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Persons intending to renounce U.S. citizenship should be aware that, unless they already possess a foreign nationality, they may be rendered stateless and, thus, lack the protection of any government. They may also have difficulty traveling as they may not be entitled to a passport from any country.

Note: The Citizenship Act requires a stateless person to reside in Canada 3 years (1,095 days) in the 4 years immediately before the date of the application. Read your instruction guide and download your application forms. Complete, sign and date your application forms. Pay the fees.

23 months. The processing time is the average time between when we receive a complete application and when we make a decision.

You may be eligible to apply to 'register' as a British citizen if you're not recognised as a citizen of any country ('stateless'). How you apply depends on when and where you were born. This is one way to apply for British citizenship.

You'll usually get a decision within 6 months - some applications can take longer. It may take longer than the usual 6 months to get a decision because of coronavirus (COVID-19). This will not affect the decision. You'll get a letter if you need to give more information to help with your application.

Stateless people are left at risk of destitution, homelessness, exploitation and indefinite immigration detention. The 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons defines a stateless person as “a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of its law”.