Does Melania Trump have dual citizenship or ties to Slovenia now?

1. Born in Slovenia, naturalized in the United States

Melania Trump (née Melanija Knavs) was born in 1970 in what is now Slovenia and moved to New York in the mid‑1990s; she obtained U.S. permanent residence and later naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2006, a timeline reported by BBC and other outlets ^{[1] [2]}.

2. How sources describe her current nationality

Contemporary news pieces and profiles consistently describe Melania as a “naturalized U.S.” citizen and as Slovenian‑born; for example, Newsweek called her “a naturalized U.S.” national while noting her Slovenian origins ^[3]. Encyclopedic entries in the provided results likewise list her as Slovenian and American in biographical summaries but do not settle the technical question of dual citizenship documentation ^{[5] [6]}.

3. What reporting says about dual citizenship generally and for her family

Some reporting and commentary note the possibility that relatives or children could have dual nationality; a fact‑check item referenced a 2020 book claiming Barron Trump inherited Slovenian citizenship from his mother, and legal commentary explains how children can inherit a parent’s other citizenship—yet that discussion is distinct from Melania’s own formal status and is not conclusive proof of her holding two passports ^[7].

4. Slovenia’s legal framework and public gaps in reporting

Analyses and forum discussion about Slovenian rules — and U.S. practice — indicate that dual citizenship can be complicated: some sources say Slovenia does not officially recognize dual citizenship in certain cases, while the U.S. permits it, and the U.S. Embassy in Slovenia has said dual citizenship is possible; however, the assembled reporting available here does not include a primary Slovenian government statement confirming whether Melania kept or renounced Slovenian citizenship when she naturalized ^[4].

5. Public records and what journalists have reported

Major outlets that covered her biography emphasize her U.S. naturalization in 2006 and her route to a green card and an EB‑1 (“extraordinary ability”) visa around 2001, which led to citizenship in 2006 ^{[1] [2]}. Those same reports do not produce a public renunciation document or Slovenian citizenship certificate for Melania; available sources do not mention an explicit public declaration by her or Slovenian authorities about retention or renunciation of Slovenian citizenship ^{[1] [2] [3]}.

6. Conflicting or secondary claims in the media

Some entertainment or secondary outlets have repeated claims that Melania and Barron “retain dual citizenship” (an example appears on IMDB linking to uInterview material), but that reporting is not corroborated by primary news organizations or government statements in the provided set of sources and should be treated as less authoritative ^[8]. Skeptical and community forums note the legal plausibility of dual status but also the absence of documented proof in public sources ^[4].

7. Bottom line and what remains unanswered

Fact: Melania Trump is a naturalized U.S. citizen and was born in Slovenia ^{[1] [2]}. Unanswered by the available reporting: whether she currently holds Slovenian citizenship in addition to U.S. citizenship; the provided sources do not include an official Slovenian confirmation or a renunciation filing by Melania ^[4]. Secondary claims that she “retains” dual citizenship appear in some outlets but lack corroboration from higher‑reliability reporting in the materials given ^{[8] [7]}.

Limitations: This brief uses only the supplied search results; public registries, official Slovenian government records, or direct statements from Melania Trump would be the authoritative sources to resolve the remaining question but are not present in the provided material ^[4].