Dual Citizenship American/German

[donelly]

I currently hold a German passport and filed for American citizenship a few months ago. I understand that, once I become an American, I must renounce my German citizenship. How is that done? Will I be asked to hand over my passport to American authorities? Will American authorities contact the German consulate or will I have to file paperwork with the German consulate myself and inform them of the change? Is it possible to keep my German citizenship by not informing the German consulate of the change?

thanks for your help!

[maya123]

Well, You are "supposed" to surrender your old (german) passport and you will get american passport after applying.




I currently hold a German passport and filed for American citizenship a few months ago. I understand that, once I become an American, I must renounce my German citizenship. How is that done? Will I be asked to hand over my passport to American authorities? Will American authorities contact the German consulate or will I have to file paperwork with the German consulate myself and inform them of the change? Is it possible to keep my German citizenship by not informing the German consulate of the change?

thanks for your help!

[donelly]

what does "supposed" mean? I guess my question is, will German authorities learn about my new American citizenship from the USCIS, will they inform the German consulate that I renounced my German citizenship?

I read about the Beibehaltung der Deutschen Staatsangehorigkeit which sounds like a pain in the butt. Does anyone know how long it takes for it to get approved/denied? I was on hold with the local consulate for more than an hour and finally gave up.

[curiousone]

what does "supposed" mean? I guess my question is, will German authorities learn about my new American citizenship from the USCIS, will they inform the German consulate that I renounced my German citizenship?

I read about the Beibehaltung der Deutschen Staatsangehorigkeit which sounds like a pain in the butt. Does anyone know how long it takes for it to get approved/denied? I was on hold with the local consulate for more than an hour and finally gave up.

USCIS does not inform any foreign government of ones citizenship