British Citizen Applying for American Citizenship

[Greatday]

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

I'd suggest you contact a lawyer who specializes in immigration law.

[ceg0720]

Originally Posted by ScandicA

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

I was born in England (in a refugee camp) but there was no such thing as automatic citizenship ... my family finally (after living in the camp for 8 years) emigrated here and after I became an adult I became a U.S. citizen .... there was nothing to renounce as we were 'stateless' .... can I also try to get British citizenship now since I was born there? (seems like everyone is doing it so what the he$$)

[Jaggy001]

Originally Posted by ceg0720

I was born in England (in a refugee camp) but there was no such thing as automatic citizenship ... my family finally (after living in the camp for 8 years) emigrated here and after I became an adult I became a U.S. citizen .... there was nothing to renounce as we were 'stateless' .... can I also try to get British citizenship now since I was born there? (seems like everyone is doing it so what the he$$)

My understanding is that anyone born in the UK prior to 1982 is automatically a British citizen. I don't know if the fact of being in a refugee camp makes a difference to that. Do you have a UK birth certificate?