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Topaz
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Topaz asked in Politics & GovernmentMilitary · 1 decade ago

Swearing Allegiance to more than 1 country?

I am from Ireland and plan to join the Irish Reserves or possibly the Royal Irish Regiment in England. And hopefully some day move to American and join something else.

So each of these requires you to swear allegiance to different things.

Does anyone know if you have to officially revoke prior allegiances or are you not even considered or what?

And I mean not from a moral perspective but legally.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    If you swear in for the U.S. you must follow up on that allegiance because the Republic of Ireland may be ardently opposed to a conflict but the U.S. has to go in.

    You can keep your citizenship if you are in the military. There are many Filipinos and Mexicans who join the ranks but later naturalize. The only way you will be forced to choose is if you are becoming an officer which in all branches (Army, Air Force, Coast Guard, Navy, Marines) requires at least naturalization before commissioning, but it is easier to get citizenship if you are in the U.S. military.

  • DRocK
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Well I know that in the United States you are able to legally have dual citizenship (or more, probably), but one of the few things that can forfeit your US Citizenship is if you serve in the Military for a Foreign Country. I think in your case it wouldn't be as strict, because the US has close ties to Ireland and the UK.

    If you're talking only about having dual citizenship in several countries then you can definitely do that without any problem. But when it comes to serving in the military for several different countries that is different and I doubt that you would be able to do that legally (not easily anyway).

    Generally speaking, if you're able to abide by the rules and laws demanded of you by each country (taxes, registered for the draft, etc..) in which you have nationality, you will never be revoked anything.

    Source(s): EDIT: ymgmra knows whats up. I don't know where so many people got that the US doens't recognize dual citizenship because that's a load. Ask any Mexican immigrant. Better yet, just ask me. My son was born abroad and I filed for his US citizenship and right on his 'Born Abroad Birth Certificate' it is very clear about him having dual nationality and the guidelines he needs to follow, etc...
  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    in the beginning, i'm from England, no longer usa and that i became into in particularly of a predicament every time the national anthem became into performed, i became into no longer American so could I stand or no longer? It became into as a mark of admire to my pals and likewise to end strangers that I stood. in the process area of my missionary education with New Tribes venture in PA, i became into tasked with kindergarten duties and became into to blame to tutor the little ones the "Pledge of Allegiance" which I did, back in simple terms exhibiting admire. i became into additionally to blame at time for "Flag accountability" and that i raised and decreased the flag with admire, folding it heavily and ensuring it in no way touched the floor. I did all the above through admire for my fellow guy, if I being an alien can gain this, then why don't you a citizen of the U. S.? i'm somewhat sparkling on the the certainty that i'm a citizen of heaven, in simple terms sojourning right here in the international, that it is God who will boost up rulers and governments and that i think i'm honouring God as quickly as I tutor admire for the guidelines and customs of the rustic that i'm in. Carl, in simple terms traveling by using.

  • 1 decade ago

    Kind of like being absolutely faithful to two girls at the same time.

    Oh, legally? Yeah... similar to being legally married to two women at the same time.

    The US doesn't recognize dual citizenship.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All I know is that when/if you come to America you're ONLY allowed to pledge allegiance to America

  • Ms V-
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Unless something has changed recently, the U.S. doesn't allow dual citizenships.

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