Born in the united states dad was born in england. Is it possible for me to obtain dual citizenship?
in england and now lives over here. Within the next year i was hoping on
working over in England for over six months and possibly staying for good. How do i find out if i have dual citizen ship or apply for it?
Any feedback would greatly be appreciated
Nick Hield
Answer:
you automatically have duel citizenship because your dad is from the UK,i`m from there too and i`ve been here for 4 years.
your dad would need to get in touch with the NHS in England to start the ball rolling for a National insurance number,the same as a social security number.
you could also do this yourself as long as you have your birth certificate to prove you father is English.
don't worry ,you are totally legal in doing this.
But WHY would you want to go to the UK? its **** over there,people are so ignorant and dull. and its so damn expensive.
Your citizenship is determined by the country in which you were born. That's your legal status. You can apply for a work visa for other countries, but I don't think you would get dual citizenship.
I do not know for sure, but believe you can if at the time of your birth your Mom was a US citizen and your Dad was a UK citizen. I may be wrong, though.
You are an American. You want to go to England, go. But you don't have to give up your citizenship...unless you already did. You don't need dual citizenship. The answer to your Q is NO. They will not give you dual citizenship.
I'm not to sure, but I think you are only entitled to a duel British Passport if you are from a Commonwealth country like Canada, New Zealand, Australia etc.
I believe your dad would have had to send a copy of your birth certificate back to England when you were born. Also believe that dual citizenship doesn't last forever. My dad had dual citizenship (England/US) and had to declare one of them when he turned 12. Not sure if that has changed. I would contact the British embassy.
Sure it is. By virtu of being born in the US you're an American (jus soli - place of birth) and by virtue of being a son of a Britain's citizen you are British too (jus sanguinis).
I can understand why you want to get the British nationality sorted out, I don't think you need to worry about visa's being American anyway, but if you have a British dad then it should make it easier if you do. America are a bit precious about entry visa's and such, but I think because of your circumstances you will find it easier to get into Britain, than you would if it was the other way around.
You can apply for dual-citizenship because of your fathers direct connection with Britain. You would have to prove to the Home Office that he was born here through paperwork, birth certificate and that sort of thing. This is how I came to live in Britain. I don't know if they still have it or not but you would get whats called Right of Abode then you go through the motions with the Home Office, you should have no problems.
If your dad was born in the UK you have dual citizenship. That is the case in many countries. I am dual British /Irish and a citizen of both countries.
I'm not too sure about the situation with the States but you should qualify for British citizenship via descent and be able to get a British passport (this can depend on the date of when you were born)
Try visiting here.
http://www.britainusa.com/sections/artic...
OK. IVE DONE THIS. you have to prove that your dad is your dad. a birth certificate OR medical records showing HIS name as your father works. BUT he has to be you biological father for an Citizenship through Ancestry
From there, all you have to do is apply for a British Passport, thru your local embassy. you can call or write to them to ask for the form.. i want to say its a C2 form. not 100% sure.
When you receive your passport, this pretty much automatically gives you right of abode, and right to work in the UK. BUT, you have to be sure you at least come back to the US every few months, or else, you could get "ex patriot" status in the US. (i think.. not 100% on this ex patriot thing, while dual national- ive never had to deal with it, but i wouldnt chance it so, just double check me on that one.)
But. when you get to the UK, you need to apply for a National insurance # at the local job centre which is pretty easy. but youll need to "establish" yourself at a residence first. maybe even open a bank account.
thats pretty much it.
its relatively easy.
Oh yes, and..leave and re-enter the US with your American passport and enter UK on UK passport.
BUT also.i ended up not working in the UK. and wasnt 100% sure of the regulations of coming and goin. so double check with the embassy on that one.
Read this: http://www.richw.org/dualcit/faq.html... :-)
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