (not USC); "wait 2 weeks; we'll mail her."

07-2008 = Daily calls to DOS: "currently processing"; 8/05 = Phoned consulate, got Section Chief; wrote him.

08-07-08 = E-mail from consulate, promising to issue visa "as soon as we get her passport" (on 8/12, per DHL).

08-27-08 = Phoned consulate (they "couldn't find" our file); visa DHL'd 8/28; in hand 9/1; through POE on 10/9 with NO hassles(!).

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