[evansd]

> Note that exercising this claim yourself will permanently disqualify you from government clearances at all levels.

Can you elaborate a bit more on this? Is it something specific to German law? A relative of mine who holds both US and UK citizenship worked for the US government and later for the UK government and was granted elevated security clearances in both roles.

[rjsw]

Both the US and UK are Five Eyes countries [1], Germany isn't.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Eyes

[gervase]

It's possible that they may be able to grant exceptions on a case-by-case basis; this is strictly based on my lawyer's interpretation of the clearance process.

In general, the theory is that I could potentially have travelled to Iran, Cuba, North Korea, etc. on my German passport, and the US government would never know.

Since I personally sought out these rights, I have also demonstrated "insufficient loyalty to the United States", which is a second strike against me.

Finally, I am not willing to renounce either citizenship, which is yet another.