Probably not a tax dodge. International and multiple country tax is done mostly by treaty with that country. The only surefire way to escape US tax on foreign income is to completely give up citizenship or die. Sauce: am cpa.
I have to agree. Americans can't have dual loyalties therefore, they can't have dual citizenships.
Oath of Citizenship
“I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;
that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by law;
that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law;
that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law;
and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.”
You are not considered a US citizen and until you take this oath. In addition to requiring your loyalty, this oath also requires you to possibly bear arms for the US and to give up any hereditary titles.
It's more nuanced than that. The US does not recognize dual citizenship, but they do recognize that another country can grant citizenship to an American citizen without the American citizen taking explicit action that denounces their American citizenship. And that getting a foreign passport for travel convenience does not constitute renouncing your American citizenship.
What that means is an American can get duel citizenship without publicly renouncing their American citizenship. Especially through marriage or birth.
However, if there is ever a situation where you need the US government to intervene on your behalf with the other government, then you have a tough choice to make.
For example, I read one story where a young man had dual Israeli and US citizenship, was living in Israel, and was being told by the Israeli government that he was being drafted into the Israeli military. He went to the American consulate and tried to get help from the US government to avoid Israeli military service. The US response was, "why does Israel think they can draft you?" His response was "I'm an Israeli citizen". "Oh, so you're not an American citizen, sorry we can't help you." "No, I am an American citizen, I have dual citizenship!" "No, you're either an American citizen or an Israeli. If you want our help, you're going to need to choose which it is."
I don't know if that story is true or not. However, it does illustrate the State Departments position on dual citizenship.
Unless it's a tax dodge if they think Biden wins. If Biden wins, it's gonna be ugly.
Probably not a tax dodge. International and multiple country tax is done mostly by treaty with that country. The only surefire way to escape US tax on foreign income is to completely give up citizenship or die. Sauce: am cpa.
I have to agree. Americans can't have dual loyalties therefore, they can't have dual citizenships.
You are not considered a US citizen and until you take this oath. In addition to requiring your loyalty, this oath also requires you to possibly bear arms for the US and to give up any hereditary titles.
I am considered a US citizen with dual citizenship and I took no such oath...
Oath of citizenship not the same as already being a citizen
US recognizes dual citizenship with many countries now
It's more nuanced than that. The US does not recognize dual citizenship, but they do recognize that another country can grant citizenship to an American citizen without the American citizen taking explicit action that denounces their American citizenship. And that getting a foreign passport for travel convenience does not constitute renouncing your American citizenship.
What that means is an American can get duel citizenship without publicly renouncing their American citizenship. Especially through marriage or birth.
However, if there is ever a situation where you need the US government to intervene on your behalf with the other government, then you have a tough choice to make.
For example, I read one story where a young man had dual Israeli and US citizenship, was living in Israel, and was being told by the Israeli government that he was being drafted into the Israeli military. He went to the American consulate and tried to get help from the US government to avoid Israeli military service. The US response was, "why does Israel think they can draft you?" His response was "I'm an Israeli citizen". "Oh, so you're not an American citizen, sorry we can't help you." "No, I am an American citizen, I have dual citizenship!" "No, you're either an American citizen or an Israeli. If you want our help, you're going to need to choose which it is."
I don't know if that story is true or not. However, it does illustrate the State Departments position on dual citizenship.
Can a spouse of someone who has a grandparent born in Greece get citizenship ?