Is Melania Trump a Slovenian-American dual citizenship?
I recently read a post on the online forum stating that Melania Trump is a Slovenian citizen. However, I have not heard anything about this in the news and could not find information online.
It is common knowledge that she was born in Slovenia. According to this article, she emigrated to the US in 1995 or 1996. According to RefWorld, people who were Slovenian Yugoslav citizens and residents of Slovenia after independence in 1990 acquired Slovenian citizenship automatically. As I understand it, she was living there at this time.
Since she does not appear to have automatically lost citizenship under the clauses that automatically revoke citizenship, she probably would have had to renounce not being a citizen (assuming that she did indeed acquire that citizenship in the first place).
However, I have not found a credible discussion on whether or not she has renounced Slovenian citizenship from her. However, I find it strange that it did not come up in an interview if she maintains her citizenship.
In countries that grant citizenship by right of blood (as Slovenia does), it is typical that native-born citizens are not obliged (by Slovenia) to renounce their citizenship when obtaining citizenship in another country.
According to the US embassy in Slovenia, dual citizenship is possible.
As for Melania's specific status, I do not have access to any documents that prove it one way or another, but it is legal and probable, considering that she is a natural Slovenian citizen married to an American.
