I'm a U.S. Citizen and next month I'll be giving up my passport to be a citizen of the Czech Republic.
Normally I would keep both passports, but the way the U.S. taxes its citizens abroad pretty much precludes that.
Normally I would keep both passports, but the way the U.S. taxes its citizens abroad pretty much precludes that.
The US Embassy hinted that I can sign saying that I've renounced my citizenship, even though I haven't actually renounced it. I don't know if that works in your case, however.
If you pledge your allegiance to another country -- which includes accepting citizenship -- you sacrifice your US citizenship as a de facto result.
This only doesn't apply to countries with special grandfather clauses for blood relations, for example, my friend Patrick got dual citizenship with Ireland at 21 because his grandparents immigrated to the US.
I hear, however, that the State Dept is fairly lenient if you want to beg for your citizenship back.