Time to test the LCB font of knowledge...

Let's say you were born in the USA to a (married) UK Mother and USA Father. Your USA Father dies before you're born and your UK Mother moves back to the UK shortly after you're born, but leaves you as a USA national with USA passport.

You then live all your life in the UK, passing through state education, NHS, NI, tax systems etc. with no issue.

You then marry a UK husband and have UK children again with no issue.

You then decide that it would be a good idea to investigate either dual nationality or becomming a UK national.

What would the situation be...?

How would you go about applying...?


Over to you

no idea but sounds interesting .

[Edited on 27/5/09 by cd.thomson]

here might help

Some people I used to work with came to the UK to work (for their Indian employer). After 4 years, I think, of living in the UK, they were entitled to apply to become UK citizens. After passing some tests, they got UK passports. I seem to recall the rules changing a year or 2 back.

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If you are registering as a British citizen you will need to take the oath of allegiance and make the pledge at a citizenship ceremony.

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deportation

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Originally posted by omega0684
here might help

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Fozzie

thanks fozzie

I know for sure in Canada, that if you don't apply for it, you may be thrown out at some point.

If you had murdered 14 people during your time in Canada, with a Canadian mum, you would get to stay for years, while you worked on your appeal... I would apply and get going on it. It may haunt you eventually.

Are you playing some odd hypotheticals game?? These things are complicated, but, should be no problem at all. I have dual British/Australian -make some enquiries quiety at first as some countries don't allow dual citizenship.

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Originally posted by oldtimer
Are you playing some odd hypotheticals game?? These things are complicated, but, should be no problem at all. I have dual British/Australian -make some enquiries quiety at first as some countries don't allow dual citizenship.

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Very straightforward, I'm assuming you already have indefinite leave to remain as you have been travelling in and out of the UK on a US passport, and are married to a UK citizen, so can apply for naturalisation immediately.

Fill in form AN off the Home Office website, wait a bit and they will do a bunch of checks and then invite you to a Citizenship ceremony at the local town hall. Its quite fun, you get to say the Oath of allegiance, and then everyone waves flags and says Hurrah!

You will then have dual US/UK nationality - to be honest the one to be wary of is the US nationality, the IRS is notoriously for trying to claim decades of back taxes off US citizens who have never lived in the US - remember that US citizens are liable for US taxes wherever they live, and if this means you end up getting taxed twice then tough (there is a $70k exemption, but after that you're screwed).

Nick

[Edited on 27/5/09 by nstrug]