Cool, good luck
Will you be applying for citizenship before you leave or have you no intention of ever returning ??
If I could get citizenship now i would go home straight away, but its another 4.5 years for me so i'll be hanging around for a bit longer.

I have no intention of wanting citizenship, to be really honest I doubt that I would ever set foot in this country again once I'm home.

For me it would be nice to always have the option to come back from a job point of view.
It would also be a great way to make sure that I have absolutely no regrets about moving back home - not that i think i would but if things were going slow on the job front back there it would be easy to fall into the "grass is always grenner" way of thinking again. If I know that i could come back here if i wanted then those potential regrets just couldn't bug me as much.

Yes, I got my citizenship back in December. I feel somewhat like Britvic that I'd never want to live here again, but with my OH being American it makes sense to have the citizenship in case things don't work out for whatever reason in the UK (like you said, Davy). Also, I never thought I'd want to move back to the UK either, so feelings can change within just a few years! It'll also be nicer for all of us being able to go through the same line at the airport when visiting wife's family.

Excellent - then your sorted.
Hope the move works out well for you.

By the way, daft question - is the only way to qualify for citizenship through 5 year residency or are there any shortcuts ??

The only shortcut is 3 years when based on marriage to a USC (as in my case). Nothing other than that, I'm afraid. Well, not that I know of anyway.

Thanks

Right I am being rather nosey but why wouldn't you want to step foot in the country again...!!!??

Case in point: recently, I stepped into a lift with three colleagues (one male, two female), and as the door closed, said "Fourth floor, ladies' lingerie" (you know, Grace Bros. and all that).

Blank stares. I'd screwed up on two points: cultural igbnorance and (probably) perceived sexism or "sexiness in the workplace". Then I tried to explain the "joke" - bad move ......

Hubby is American and the only child, he will have to no doubt sort out family stuff when the time comes like property exc, I'm not fond of my inlaws nor is he for that matter, would not surprise us if they left it all to there church. Our Son was born in England and will be 5 years on our return, and Hubby intends to take British citizenship, he said himself this is no longer home, he has seen that big wide world being in the Navy.

I am going to get some property papers sent over for us - once I have finished I am more than happy to mail to you. You get to see so much more than the internet listings give you - I think that quite often it is only the stuff that has been hanging around that ends up on these sites. The good stuff is probably snapped up. Will be the best travelled Poole/Bournemouth Advertisers in history!

Keep in touch

Amanda

Amanda thats adorable for you offer to post your papers to me, absolutely yes please ! Just let me know when you've had enough of them and I'll give you my address ! Thank you xxxx

A colleague has just asked me to TYPE quieter! This is somebody who swears out loud whenever she feels like it. I so can't wait to get out of this friggin place right now. Sorry, this has nothing to do with anything but I needed to vent and didn't think it was worth starting a thread for!

Hush.......I can hear you brain working, will be the next thing she says.....

At times like this there is only really one course of action available to you...

...shoot her in the face

I can't believe that - you poor thing, sounds like you are having to work with a complete freak. Thought I had it bad at work but have changed my mind on reading your post!