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According to the article, this person is a dual citizen. You generally won't be granted a security clearance in the US unless you renounce your citizenship in t
by openasocket 7y ago
According to the article, this person is a dual citizen. You generally won't be granted a security clearance in the US unless you renounce your citizenship in the other country (generally, there are exceptions).
- z2 7y agoAccording to Chinese nationality law, dual citizenship is impossible for people who naturalize under another country. As a matter of law to the Chinese government, they would lose their Chinese citizenship automatically, to be enforced any time the issue comes up, such as for passport renewal or getting visas to visit under a foreign passport.
- openasocket 7y agoHis lawyer said he has Chinese citizenship > “The government’s argument that Mr. Zhang poses a flight risk because he is a Chinese citizen is insufficient to warrant GPS monitoring,” Olmos said in a filing EDIT: wrong person, confused Zhang and Chen. Zhang is a Chinese citizen, Chen is the one accused of stealing classified material
- mcguire 7y agoApparently, the US naturalization process allows prior citizenship to be kept: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/dual-citizenship-allowed-naturalizing-us-citizens.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/dual-citizenship-all...