Not sure where to post… US Citizen wanting to move to the UK with Child

[johnandlindsey 0]

I'm not familiar where to post my question :/ I am a US Citizen and my husband is a UK Citizen. I applied as petitioner for a K1 Visa… it was granted and he moved to the states and we got married the next day So… fast forward 2 years. My husband has his green card here and it is coming up next year for his AOS. We have decided we want to move to the UK instead of him pursuing his citizenship here. I have a daughter from a previous marriage and he is wanting info to prove that our daughter will not lose her US citizenship and wants to know how her visa will work to move with my husband and myself to the UK. I'm really not financially able to hire an immigration lawyer but want to provide my ex husband info so he grants the move… then we can move on with applications for a UK visa. Any help would be appreciated… Thank you!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

This sight is to help people coming to the US. however there is a UK forum where you might get some information. http://www.visajourney.com/forums/forum/99-united-kingdom/

Rebecca Jo is knowledgeable on the new and more difficult requirements to move an American spouse to the UK and could offer things to consider. There is a whole thread pinned on the topic that started when the new rules were first proposed.

Your daughter and you will both retain your American citizenship. Your husband would still retain his British citizenship, even if he got US citizenship. He will lose his greencard when you move to the UK. IF it's not so great over there, you will start the process from scratch to petition for a spouse in order to come back. If he held on until he got his US citizenship, then he could move back and forth with no immigration to deal with. He could be a US citizen three years from the date on his greencard..."Resident since ____" (plus 3 years) is when he is eligible.

[NikLR 13,232]

~~moved to UK forum from What Visa Do I need as topic is not about visas to the USA but is instead about Visas to the UK~~

[Rebecca Jo 1,962]

The only way for a natural born US citizen to lose citizenship is to renounce it.

Well - there's a clause in the Constitution about treason. But.......whatever.

Your daughter will be a US citizen for life. No matter what country she lives in. Oh - she will also owe US taxes for life. No matter where she lives. Just like you will.

As for how her visa would work - it's a separate visa from yours (unlike US K1 or CR1 visas where the children "ride" on their parents visa). So there is a separate fee and a separate visa packet for her.

Your UK husband will have to be earning enough UK income to sponsor both of you. The current figure is £22400 per year. As Nich-Nick says, there is more to it, but that's your bottom line.