How to Lose Your US Citizenship

A U.S. citizen by birth or through naturalization may lose their citizenship under certain circumstances. Generally, the standard of proof is a preponderance of the evidence - lower than the standard in a criminal case. See: (1) 8 U.S.C. § 1481 – Loss of nationality https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1481&num=0&edition=prelim (2) U.S. Department of Justice – Memo on the Top Five Civil Enforcement Priorities, Including Denaturalization https://www.justice.gov/civil/media/1404046/dl?inline&fbclid=IwY2xjawLx4bVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBbjFBd1VzQUFCRHNxY1QyAR4xeht8p8H9ZvhhflUkPo8BtIQ3k830gbfOuRNn7vK4kJTLOdG0PejnbbtiNA_aem_2wNHGJ9LyRAE-9pb6ZBf1Q#Denaturalization Page 3-4 (3) USCIS Policy Manual | Grounds for Revocation of Naturalization https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-l-chapter-2 (4) INA § 349 (8 U.S.C. § 1481) – USCIS Overview https://www.uscis.gov/laws-and-policy/legislation/immigration-and-nationality-act?fbclid=IwY2xjawLx4gxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBbjFBd1VzQUFCRHNxY1QyAR7B2A3_4SAjNLyus9VuVEmc-ekxfidBzVk6EKipyvtQMSPWndrXJx5iaiiitg_aem_tukLzoph2_NIY-fg-J3Eaw (5) 8 U.S.C. § 1451 - https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title8-section1451&num=0&edition=prelim