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Expatriation and Denaturalization

This lesson will cover how United States citizens lose their citizenship through either expatriation or denaturalization.

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Loss of United States citizenship may occur through expatriation or denaturalization. Citizens who acquired citizenship at birth or through naturalization may lose their citizenship through expatriation. In addition, citizens who acquired United States citizenship through naturalization may lose their citizenship through involuntary denaturalization. A few thousand people lose their citizenship through expatriation each year, while a much smaller number of citizens are denaturalized each...