[SvenMagnussen]

Any person of any age can renounce their US Citizenship. In the case of a minor, the Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN) is voidable by the renuncient until 6 months after the renuncient’s 18th birthday. After that, the CLN is permanent and the renuncient can only recapture their US citizenship through the Naturalization process or by filing a lawsuit in US Federal Court claiming fraud.

If Obama had voided his CLN on his 18th birthday, then he would have lost his Permanent Resident Alien (PRA) status and the opportunity to receive scholarships reserved for foreign students.

We know Obama was a PRA in the mid-70’s because the PRA field is marked with a “Y”. The PRA field is part of the alphanumeric code generated by the SSA when a Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Number, is submitted and verified. Obama’s Form SS-5 was submitted by his case manager working for a Refugee Resettlement Organization located in Connecticut.

[Ladysforest]

MOST interesting ! Connecticut SS....PRA.....

[SatinDoll]

Thanks. Good information.

Obama traveled to Indonesia and Pakistan after his twentieth birthday, and didn’t return for nearly two years. Upon his return he began using the name, ‘Barak Hussein Obama II’, and had the financial support of a Saudi Arabian prince to continue his education at Harvard.

Would your information still apply, “...In the case of a minor, the Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN) is voidable by the renuncient until 6 months after the renuncient’s 18th birthday. After that, the CLN is permanent...”, if he renounced his U.S. citizenship at age 20?

[ReignOfError]

Any person of any age can renounce their US Citizenship.

The State Department only kind of agrees:

Parents cannot renounce U.S. citizenship on behalf of their minor children. Before an oath of renunciation will be administered under Section 349(a)(5) of the INA, a person under the age of eighteen must convince a U.S. diplomatic or consular officer that he/she fully understands the nature and consequences of the oath of renunciation, is not subject to duress or undue influence, and is voluntarily seeking to renounce his/her U.S. citizenship.

I doubt that a 6-year-old Barack Obama convinced a diplomat in Jakarta that his renunciation was informed and voluntary.

We know Obama was a PRA in the mid-70’s because the PRA field is marked with a “Y”

The PRA field of what?

[GraceG]

This is why I am not a birther, but a colleger.

[Texas Fossil]

We know Obama was a PRA in the mid-70’s because the PRA field is marked with a “Y”. The PRA field is part of the alphanumeric code generated by the SSA when a Form SS-5, Application for Social Security Number, is submitted and verified. Obama’s Form SS-5 was submitted by his case manager working for a Refugee Resettlement Organization located in Connecticut.

Source?