Tag: renunciation
Applying to Renounce Chinese Citizenship
A child may automatically acquire dual citizenship in China and another country at birth. For example, a child born in China to a Chinese parent and a U.S. citizen parent may acquire both nationalities. Similarly, a child born in the U.S. to a U.S. citizen parent and a Chinese parent who has not settled in the…
Cult-Induced Renunciation of United States Citizenship
The U.S. State Department instructs consular officers about how to treat “cult members [who] wish to relinquish U.S. nationality.” (7 FAM 1296). Yes, that’s a thing.