Question: do people becoming naturalized citizens have to renounce their citizenship to their home country?
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Yes I had to so when I went for my final interview one month before the ceremony...I raised my right hand and swore that I renounced my current citizenship...
and I came from an ally, a British country, New Zealand, and not a 3rd world one ...
It is part of the naturalization process...I had no choice if I wished to become an American citizen...I could not be both...
for those 30 odd days my new Zealand passport was no longer recognized by the US or any other country, and I could not leave the US because I no longer had a valid passport...
as soon as I went through the ceremony, I was eligible to apply for a US passport...
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Thanks for the info. Don’t know how long ago your naturalization was but Congratulations!