<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Multiple citizenship, also called dual citizenship or multiple nationality or dual nationality, is a person's citizenship status, in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen of more than one state under the laws of those states . There is no international convention which determines the nationality or citizen status of a person, which is defined exclusively by national laws, which vary and can be inconsistent with each other . Multiple citizenship arises because different countries use different, and not necessarily mutually exclusive, criteria for citizenship . Colloquial speech refers to people "holding" multiple citizenship but technically each nation makes a claim that this person be considered its national . </P> <P> Some countries do not permit dual citizenship . This may be by requiring an applicant for naturalization to renounce all existing citizenship, or by withdrawing its citizenship from someone who voluntarily acquires another citizenship, or by other devices . Some countries do not permit a renunciation of citizenship . Some countries permit a general dual citizenship while others permit dual citizenship but only of a limited number of countries . </P>

Can a us citizen hold more than one passport