Question for British born, US naturalized citizen....?
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I was British, and I am now American.\n\nWhen you take your oath of alliegance as a naturalized citizen, you must renounce your allegiance to any foreign government. That means that as far as America is concerned, you are an American, and do not have dual nationality.\n\nBritain's view is that you cannot give up your citizenship. So, although I no longer have a British passport, and always refer to myself as an American, the British government would still recognize my British citizenship for residency etc.\n\nIf you plan to become an American, you should do so because you are committed to this country; and you should not be concerned about maintaining citizenship in a foreign country; that's wanting to 'have your cake and eat it too'.\n\n[edit] The previous posting is incorrect. If you are 'not normally resident' in the UK, you do not need to file a tax return in the UK, assuming  you are not earning anything in that country. If you are earning anything in the UK, you must include that income on your US tax return.
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You need to be a British citizen first.
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I always presumed you were a native speaker (or at least had lived in the UK long enough to be considered what they call 'native-level proficiency') so I guess that must answer the question.\n\nAs other people have said here, you're actually better-spoken (well, -written) than a lot of true native speakers here.\n\nI can't recall ever seeing a single answer or question from you that seems in any way less than perfectly natural English.\n\nPlus you get bonus marks for frequently using the highly-cool word 'whilst'. Wish I could say that word without looking like a North American fool :)
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Yes, there's quite a lot of us from the UK, although we don't all still LIVE there, some of us are in other countries now!\n\nThe UK link at the bottom is a bit of a waste of time ... the questions are still the same .com ones!!!\n\nAnyway, lots of people ask questions like "For Brits only - what does this mean ...??" so just go ahead and post those Qs!!
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You need to become a Uk citizen first.
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NO, NO, and a thousand times: NO! Despite the comments I made answering a question on a different issue earlier, I wish to set the record straight and state that I am proud to call myself a citizen of the United Kingdom. I always will admit to being a fiercely proud Englishman, but I have a great affinity with Scotland and Wales, and I do love visiting both countries. I always wear a red rose and red & white ribbons on 23rd April (St George's day), but a close friend of mine always wears a daffodil or leek badge on March 1st (being a proud Welshman), and we always wish each other well on our respective Saint's days. Being Northumbrian-born, I have always loved many things Scottish, and my family and I always have a haggis on Burns' Night (we love it). So it's fair to say that despite devolution, the UK is still as cohesive as ever. God save the Queen.\n\np.s., Oh and Starshafter 1, kindly get off your high horse. We don't all hate Scotland or it's people. Be proud of who you are and learn to laugh at it, and yourselves too. We can take a bit of flack from you guys, so please learn to take a bit too.
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Hi--------when you say our --------------do you mean the USA??????? if that is the case yes you can as long as you are still a  US  citizen .....
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That would be the mayor of the town you live in.\n\nDon't mind the ignorant answers you have gotten thus far. You have chosen to come to our country and become a legal American citizen the "right" way. That's a good thing!!! :)
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Hi there! I moved to England when I was 14 so lets see if I can help. \n\nFor the most part people will be really nice. A lot of people are really interested in American culture and you'll get asked the same questions over and over again, but it's all good.\n\nThere is a lot of anti-American feeling over here given the current political situation. Everyone- and I mean EVERYONE- hates Bush. But the English are very good at keeping that seperate from how they judge individuals, so it won't impact their opinion of you for the most part. Don't worry about that, be prepared for the odd joke but laugh it off because they are just kidding.\n\nSomeone already said this, but you must be able to laugh at yourself. Americans can have a certain arrogance. At school and in the media we got taught to be really openly patriotic and it's really annoying to the rest of the world. A lot of Americans will stand up and declare that the USA is the greatest country in the world when they don't even know anything about other places (like, it's not the ONLY free country!). So just be open-minded.\n\nTry and learn things about geography and anthropology as well. Just showing that you're knowledgable about the world outside the USA will impress them, and help us defy the stereotype of Americans who don't know where any other countries are, let alone the language they speak.\n\nDon't complain about food portions or the fact that you tend not to get free refills for your soft drinks in restaurants. I had some friends visit and I swear it's all the talked about the whole time. "Oh my god, I can't believe how much coke costs, and the glass is soooo small!". Comment on things you like and appreciate until you become an honorary Brit- then you can start b*tching about Tony Blair, the NHS and the bloody weather.\n\nOh and forget the etiquette books. Honestly, you'll just come across as pretentious. Read "Notes from a Small Island" and "Notes from a Big Country" by Bill Bryson- it's all about the cultural differences between the US and the UK. Hilarious reading, and will make you see things you take for granted differently.
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A Citizen has the same rights as a perminent resident of the USA.  If you are born in this country you are considered a **naturalized** perminent resident and therefore a citizen.\n\nNow, those holding passports and visa's to enter this country are not entitled to all the legal rights and suvivorship rights that rightful citizens are.\n\n********As i wasn't clear enough, let me be a bit more clear for those who would say i'm wrong********\n\n***Insert***\nIf you are a permanent resident of the United States – i.e., hold a green card – you can become a U.S. Citizen through naturalization. There are several requirements – with some flexibility – to get naturalized. \n\nTo become naturalized you must have lived in the country as a permanent resident for five years, you have been physically present in the U.S. for at least half of that time, you are a person of good character, you have basic knowledge of U.S. history and government, you can read, write, and speak basic English, you are 18, legally competent, and you express your allegiance to the United States. \n\nAlso, if you were required to file a tax return while in the United States, and did not, you will be denied citizenship status. \n\nHis question didn't pertain to JUST permanment residents.  His question could have applied also to naturlized residents, which do have the right to vote, suvership benefits, ect that normal citizens have.
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If your family was all born their you may be able to have dual citizenship. \nMy mother is from England and being her daughter I can choose to have dual citizenship, just as she can have dual citizenship here in the US. Its called naturalization. I am American and have French through Marriage. a
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Excellent.  I don't normally answer questions from the US, as it's not my culture and I wish US residents would refrain from advising Brits on legal matters as if our laws were identical.  We're different.\n\nBut this is clever and ironic, love it.
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I'm from the us living in england for a while. Aint nowhere better then the us but then i am biast :)
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The United States requires you to renounce any other citizenship when you become a citizen, but British law specifically does not accept that kind of renunciation, so as long as you don't formally register any renouncement of citizenship, you can easily be a dual citizen.
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volunteer !!!! haha.\n\nSorry i am not even from england. NOt the Britain.nor from Europe nor from the uk. nor from that part of the earth. i am in Antric.
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well dont let that affect you.i dont.  me, i am south african, highly educated and yet apparently from a 3rd world country. when i look around at uk, london - a 1st world country, i see the young people, clueless, older closed minded folks with blinkers on, and i think, was i eager to come and see this. like you, i didnt fall short of anything back home, in fact my standard of living was 10 times better than london, in terms of space, parking, less tax etc. but i came here to travel, explore , and my skills were needed here... and better yet, a british company came to my country , to recruit me, i didnt even ask to come here, i just sat back and got brought.... so i suggest to those who think foreigners are idiots, just because their accent is different , to think again - cos english is not the universal language in the world.... and british and americans are the people most likely to only know one language, while us foreigners usually know at least 2 languages.
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Why don't you hijack a plane, that seems to get you citizenship into Britain.\nIts been proved!!\n\nhttp://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,200-2174751,00.html