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13 unusual facts about Citizenship in the United States


Alan Silva

At the very height of racial segregation in the United States, Silva emigrated to the United States at the age of five with his mother, eventually acquiring U.S. citizenship by the age of 18 or 19.

Andrew S. Tanenbaum

He moved to the Netherlands to live with his wife, who is Dutch, but he retains his United States citizenship.

Geoffrey K. Pullum

In 1987, he became a United States citizen.

Guor Marial

Marial holds permanent resident status in the United States, but not citizenship.

Hazem Salah Abu Ismail

On 4 April 2012, the New York Times reported that according to Californian government documents Abu Ismail's deceased mother held U.S. citizenship, which would make him ineligible for the presidency under the Egyptian constitution.

LuAnn de Lesseps

LuAnn de Lesseps (born LuAnn Nadeau on May 17, 1965), also known as Countess LuAnn or The Countess, is an American television personality, recording artist, and former fashion model best known for her appearances on the Bravo show The Real Housewives of New York City.

Mary Kay Letourneau

Mary Kay Fualaau (née Schmitz, formerly Mary Kay Letourneau; born January 30, 1962) is an American former schoolteacher who was imprisoned from 1997 to 2004 for child molestation of her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau.

Murder of Stephen Tibble

The suspect was Liam Quinn, a U.S. citizen from an Irish Republican family in San Francisco who had immersed himself in all things Irish, including adopting an Irish accent.

Naftali Bennett

Following his election to the Knesset, Bennett had to renounce his U.S. citizenship, which he had acquired through his parents.

Patricia Torres Ray

She then immigrated to Minnesota with him, learned English, and became a U.S. citizen.

Roger Christie

On April 3, 2013, Roger Christie was visited by Senator Russell Ruderman and Senator Will Espero at the Federal Detention Center (FDC) in Honolulu. The purpose of this visit was to discuss Mr. Christie's incarceration, health, and rights as a United States citizen under the United States Constitution.

Ron Dermer

He served as Israel's economic envoy to the United States from 2005 to 2008, a position requiring him to give up his American citizenship, and subsequently served as senior advisor to current Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for four years.

The Roadrunners

As a US citizen, he had been working in the UK without a work permit and was advised not to attempt returning to Liverpool with the other members of the band.