what to do?

[SunflowerSweet 1,321]

In reality, yes, but when you take the oath of allegiance, you'd verbally say that you're giving up allegiance to other countries, and you have to prove that you're willing to do so.

Normally, it's enough proof if we say yes to that question, but when you renew your passport months before you apply to naturalize, you're certainly showing more likelihood of claiming to be another country's citizen in the near future because the officer knows you don't have to give up your passport.

Of course I know U.S. citizens can have dual citizenship--I'm just saying if we can give the officer fewer reasons to doubt us, then let's do so. Don't give him or her more reasons to doubt unless we have to...

My cousin's husband renewed two of the foreign passports he holds within a few months of his citizenship oath and there were absolutely no issues. They didn't even mention it. I'm not sure where you got this idea.

[agrabs 237]

My cousin's husband renewed two of the foreign passports he holds within a few months of his citizenship oath and there were absolutely no issues. They didn't even mention it. I'm not sure where you got this idea.

Yup, my husband and I traveled to Romania to renew his passport the same month he applied for citizenship. Not only is it not a problem, but at his Oath Ceremony a couple of weeks ago the judge in his speech to the applicants talked about how the US was formed from a melting pot and encouraged them to keep ties with their native country and traditions.

He just got his US passport. We did not expedite it. It took a little over 2 weeks to get once it was sent off. The longest part was getting an appointment. Where we live the wait for an appointment at a US post office was 3-4 weeks. We got lucky and they had an earlier cancellation.

It is not a problem to renew your passport! Go for it!

[EM_Vandaveer 2,368]

If holding another country's passport undoubtedly has nothing to do with allegiance to the U.S., then why can't we run for the President then?

Yes, many U.S. citizens have dual citizenship, I'm aware of that, so there's no need for anyone to sound condescending here. USCIS officers are aware of that too, so 99.99% of the time, it's a non-issue.

Nevertheless, immigration cases are always adjudicated on a case-by-case basis, we never know what kind of an officer we're going to meet. Therefore, even though it's OK for U.S. citizens to have dual citizenship, your intention to do so should at least be down-played during the naturalization process, and to show a newly-renewed foreign passport is not down-playing it. If anyone think it's 100% not a big deal, tell the officer that you can't wait to hold two passports at the same time. I dare you.

Running for President has nothing to do with holding another citizenship. A naturalized US citizen could renounce their other citizenship and they still would not be able to run for President.

The law states that only those born with US citizenship can run for President.

[Dave&Roza 748]

If holding another country's passport undoubtedly has nothing to do with allegiance to the U.S., then why can't we run for the President then?

Because the US Constitution states that only a Natural born US citizen can run for President. The founding fathers did not want someone from another country to be able to come to the US, Naturalize, and then become President as they saw this as a potential for another country to influence the US. Of course now the issue of what is a Natural born citizen has come up in the last few elections. At some point the SCOTUS will have to render a decision as to the definition of the term. If you are born of two USC but not in the US--i.e John McCain--are you a Natural born US citizen? If you are born of a foreign spouse and a USC mother, but not in the US, are you a Natural born USC--i.e. like the claims about Obama not being born in Hawaii? Even if your parents are not USC, if you are born on US soil, you are a Natural born USC and can run for POTUS.

Also remember the founding Fathers did not have airplanes where pregnant women could travel from one country to another like today. A trip to the US was 3-4 months of sailing that was not very easy so international travel was not a common everyday event like it is now.

If you would like to change this, all it will take is an amendment to the US Constitution.

Dave