Losing US Citizenship within 2 years of getting it?

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fkdude

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Hello,
According to this article:
http://www.jamaicans.com/articles/immigration/im_0907.shtml

If one has been a US citizen for <2 years, that citizenship can be revoked. Is that true? :eek:

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Therefore, almost anyone, except a US citizen of more than 2 years, including those applying for entry, submitting applications for Immigration benefits, and those who already have permanent residency status can be placed in removal proceedings and deported. Just having a Green Card does not protect the individual from deportation or removal proceedings. Also, those who have had a naturalization certificate for less than two (2) years can have that naturalization revoked and an order of deportation entered against them if that certificate was issued because of fraud. Others who have engaged in serious security breaches to the level of treason or engaged in terrorist activities against the United States may be denaturalized."
 
It probably refers to this:

http://www.visaandgreencard.com/CM/Articles/AdministrativeDenaturalization.asp

Anyway, I think there have been some Nazi cases where people have seen the citizenship revoked many years after having obtained it.

However, it is confusing. It seems that there was an appeal decision against administrative denaturalization, but the regulation CFR 340.1 seems to still be in the books. I am not sure what is the current status of this.

http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=68ba267609da05e160433ee0f3c73289

In particular check this:

http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0010-1958(200110)101:6<1448:RYCMTL>2.0.CO;2-3


So, I am not sure whether the article you mention is accurate, or based on superseded regulations.
 
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Citizenship can be revoked at any time if it was obtained through your fraud or USCIS error.

The 2-year period is probably referring to the time frame when it can be revoked with a relatively simple administrative procedure instead of going to court. But apparently a court decision ruled against doing that, thus requiring a court case for revocation (but seemingly leaving Congress with the authority to reinstitute administrative revocation).
 
Only likely to happen if you lied on your N-400. USCIS must prove their case before an immigration judge.
 
Based on what I read (and as boatbod said) deportation can be ordered if you lied on N-400 but USCIS has to prove that issue that you lied about was important enough to have denied you citizenship. Say you lied about a traffic ticket for 50$ in N-400 and they found it out, they can not easily deport you since even if they knew, they would have still given you citizenship (That traffic penalty/fine is not cause of deniel)
 
hmm, not sure how it works.

With india, there is no dual citizenship. If they takeaway your citizenship ? where do they send you ? jail ? since india will say, the person is no longer an indian citizen ?

Obviously, it won't be an issue, as long as you didn't lie on N-400 and you are a law-abiding citizen.
 
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snk425 said:
With india, there is no dual citizenship. If they takeaway your citizenship ? where do they send you ? jail ? since india will say, the person is no longer an indian citizen ?
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Thats a very good point, albeit somewhat of a corner-case!
 
fkdude said:
Hello,
According to this article:


If one has been a US citizen for <2 years, that citizenship can be revoked. Is that true? :eek:

Relevant Quote:"
Therefore, almost anyone, except a US citizen of more than 2 years, including those applying for entry, submitting applications for Immigration benefits, and those who already have permanent residency status can be placed in removal proceedings and deported. Just having a Green Card does not protect the individual from deportation or removal proceedings. Also, those who have had a naturalization certificate for less than two (2) years can have that naturalization revoked and an order of deportation entered against them if that certificate was issued because of fraud. Others who have engaged in serious security breaches to the level of treason or engaged in terrorist activities against the United States may be denaturalized."
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dude,once ur a citizen ur a citizen...however this doesnt mean u can defy law....as long as ur good to the law and paying ur taxes no one would bother to bother you....plz read the article carefully...
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Also, those who have had a naturalization certificate for less than two (2) years can have that naturalization revoked and an order of deportation entered against them if that certificate was issued because of fraud. Others who have engaged in serious security breaches to the level of treason or engaged in terrorist activities against the United States may be denaturalized.
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i have been on these boards for such a while now,never have i come across a case where citizenship was stripped(except for the incident of the asian guy who was charged with terrorist activities and deported right after 911)
peace and prosperity to all
 
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