Dual citizenship for Americans in Europe threatened by proposed law

"American citizens living in Europe could see their ability to hold a European passport cut off if a new bill were to be become law in the United States. Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio introduced a bill to the Senate on Tuesday that would eliminate the possibility of having dual citizenship for Americans. Moreno's "Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 would establish that US citizens "shall owe sole and exclusive allegiance to the United States," according to a text of the bill."

"Put simply, the bill would prohibit dual or multiple citizenship for US citizens, whether they reside in the US or abroad, including in Europe. This would prevent Americans in countries like France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain or Sweden from gaining a secondary citizenship. Also, the proposed law would require any Americans who have already gained dual citizenship in those countries to renounce their second citizenship or else renounce their citizenship to the US."

"What does this mean for Americans in Europe? The text of the proposed law is clear: "an individual may not be a citizen or national of the United States while simultaneously possessing any foreign citizenship." For Americans living in foreign countries that allow dual citizenship, this means that they cannot go through the naturalisation process in the country in which they now live. The bill states that a US citizen who voluntarily gains foreign citizenship after the law is enacted "shall be deemed to have relinquished United States citizenship.""

Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio introduced the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025, which would establish that US citizens owe sole and exclusive allegiance to the United States and prohibit dual or multiple citizenship for Americans at home or abroad. The proposal would bar Americans from naturalising in European countries that allow dual citizenship and would require existing dual citizens to renounce either their foreign citizenship or their US citizenship. A US citizen who voluntarily gains foreign citizenship after enactment would be deemed to have relinquished US citizenship. The measure would affect Americans in France, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden.

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