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Old 07-09-2007, 09:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
Nefertiti
 
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Default Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

Hi there fellow Brits!

I have found much discussion on people going through US Naturalization
process and being worried about having to forfeit their british
passport. I too am going through this process. I have my interview and
civics test on July 24th 2007. But as many Brits before me I have a few
concerns, especially giving up my british passport. Now as far as I have
researched on web sites such as findlaw.com and and the official
Britain/USA embassy web site, that dual citizenship is allowed.

I would love to hear from fellow brits who have gone through the process
and are dual nationals and hear their experiences and what they went
through to obtain dual nationality.

When I visited my local USCIS office, the immigrations officer told me
that I do not have to give my passport because the country which I was
born still recognizes me as a british national. Also that when I leave
the country I have to travel with both passports. The US passport to
leave the country and enter back. And the british one to enter and
leave the UK.

Please help! I would love to hear some other experiences and advice!

Cheers
 

Old 07-09-2007, 10:48 PM   #2 (permalink)
Fatbrit
 
Posts: 1677
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> Hi there fellow Brits!
>
> I have found much discussion on people going through US Naturalization
> process and being worried about having to forfeit their british
> passport. I too am going through this process. I have my interview and
> civics test on July 24th 2007. But as many Brits before me I have a
> few concerns, especially giving up my british passport. Now as far as
> I have researched on web sites such as findlaw.com and and the
> official Britain/USA embassy web site, that dual citizenship is
> allowed.
>
> I would love to hear from fellow brits who have gone through the
> process and are dual nationals and hear their experiences and what
> they went through to obtain dual nationality.
>
> When I visited my local USCIS office, the immigrations officer told me
> that I do not have to give my passport because the country which I was
> born still recognizes me as a british national. Also that when I leave
> the country I have to travel with both passports. The US passport to
> leave the country and enter back. And the british one to enter and
> leave the UK.
>
> Please help! I would love to hear some other experiences and advice!
>
> Cheers

You don't need to do anything. Use your US passport to enter the US, and
the passport that gives you least hassle for elsewhere. Read
richw.org/dualcit.org for more info.
 
Old 07-09-2007, 11:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
Nefertiti
 
Posts: 10
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> You don't need to do anything. Use your US passport to enter the US,
> and the passport that gives you least hassle for elsewhere. Read
> www.richw.org/dualcit for more info.

How do I get more hits from fellow viewers for a answer to my question?

Nefertiti
 
Old 07-09-2007, 11:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
Fatbrit
 
Posts: 1677
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> How do I get more hits from fellow viewers for a answer to my
> question?
>
> Nefertiti

A little patience might help. Also, search site

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hlight=dual+c-
itizenship
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hlight=dual+c-
itizenship
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...hlight=dual+c-
itizenship

etc, etc
 
Old 07-09-2007, 11:25 PM   #5 (permalink)
Rete
 
Posts: 9736
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> How do I get more hits from fellow viewers for a answer to my
> question?
>
> Nefertiti

Patience? Also you can visit the wiki for US naturalization and do a
search on BE for naturalization. It is all there for just the looking.

There are people here with not 2 but 3 or 4 citizenships. My husband has
only two, Canadian and American. One girl had citizenship in Ireland,
British, American, and Canada. Another regular poster has British,
Canadian and American.

What do you want to know. You really didn't ask a question.
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Old 07-09-2007, 11:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
Nefertiti
 
Posts: 10
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> A little patience might help. Also, search site
>
> http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=dual-
> +citizenship
> http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=dual-
> +citizenship
> http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=dual-
> +citizenship
>
> etc, etc

Thanks for the tips Fatbrit

Nef.
 
Old 07-09-2007, 11:26 PM   #7 (permalink)
Rete
 
Posts: 9736
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> A little patience might help. Also, search site
>
> http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=dual-
> +citizenship
> http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=dual-
> +citizenship
> http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...ighlight=dual-
> +citizenship
>
> etc, etc

Damn now I have to give you karma for the same answer as me. Shoot!
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Old 07-09-2007, 11:27 PM   #8 (permalink)
Nefertiti
 
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Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> Thanks for the tips Fatbrit
>
> Nef.

Replying to Karma,


Hi there my original question was as follows:

Hi there fellow Brits!

I have found much discussion on people going through US Naturalization
process and being worried about having to forfeit their british
passport. I too am going through this process. I have my interview and
civics test on July 24th 2007. But as many Brits before me I have a few
concerns, especially giving up my british passport. Now as far as I have
researched on web sites such as findlaw.com and and the official
Britain/USA embassy web site, that dual citizenship is allowed.

I would love to hear from fellow brits who have gone through the process
and are dual nationals and hear their experiences and what they went
through to obtain dual nationality.

When I visited my local USCIS office, the immigrations officer told me
that I do not have to give my passport because the country which I was
born still recognizes me as a british national. Also that when I leave
the country I have to travel with both passports. The US passport to
leave the country and enter back. And the british one to enter and
leave the UK.

Please help! I would love to hear some other experiences and advice!

Cheers
 
Old 07-09-2007, 11:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
Rete
 
Posts: 9736
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> Replying to Karma,
>
>
> Hi there my original question was as follows:
>
> Hi there fellow Brits!
>
> I have found much discussion on people going through US Naturalization
> process and being worried about having to forfeit their british
> passport. I too am going through this process. I have my interview and
> civics test on July 24th 2007. But as many Brits before me I have a
> few concerns, especially giving up my british passport. Now as far as
> I have researched on web sites such as findlaw.com and and the
> official Britain/USA embassy web site, that dual citizenship is
> allowed.
>
> I would love to hear from fellow brits who have gone through the
> process and are dual nationals and hear their experiences and what
> they went through to obtain dual nationality.
>
> When I visited my local USCIS office, the immigrations officer told me
> that I do not have to give my passport because the country which I was
> born still recognizes me as a british national. Also that when I leave
> the country I have to travel with both passports. The US passport to
> leave the country and enter back. And the british one to enter and
> leave the UK.
>
> Please help! I would love to hear some other experiences and advice!
>
> Cheers

The process has not changed and is no different for anyone regardless of
nationality.

The experiences might seem old but the process has not changed over the
years. So you might want to check out the following experience site.

http://www.skyweb.net/~rlls/intro/natexp.html
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Old 07-09-2007, 11:44 PM   #10 (permalink)
Fatbrit
 
Posts: 1677
Default Re: Going through US Citizenship - Can I keep my British Passport??

> Replying to Karma,
>
>
> Hi there my original question was as follows:
>
> Hi there fellow Brits!
>
> I have found much discussion on people going through US Naturalization
> process and being worried about having to forfeit their british
> passport. I too am going through this process. I have my interview and
> civics test on July 24th 2007. But as many Brits before me I have a
> few concerns, especially giving up my british passport. Now as far as
> I have researched on web sites such as findlaw.com and and the
> official Britain/USA embassy web site, that dual citizenship is
> allowed.
>
> I would love to hear from fellow brits who have gone through the
> process and are dual nationals and hear their experiences and what
> they went through to obtain dual nationality.
>
> When I visited my local USCIS office, the immigrations officer told me
> that I do not have to give my passport because the country which I was
> born still recognizes me as a british national. Also that when I leave
> the country I have to travel with both passports. The US passport to
> leave the country and enter back. And the british one to enter and
> leave the UK.
>
> Please help! I would love to hear some other experiences and advice!
>
> Cheers

Strictly speaking, you could enter the UK on your US passport if the
thought of using 2 passports is too much for you. Of course, there's
always a chance you could be refused entry for a myriad of reasons (none
of which are to do with your dual citizenship), an event which would
certainly be interesting if possibly a little irritating for you. You
can't, of course, play this amusing game the other way round.
 
 


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