Dual Citizenship

i dont understand the difficulty. I have dual because my mom is from spain but im not worried about dropping it. BTW 22 is when everbody with dual has to decide. There are some countries that you can have dual with but most you cannot. Sure i like spain and visiting because i have plenty of family there but it doesnt mean want to leave the U.S.and become a citizen there. My brother enlisted in the marines and his dual ended as soon as he took his oath.
 
Is anybody here in the same boat as I am, with an American and another, foreign, passport?

Or parents, do any of your sons and daughters at USNA have dual citizenship? What did they have to do - were they allowed to keep theirs?


I've sent an email to the Admissions Office asking what the deal would be in my case, as I have heard of quite a few examples where students got to keep their passports and attend USNA, such as one New Zealander who's even flying F-18s for the Navy now... although he didn't need security clearance for that... :S
It would be so amaaaazing if I could keep my other citizenship and still go to the Academy!!!!! Having to give it up is the main reason my parents are so against me going (they are actually reeeally against me going. They don't even know I'm here and researching and have contacted BGO directors or anything. I'm hoping on getting a positive indications from the Admissions office, then I can tell them that not only is this my dream, but that I can even do it while still being Austrian... I might even get some support from them then :redface:)

Any info/help??!
Thank yall!!! :biggrin::biggrin::shake:

I wouldn't think it's a problem as long as you possess a U.S. passport instead of a foreign passport.

The admissions catalog states:

The possession and the use of a foreign passport in preference to a U.S. passport raises doubts as to whether the individual’s allegiance to the United States is paramount. A security clearance will be denied or revoked unless the foreign passport is surrendered. Anyone who possesses a foreign passport must return the passport to the appropriate country’s embassy or consulate, requesting a return endorsement. The endorsement is a prerequisite to any security clearance determination.​
 
I have dual because my mom is from spain but im not worried about dropping it. BTW 22 is when everbody with dual has to decide.

Of course you wouldn't have difficulty dropping it - apart from your mother being from there, you have no ties to the country. Have you even ever lived outside the States?
Secondly, the States explicitly told my parents when I was born and again when I got my driver's license, that giving up one of the two citizenships (whichever when you go for) is entirely voluntary and the States won't chase you until you do. Same for Austria.
 
And to end worries or discussion or whatever, it's Austrian law that I would have to get around to keep my citizenship if I ever enlisted in a foreign military.
 
if it is what you believe in your heart, it should not be a issue

Swearing true allegiance doesn't mean giving up half of yourself, nor does it mean renouncing a booklet with a picture in it.
My military allegiance lies with the States (if it didn't, why would I want to go to USNA? Besides, I could go into the Austrian military instead. I chose the US, though),

Katie, You answered your own question and that is why the US military makes on denounce a dual citizenship. My nephew was in the same boat and never questioned giving up the other citizenship.
The US military questions ones loyalty and believe it creates conflicts of interest. Maybe things have changed, but the US military views if you mean what you say, then it will not be an issue.
One of the Moderators will have better up to date info, but I know immediately after 9/11 my nephew had to denouce all other.
 
TS-SCI

I'm not sure if anyone was asking this, but to have a TS-SCI you must be a US citizen, and only a US citizen.
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Oh, my bad. I just happened upon it while looking for something else. But you could have been polite about it... if you're capable.
 
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