Originally Posted by Ketho
Does this mean you can have a dual citizenship?
Like, you don't have to give up your US nationality?
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Yes, but I'm not a US national, I'm a German national.
The German law states that if I am to request citizenship of a foreign country, I am required to obtain approval to retain my German nationality. If I don't, then I automatically lose my nationality and all rights to it.
This is what happen to me. When the US gave me my citizenship for joining and fighting in Iraq, German recognized and removed my nationality because I did not ask permission to do so. In a sense, I illegally obtain an second citizenship in order to denationalize myself from Germany.
In short, that is why I hired a law firm to get my nationality back. I'm trying to get the consulate to understood that I made the decision under haste and was not fully educated on the matter. That I wish to retain both my nationality (based on birth), and the given US citizenship for serving under this flag. It's a tough fight, but possible, according to the law firm. They have a substantial amount of experience in German law and deal with this constantly pertaining to Germans who do what I did and take Canadian citizenship.
Just to clear any confusion. I was born in Germany (not of US parents or US military) and came to America for college like most do. After college I decided to join the US Army because they were offering US Citizenship to foreigners who served 4 years during the Iraqi conflict. After I did that, I was awarded full citizenship.
Hope that helps.
Just so you know, I learned that the US has the same kind of law too. That depending on the nature of your second citizenship, you can automatically relinquish your US nationality.