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I am furious and saddened. This reaction is completely contradictory to Islam and our Prophet's example. (saaw)
He would never have advocated this sort of response.

I am furious and saddened. This reaction is completely contradictory to Islam and our Prophet's example. (saaw)
He would never have advocated this sort of response.

I don't see the point... My British passport is all I need

I didn't like the oath... but I took it anyway. I can get a US passport, and I don't have to worry about some horrible bureaucratic accident screwing up my residency and taking me away from my husband. But Australia didn't make me have to choose one or the other, so there wasn't any real downside to citizenship. I could see it being very hard to have to deliberately turn your back forever on your country of origin.

My husband doesnt feel the need to become a USC. I do however think he should at some point down the road. It can open other job opportunities for him and allows him to vote. I do also know it makes it easier for us to travel (not that that is a valid or a good reason to become one). It is his choice though and I support him either way.

I am the beneficiary. My husband is a US/UK dual national. Myself and our four kids have UK nationality. I do not envisage a point where I will be seeking to become a US citizen. It just doesn't seem necessary to our circumstances. The option will be there for our children, however, to decide for themselves whether they wish to maintain their UK nationality of become USCs. It's all down to personal circumstances and preference.

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I know a lot of people who choose not to for various reasons. My husband intends to because dual citizenship is allowed, and he would even if it wasn't because he doesn't want to return to live full time in Bolivia. At the same time, in the future we may want to stay there for an extended period of time, our kids are already dual citizens, and traveling abroad to Europe etc is a lot easier as an American citizen than a Bolivian citizen.

I became a citizen for three reasons:
a) my husband and son are American and should anything happen to my husband I need to know I am in a good position with regards care for my son.
b) to get my hubby of the hook for the I-864, he wasn't worried about it but I was
c) I am very proud of my home country but I am also proud of the US, I am now a Dual Citizen and stand up for both countries when they are being slated
I have lived all over the world and enjoyed every minute of it, but I now class New England as my home, as with me being Northern Irish I feel quite at home up in the Mass. area

Wow, this is truly sad. Surely she knew that you had kids before she married you, and that you are the custodial parent.
If she really wants to go home, let her because now it is clear that she doesn't like living with your kids which might result in the kids being ill treated in your absence. I am not saying that she would do it, but better safe than sorry, right?
As much as it might be a symptom of a larger problem that has nothing to do with the kids per se, no parent should ever be forced to choose between their children and a spouse.
Good luck with this.

I love America,
Not only is the love of my life a citizen but I have also met some wonderful friends there too. I will embrace the American cultures and customs and will be a law abiding citizen that is active within my local community once Im living there. BUT I will always be English,I adore my country and would never have dreamt Id be leaving it,and am only doing so to be with my US husband.Luckily the US and UK stand shoulder to shoulder in most instances I really hope we always remain allies.......you guys chucked us out once already :lol:

Since my dad and mother are from different countries, I have grown and lived in other countries that I loved to be part of them. It wasn´t in my plans to marry and American, live here and build the rest of life with my husband in this country. I am Honduran-Chilean already. But considering that I am the only child in my family, and my dad is the only one alive, he cannot be abroad living by himself alone. We can´t move out of here until my husband has completed his career, and that if his chronic disease really allows him to travel and live abroad. The main option is that my father live with us, and he is willing to move here. (He hasn´t lived in his native country since 1973), the only way he can stay with us without leaving after six months, is becoming a US resident. And that can be done if I am Permanent Resident or US Citizen. As for one nation heritage, I have so many in my family that I have become to appreciate each one of them. Still in my heart I will be always a Honduran knowing that my father is Spanish-Peruvian and mother Spanish-Mapuche (Chilean after all), I will transmit to my kids the Peruvian and Chilean culture heritage, as well my husband wants to transmit his French-German heritage.

I was worried at first that my American fiance would be insulted or upset with me for not wanting to change my citizenship. But I worried for no reason... when I brought the topic up with him and explained how I would ALWAYS be Canadian at heart, and that it just didn't "feel right", he totally understood. I can travel just as easily with my Canadian passport, and right now I see no need for the change in citizenship.
But maybe after living there for a few years, I'll have a change of heart.( who knows how I'll feel 20 + yrs from now!!!)

My wife was at first against it. She believed it was a slap in the face of her heritage. But when I explained that she could keep her Russian passport she began to think about it. Then I explained "who knows the future. It might come in handy some day to have a U.S. passport if I ever died and she had returned home." She had never had any dream about coming to America and still likes Russia better.
Then I added that maybe her 30 year old daughter might also need one some day. Who knows. And it is a 10 year wait for her to get one so why not start now.
Agree with many others on saying NO. Especially if their home country won't allow dual citizenship. Maybe I would like a Swiss one for myself
She is taking citizenship class right now so we shall see.

I have no interest in becoming a US citizen. I already gave up ALOT by moving here, and since Denmark does not allow dual citizenship, it would be as if I'm utterly abandoning my roots - I have no intentions of doing so. If I did, a possible scenario would be; If my parents one day are on their death beds, I will like the freedom of staying with them more than 3 months rather than having an overstay and not being able to visit my home of birth after that.
While renewing greencard every 10th year doesn't seem appealing to me, it's worth it to maintain my Danish citizenship. I think that is my own business and choice, and my husband accepts that.
Had Denmark allowed dual citizenship, I don't know how I'd stand. Again, it's a personal choice. If I don't "feel partially American", I wouldn't start a process anyways.

My fiance is from one of the apparently few countries that allow dual citizenship. I will leave that decision up to him.
Of course citizenship is more of a legal-type issue and not an ethnicity issue. There are people whose family have been here for several generations and still call themselves Italian-American, Irish-American, Mexican-American, etc.....
I say, Welcome to the Melting Pot!

Some people do not for various reasons. Alla initially said she would not become a citizen but filed her N-400 exactly 90 days before her 3rd anniversary as a resident. Go figure. It is not a requirement to become a citizen

My husband says if he's allowed dual citizenship, he'll take the US's one, if not, keep the Russian one. Although frankly he's only been here some weeks so maybe he'll change his midn.

To me, it is an individual decision. There are advantages in being an American citizen. I have been a proud citizen of this great country for over 18 years. Some countries allow dual citizenship and some don't. In my case, my country does.Everyone has to decide on waht is in their best interest when the time comes. Good luck.

I don't feel the need to become a US citizen either. I am a french canadian and very proud of it !! I just happened to fall in love with a USC and no citizenship will ever change that !

My reason for becoming a USC is freedom to travel. As a UKC, I have to jump through hoops if I want to stay out of the US for longer than a year.
We love to travel.... we stay out of the US for 3 months at a time... might want to do longer trips. the UK allows dual citizenship, so that really isn't an issue.
I've been a LPR for over 5 years....could have applied after 3, but wasn't in a hurry. I've got 2 different English friends in Massachusetts and Texas that have lived here happily as LPR's for over 30 years.
My application's been in from early July.... just playing the waiting game now.

Yep. That line about "I hereby renounce.." is what throws a lot of people. I had issues with it too because I was worried that I was lying and I've decided that I'm not lying because in the US I WOULD be American (Australian American, but American) and would of course follow the laws of America and support and defend (verbally quite a bit recently) America as a place to live.

I think it is just an individual preference. My wife is on the fence. She wouldn't mind having an American passport for travel. Right now she needs a visa for lots of places I can go, and vice versa. Giving up Ukrainian citizenship will really screw up her property rights, and have negative tax implications in Ukraine though. We aren't sure what to do.

My husband has made it abundantly clear the end of the road will be citizenship. For many legal reasons, including the affidavit of support, he wants to complete the process. He believes citizenship doesn't define his ancestry or ethnicity nor it negates it.

I never thought about coming to America before I met my husband. I never thought about America in any other way than it just being another country.. so gaining citizenship was never a reason for me being here. If Australia made me choose I would choose Australian, but as neither country makes me choose and dual is permitted, I will be going for citizenship when the time comes up (next year). My two main reasons are:
1. obviously my husband is American and I would like to live with him without having to be worried about immigration (not that I'm "worried" per se but I would like it to not be anything I think about); and
2. We are hoping to have kids one day and they will be dual, I would like to make sure I am able to live wherever they are living (which is why obtaining Aussie citizenship/residency for Tony is in the plans).
There are a few people on here that were very much "never USC" and are now applying for it, or thinking about it.