Can I be a dual citizen of the US and UK?
Whether YOU can is something I don’t know.. but:if you are already a USA citizen, then you can apply for British citizenship. If you are successful, the British government will not require you to renounce your other citizenshipsif you are already a UK citizen, then the US government will require you to renounce your other citizenships if you are granted US citizenship… the British government will ignore this, and continue to renew your passport :-) However, the US authorities could deem this a violation of your oath, and strip you of your newly acquired US one.
How can a British citizen become a citizen of the US?
OQ: How can a British citizen become a citizen of the US?Marry (for true love) an American Citizen, and after 3 years or so, become a Citizen.Come to the USA to study, join a branch of the Military, serve your time honorably and get permanent residency and continue to be a Citizen.Be related to a US Citizen - possibly by Naturalization, and utilize the family re-unification ( Chain Migration) concept to be awarded citizenship.Be Rich, qualify for an Entrepreneur license ( minimum $500,000 to invest, or $1 Million depending on location, and at least 10 employees) and set up shop in the USA.Qualify for a work visa (H1-B, L-1 (harder to continue)) and then apply for permanent residency after around 6 years, and then a further 5 years to become a citizen (similar to my route to become a US Citizen).Be an Individual of exceptional ability or world renown, either in Arts, Science, Sports, Entertainment and become either a permanent resident and then apply for Citizenship, from about 5 years upwards OR petition immediately and get Citizenship in under a year.Be from Northern Ireland, and qualify and win a slot in the Diversity Visa Lottery for Green Card (permanent resident) and then go on to Citizenship after a minimum of 5 years.Be a Minister of Religion, a similar process to option 5 (as employment-based candidate) for Green Card and then Citizen.Some of this may become moot if the current administration recasts the whole immigration system, and particular starts some scoring system for a merit-based approach to immigration, whereby the more ‘good stuff’ and ‘good things you can do’ places you higher in the ranking to proceed from temporary worker to permanent resident to citizen.How to be a US Citizen since 1995 Immigration Consolidation LawsStep 1 - Legally enter the USA and obtain permanent residency (Green Card):Step 2 : After being a resident for the required amount of time, and no criminal or bad actions during your time in the USA, you may enter the United States Citizenship by Naturalization spiral, and hopefully find the quiz, the interview and the background checks and biometrics collections painless and fruitful.Thank you for the A2A, Zachary.
Can I be a dual citizen of the U.S. and Bermuda?
My grandmother was born in Bermuda and I've been considering moving there within the next 10 years. How do I go about the process of becoming a Bermuda citizen. I know they're a commonwealth of England so would I be a citizen of England also?
US/UK Dual Citizenship?
If you were born after 1983, you are both British and American and just need to apply for a passport. If you were born before 1983 you are not automatically British as your nationality could only be passed on through your father or by birth in the UK but you can now apply for British citizenship by registration. This takes about two years from start to passport. I recently helped someone do this.
Is is true that if you become a citizen of another country you give up your status as a citizen of the US?
No. The only way to give up your American citizenship is to renounce it to a government official. America recognizes dual citizenship. Other countries sometimes do require you to have given up your citizenship before becoming a citizen of there country, the UK isn't one of these.
Can a dual US/UK citizen be knighted by the Queen?
"I WAS born and raised in the US, but because my mother came from the UK, I am legally considered a citizen of both." You are entitled to become a British citizen, but you have to actively do so. Unless you've gone through the process then you're not a British citizen. I think...
How do I become a British citizen if I'm an American?
You can't just travel to the UK & apply for citizenship - it doesn't work that way in any country - if you have no claim to citizenship through a parent (parent born in the UK) then you would need to legally live & work in the UK for several years The US & the UK both allow dual citizenship so you don't need to renounce your American citizenship but first you need to get into the UK legally The easiest way to get legally into the UK is if you can claim citizenship of another EU member, citizens of other EU member states have the right to live & work in the UK, there are some restrictions on countries that joined in 2004 & 2007. Citizenship of another EU member state would also allow you to come & go as you pleased with the necessity to spend several years in the UK waiting to become eligible for British citizenship. If you have no claim to British citizenship or citizenship of another EU member state then you will require a visa to live & work in the UK but these can be difficult to obtain. You would need to have a minimum of a University degree & be very talented or highly skilled. http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/ukvqr?redir... Under current rules once you've been resident in the UK for 5 years you become eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) which is more or less the British equivalent of permanent residence. Once you've held ILR for a year you become eligible to apply for British citizenship by naturalisation - it could take the better part of 6 or 7 years.