unicorndreams

Hi All,

Took the test yesterday at 1pm in St Louis.
Was out after 15 minutes.
Got asked 5 questions.Read and wrote a sentence that he asked.
Now have to wait for the letter for the Oath Ceremony.
Also No Dual citizenship. Thought everyone said we could have both ??

clydegirl

Congrats.
I thought you could keep your British citizenship.

User Name

As a general matter, a British citizen who becomes a US citizen keeps their British citi'. From what I understand, to loose British citizenship requires quite strenuous steps such as an affirmative renunciation before a British Embassy official. But as far as the US is concerned, U.S. citizens are just that, U.S. citizens.

Bob

Congrats

and if your have British citizenship, then you don't lose it, the oath ceremony basically means that you renounce old citizenship to the US, which means you enter/leave the US as a US citizen and can't ask the US for help involving foreign citizenship such as doing a runner from national service from your other country citizenship.

NC Penguin

I never said that it was a definite that you'd have both citizenship interview and ceremony on the day. Some locations offer both on the same day and some don't. St. Louis may be one of the latter. Then again, your appointment was at 1.00pm.


NC Penguin

CitySimon

Remind me again...

I'm on a green card. How long do you need to be in the country prior to applying for citizenship?

I'm just coming up on 3 years here (May 25th)!

Bob

5 years minus 90 days, or 3 years if based on marriage to a USC

Elvira

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What on earth are you on about?

fatbrit

US perspective: www.richw.org/dualcit

UK perspective: http://www.britainusa.com/consular/dualnata.asp

You can indeed have both.

unicorndreams

Thanks for that site.
It was INS guy who said that.
England allows us. U.S dont like it.
So both then no matter what.. Good.

unicorndreams

You have to agree to Oath that says you give it up. Like someone said you actually have to go through some hoops to do that back there.

Im glad its done.
Just get the Ceremony over and i'll be fine.
Didnt take long really.
I put the N400 in on November 1st 2005 . Had letter in Jan 06 for fingerprints that month. Then March 8th letter for May 11th test ..So 6 1/2 months is good.

tony_2003

I'm curious...whats with the avatar? You're a Brit living in New York?

yorkshire_lass

So are you allowed to keep your UK passport and also get a US one? or do you have to hand over your UK one and only use your US one?

antjen

as a dual cit, it means you have 2 passports, travelling between uk and usa you carry both, use the brit one to enter uk and american one to enter usa - you dont need to tell anyone (entering either country) about the 'other' passport.

Ant

Rete

Yes, you can continue to hold citizenship in another country as long as THAT country allows it. For the UK and Canada there is no such issue. I'm assuming the DAO told you that ;-) Suggest you read the citizenship and renouncing thread on the marriage-visa page which is going hot and heavy on just this topic at the moment.