Here’s a link to one of many websites about dual citizenship for US citizens.
In the webmaster’s case, he became a Canadian citizen by naturalization but his native-born US citizenship was not affected. Presumably he is still legally eligible to be elected president of the US.
Here’s a link to one of many websites about dual citizenship for US citizens.
In the webmaster’s case, he became a Canadian citizen by naturalization but his native-born US citizenship was not affected. Presumably he is still legally eligible to be elected president of the US.
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This guy is very good and does a great service in this confusing area.
He comments are interesting. So lets look at them.
“I, too, am a dual citizen of both the US and Canada — a citizen of the US because I was born in the US, and a citizen of Canada because I went through the Canadian naturalization process (an action which did not cause me to lose my US citizenship). “
Now he does not indicate his parents citizenship. Assuming they were both US citizens - he was then Article II eligible.
But what effect does the ‘added’ Canadian positive law naturalization have on his Article II status? That is hard to say off hand. It does not seem to nullify it.
I do know of people who have 3 or 4 passports corresponding to acknowledged citizenship. So not only are ‘dual citizens’ common nowadays. ‘Multi-citizens’ is not unusual.
Maybe this is a gap in the constitution. I am sure founders (and us) would not want an acknowledged dual citizen in the office of POTUS. But this scenario does not seem to prevent that situation.
We apparently do have a dual citizen in the office today. With no RN form Obama is still a subject of the queen. Maybe it just ends up being a mess - as in Thailand.