British Permanent Resident

[Pseud_Temp 0]

Quick question.

British Permanent Resident - can I apply for US citizenship and keep my British citizenship and have dual citizenship to both countries?

Or do I have to surrender my British Citizenship?

Links to offical sites with the answer is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[payxibka 10,047]

You need to check both sides of the ledger... US does allow dual citizenship... Does the UK?

google is also your friend

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html

Edited April 23, 2008 by fwaguy

[YuAndDan 153]

Quick question.

British Permanent Resident - can I apply for US citizenship and keep my British citizenship and have dual citizenship to both countries?

YES

Or do I have to surrender my British Citizenship?

NO

This is not a problem, UK citizenship is not abandoned when applying for and becoming a US citizenship. US and UK recognize dual citizenship.

Dual Citizenship and the Loss of Citizenship

Many countries permit or even encourage the acquisition of another country's citizenship, while others allow dual (or multiple) citizenship only if the other citizenship is not acquired voluntarily. Still other countries do not permit dual citizenship and have provisions in their laws concerning the loss of citizenship when another nationality is acquired. In the United States, dual citizenship is not explicitly prohibited; the United States has no laws or policies addressing this issue. (Dual citizenship is discussed in more detail in Section VI.)

U.S. Policy

The current citizenship and immigration laws of the United States do not specifically address dual nationality. According to the State Department, “the U.S. Government recognizes that dual nationality exists but does not encourage it as a matter of policy because of the problems it may cause. The State Department notes that problems may arise from

• claims of other countries on dual national U.S. citizens that may conflict with U.S. law;
• conflicts that arise from a dual national's allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country;
• dual nationals are required to obey the laws of both countries, which may be in conflict; and
• each country having the right to enforce its laws, particularly when the dual national is in that country.

Further, U.S. Government efforts to assist its dual citizens abroad may be limited. In particular, the country where a dual national is located generally has a stronger claim to that person's allegiance.

International Comparisons

In contrast to the U.S. law, Canadian law specifically addresses dual citizenship. Amendments to Canada's citizenship law, effective February 15, 1977, permit Canadian citizens to retain their Canadian citizenship if they acquire a foreign nationality. Several other countries also generally permit dual citizenship, including Australia, France, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.

http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments...enship_2004.pdf

I answered this a while back, how about searching VJ?

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.ph...ual+citizenship

More here: http://www.richw.org/dualcit/

The UK's take on this: http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishci...ualnationality/

Edited April 23, 2008 by YuAndDan

[Pseud_Temp 0]

Thanks for your responses.

(I did search, google and VJ, but couldn't find anything easily enough. I think the search function on this BB format is not the greatest - but then I'm a big fan of vBulletin.)

[payxibka 10,047]

Thanks for your responses.

(I did search, google and VJ, but couldn't find anything easily enough. I think the search function on this BB format is not the greatest - but then I'm a big fan of vBulletin.)

The "google" custom search on this bb is far superior to the regualr one provided by the bboard and worked withing seconds for me.

[miri 0]

Yup, you can take dual citizenship. The US won't actually recognize your UK citizenship (you renounce your loyalty to all other countries when you take the oath), but it isn't currently enforced. However, the UK recognizes dual citizenship. Basically, it'll mean that when you're travelling to/from the UK, you'll need to take both passports as you will only be able to re-enter the US using your US passport.

I'm planning on taking dual citizenship (if my N-400 is ever processed) -- if I ever had to choose between the two though, I'd revert back to UK citizenship.

[Sal and Jay 2]

Quick question.

British Permanent Resident - can I apply for US citizenship and keep my British citizenship and have dual citizenship to both countries?

Or do I have to surrender my British Citizenship?

Links to offical sites with the answer is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

You can have both, that is what I am going to do.