Legal question:

[johnnydarke]

Is it possible, even as an infeasible legal curiosity, to renounce one's citizenship without pursuing a new one?

Comments

"I think...."

[pleiadeslion]

I'm not sure it's even possible to renounce one's citizenship as such, although you can, for example, surrender your passport or as Iain Banks did, cut it up and post it to the prime minister at the time. In some countries you can't hold multiple passports, but that isn't necessarily the same as not being a citizen.

But if you qualify to be a citizen of a certain country, you qualify under the law, eg, having lived there for a certain period, being born there, etc - depends on the country what the requirements are. I'm pretty sure you can't renounce your citizenship unless you change those facts. But also, meeting those criteria doesn't necessarily make you a citizen unless you've applied...

...argh. Now I've confused myself. Thank you very much Mr Darke.

Re: "I think...."

[pleiadeslion]

Show me?

[spoox]

I have never heard of such a thing being possible.

[ellebabe]

I am pretty sure it involves moving to Pitcairn Island.

[evil_heat]

but more importantly, why?