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You can choose to be stateless? I thought I've read in UK media that countries are not allowed to make a person stateless. This is in the context of ISIS fighte
by mathieuh 7y ago
You can choose to be stateless? I thought I've read in UK media that countries are not allowed to make a person stateless. This is in the context of ISIS fighters with dual-nationality, these people are having their British citizenship stripped.
Caused a bit of a hoohah with the Canadians.
- 317070 7y agoIIRC nationality is a human right (article 15) [0], so a state cannot strip you of your last nationality. But, it is only a right, so you can strip yourself of your last nationality and go stateless. [0] https://www.un.org/en/udhrbook/pdf/udhr_booklet_en_web.pdf https://www.un.org/en/udhrbook/pdf/udhr_booklet_en_web.pdf
- InvaderFizz 7y agoThe US will not allow you to renounce without presenting yourself in a embassy in a foreign country and they can choose to not accept your renunciation. However, statelessness is a possibility. Here is a full rundown of the process: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-renounce-us-citizenship-2018-8 https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-renounce-us-citizensh...