Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Feb 6th 2005, 3:12 am
#61
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Re: Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Originally Posted by JAJ
Why do you think becoming US citizens would cause you to lose British citizenship? It wouldn't.
Here's a good site which explains the US position: http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
The US naturalisation oath does not have any effect under British law and the US doesn't care about you keeping British citizenship provided you deal with US authorities as if you were solely a US citizen.
As I've noted - if you have had kids born in the US they are American citizens even if the rest of the family are not, and if you don't sort this out before leaving this could well cause a lot of discord later on.
Jeremy
Here's a good site which explains the US position: http://www.richw.org/dualcit/
The US naturalisation oath does not have any effect under British law and the US doesn't care about you keeping British citizenship provided you deal with US authorities as if you were solely a US citizen.
As I've noted - if you have had kids born in the US they are American citizens even if the rest of the family are not, and if you don't sort this out before leaving this could well cause a lot of discord later on.
Jeremy
Colin.
Feb 6th 2005, 3:43 am
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Re: Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Originally Posted by Roadhog
Jeremy, Yes I do understand your comments, but I was led to believe that once you bacame US Citz, then you had to send back your British Passports... Is that not the case?
Colin.
Colin.
It is not the case. Where did you hear otherwise?
(a lot of British migrants in Australia have 'heard' the same thing about having to hand back their passports when they become Australian - totally untrue)
If you ask on this forum, or some of the US forums, you should come across others who have naturalised in the US and have no problems keeping their British or Canadian passports.
Jeremy
Last edited by JAJ; Feb 6th 2005 at 3:46 am.
Feb 6th 2005, 9:04 am
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Re: Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Originally Posted by JAJ
It is not the case. Where did you hear otherwise?
(a lot of British migrants in Australia have 'heard' the same thing about having to hand back their passports when they become Australian - totally untrue)
If you ask on this forum, or some of the US forums, you should come across others who have naturalised in the US and have no problems keeping their British or Canadian passports.
Jeremy
(a lot of British migrants in Australia have 'heard' the same thing about having to hand back their passports when they become Australian - totally untrue)
If you ask on this forum, or some of the US forums, you should come across others who have naturalised in the US and have no problems keeping their British or Canadian passports.
Jeremy
Feb 6th 2005, 5:14 pm
#64
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Joined: Feb 2005
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Re: Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Originally Posted by JAJ
It is not the case. Where did you hear otherwise?
(a lot of British migrants in Australia have 'heard' the same thing about having to hand back their passports when they become Australian - totally untrue)
If you ask on this forum, or some of the US forums, you should come across others who have naturalised in the US and have no problems keeping their British or Canadian passports.
Jeremy
(a lot of British migrants in Australia have 'heard' the same thing about having to hand back their passports when they become Australian - totally untrue)
If you ask on this forum, or some of the US forums, you should come across others who have naturalised in the US and have no problems keeping their British or Canadian passports.
Jeremy
Feb 8th 2005, 8:24 pm
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Re: Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Originally Posted by scrawni
We may head back to the uk within the next 6mths and I just wondered how people cope with it finacially?
For most, no job to go back to, no house etc and on top of that you have the expense of the removals etc.
How do you manage it?
Mandy
For most, no job to go back to, no house etc and on top of that you have the expense of the removals etc.
How do you manage it?
Mandy
) about 25,000 pounds in our move to Perth and then back to the UK. Removal costs both ways, sale of house in UK and then sale of house in Perth. Flights and the cost of taking our pets to Oz and back to the UK. The list is endless.We stayed with my parents on our return though and managed to save a good amount before moving into our new house but no where near what we spent on our 2 year holiday/adventure/experience/trip.
Feb 10th 2005, 10:22 am
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Re: Finacially,how is the move going to effect you?
Originally Posted by scrawni
We may head back to the uk within the next 6mths and I just wondered how people cope with it finacially?
For most, no job to go back to, no house etc and on top of that you have the expense of the removals etc.
How do you manage it?
Mandy
For most, no job to go back to, no house etc and on top of that you have the expense of the removals etc.
How do you manage it?
Mandy
I'll drink to that one.
