Whether an individual naturalizing in the United States
can be a dual citizen depends on the laws of the home country. When a foreigner
naturalizes in the United States, the naturalizing citizen takes an oath renouncing all
foreign citizenships. Some countries choose to ignore this renunciation and
consider the new U.S. citizen a citizen of both countries.
The countries below have clear laws on dual citizenship.
Other countries have various restrictions regarding losing or acquiring
citizenship and for that reason they are not listed below. If you are concerned about losing your
present citizenship when you naturalize as a U.S. citizen, contact the consulate of your home country
before filing for naturalization.
Dual Citizenship Generally Allowed after U.S.
Naturalization
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Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Antigua
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
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Cote D'Ivoire
Croatia
Cyprus
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
France
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Hungary
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Jamaica
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Kiribati
Latvia
Lesotho
Libya
Liechtenstein
Maldives
Mali
Mexico
New Zealand
Nigeria
Morocco
Namibia
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
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St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
Slovenia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Togo
Tunisia
Turkey
Tuvalu
Uganda
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
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Dual Citizenship Generally NOT Allowed after U.S.
Naturalization
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Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Belgium
Bhutan
Bolivia
Brunei
Cameroon
Congo
China
Cuba
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
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Guinea
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic
Laos
Malawi
Malaysia
Mongolia
Monaco
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Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
New Guinea
Nicaragua
Niger
North Korea
Norway
Oman
Papua New Guinea
Principe Island
Qatar
Sierra Leone
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Singapore
South Korea
Swaziland
Tonga
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Zimbabwe
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
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