British Citizen Applying for American Citizenship (certificate, migrate, green card, process)

[T-310]

Become an American Citizen and retain your Brit PP.

Don't worry about it.

[Teckeeee]

Originally Posted by Miss Pip

Hey

I've been living in America for 7 years now. I received my 10 year green card around Feb 2009. I was married to an American.

I want to apply for American citizenship but I still want to keep my British citizenship. I keep hearing two different things about dual citizenship being allowed/not allowed.

Are there any Brits here that have gone through this process? How did it work out? How long did it take?

I'd appreciate any advice.

Fanx

Please help me help you. UK is part of EU correct? My wife is Czech, part of EU, and she just got her American Citizenship and kept her Czech, which should be similar to you, if UK is in EU, which I believe it is.

The Czech government allowed it because she married me a US citizen therefore, she didn't have to relinquish the Czech. It was quick 4 months, she had a green card for 8 years.

[franklin_mac]

You better Czech yourself before you wreck yourself.

[Idon'tdateyou]

Here's a recent story about this. John Taylor, the bassist for Duran Duran became an American citizen and held on to his British citizenship as well. I know he had been going through the process for years. Duran Duran

[franklin_mac]

Yeah, and Craig Ferguson still has his Scottish. It can be done. Why any country would allow it is beyond me, though.

I mean, if a young person has one country's birth citizenship and another via their parents, who cares, they shouldn't be made to choose but after becoming a naturalized citizen? Come on.

[TheViking85]

Originally Posted by franklin_mac

Yeah, and Craig Ferguson still has his Scottish. It can be done. Why any country would allow it is beyond me, though.

I mean, if a young person has one country's birth citizenship and another via their parents, who cares, they shouldn't be made to choose but after becoming a naturalized citizen? Come on.

Why?

I mean, it's predominantly a bureaucratic thing, has little or nothing to do with actual allegiance.

Example: I'm a Norwegian born citizen, I live in the US and I'm married to a US born citizen. I currently have a green card.

If we decided to move our family to Norway either for a few years or permanently for any reason (family comes to mind for instance) my Green card would be considered renounced and re-entry to the US later on would include a year+ long, expensive paper mill. By getting a US citizenship in addition tot he Norwegian one, I would sidestep that entire problem.

I don't really see why it would be an issue?

[franklin_mac]

Originally Posted by TheViking85

I mean, it's predominantly a bureaucratic thing, has little or nothing to do with actual allegiance.

Precisely.

I don't know, those citizen-of-the-world types are usually pretty annoying.

[TheViking85]

Originally Posted by franklin_mac

Precisely.

I don't know, those citizen-of-the-world types are usually pretty annoying.

Well again, if there were other ways to achieve the same result I would certainly be perfectly happy having only one citizenship.

That being said, why are we annoying?

It's a means to an end, I really don't see any issues with it.

[glass_of_merlot]

Originally Posted by Bettafish

It is not allowed in the US. You will have to give up UK citizenship.

However, if you were an American citizen acquiring a UK citizenship, I heard you can get around.

You are wrooooong

[ScandicA]

If you were born in the UK, you can never lose your citizen