“....Citizenship is not held in perpetuity for individuals who move out of the country,commits acts which are deemed to have renounced their citizenship and express an intent to relinquish their U.S. Citizenship......”
What is the minimum age a person can be, in order to do this?
Anyone of any age can renounce their U.S. Citizenship. It’s a freedom all Americans enjoy. The freedom to disassociate if they are willing to leave the country and express their intent to give up their U.S. Citizenship.
Citizenship is not lost until the CLN is signed by the SoS. The SoS maintains discretion on whether or not to sign the CLN. If the SoS refuses to sign or places certain conditions on the renunciant; such as, must convince a consular affairs officer they are renouncing voluntarily, then the renunciant can sue in U.S. District Court for a writ of mandamus for the SoS to sign the CLN.
A recent court case on the matter was Fox v Clinton, Court of Appeals for DC Circuit. Fox sued SoS Clinton after he was denied a CLN because he would not visit the closest U.S. Embassy to him and make a convincing argument he was renouncing his U.S. Citizenship voluntarily and he had naturalized through prescribed naturalization process.
Fox obtained Israeli citizenship through right of return. His intent to renounce was established by mailing a letter to the State Department and informing them he obtained Israeli citizenship, he intended to renounce and requested a CLN. SoS Clinton refused because their policies and procedures were in force for good reason and the renunciant must come in to make a convincing argument to the CAO.
The Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit agreed with Fox.
FOX v. CLINTON et al
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Plaintiff:
KENNETH R. FOX
Defendants:
HILLARY R. CLINTON and EDWARD BETANCOURT
Case Number:
1:2010cv00553
Filed:
April 5, 2010
Court:
District Of Columbia District Court
Office:
Washington, DC Office
County:
88888
Presiding Judge:
Rosemary M. Collyer
Presiding Judge:
Judge Rosemary M. Collyer
Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
Cause:
28:2201 Declaratory Judgement
Jurisdiction:
U.S. Government Defendant
Jury Demanded By:
None
Memorandum and opinion