From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   On 23-Jun-14 19:33, Adam H. Kerman wrote:   
   > Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >> OTOH, it calls into question why we have a different status for   
   >> LPRs in the first place; just make them US nationals and then apply   
   >> a more sensible process to _all_ of them.   
   >   
   > Change of allegiance, which is what nationalization means, is a much   
   > bigger deal than immigrating. Rejecting your home nation by   
   > renouncing your citizenship is huge.   
      
   Or maybe it's nothing, depending on the other country.   
      
   The US does not recognize renunciation of US nationality unless it is   
   done freely in front of a US consular official (or due to voluntary   
   service in another nation's armed forces).  In particular, we reject any   
   renunciation done as a condition of gaining another nationality, e.g. as   
   part of an oath of citizenship.   
      
   Many other countries have the same standard, which is how many US   
   immigrants (and emigrants) end up with dual nationality.   
      
   And, as previously stated, in the majority of cases LPR status is just a   
   way for them to live and work in the US during the years/decades it   
   takes to complete the naturalization process.  If they didn't want to   
   become citizens, they wouldn't have gone through the years/decades it   
   takes to become LPRs; they'd just get a work visa.   
      
   There are indeed exceptions.  A former coworker from Canada kept getting   
   hassled during business trips to the US and was eventually denied entry.   
    So, our company got him a green card even though he never intended to   
   live or work in the US.  He'd have been fine with being a US non-citizen   
   national too, though.  There is no practical difference between the two   
   statuses.   
      
   S   
      
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