StephenBeddoes

I move from the UK to the USA. I have recently gained Citizenship to the USA and now hold an American Passport. Am I allowed to renew my British Passport that is due to expire soon?

Cheers.

Partystar

Yes.

Are you military?

StephenBeddoes

Not Military.

One of my reasons for asking the question is that the application form for a British passport renewal does state....
1. I have not preciously help a passport of any description, or been included in one other that the one I am applying for.
2. I have made no other application for a passport, other that that stated above.

Which technically I have by holding an American passport.

So I am a little confused.

Schnorbitz

Hmmm, I have two passports (1 for the UK and 1 for NZ) - no problems here

BigDavyG

Passport in the above refers specifically to British passport.
Its to make sure that people don't have multiple copies that they, for example could sell to a third party.

StephenBeddoes

Did you apply for your UK after you NZ PP?

StephenBeddoes

That makes sense.

Partystar

I agree with Davy Boy on this one, I think it's just with regards to British passports.

Also, the reason I ask about military is that I've heard (don't know how true it is) that when you are military, some countries make you denounce your other citizenship's.

PS - I too have dual nationality (British/Australian).

BigDavyG

I know this because I hadn't used my passport for about 3 years and couldn't find it. When I went to apply for a new one I had to declare that I had lost my old one, even though it was one of the old red ones and had actually expired.
They double checked the references I gave them on the new application and subsequently explained what was going on when I phoned up to complain about the delay.

BigDavyG

Dual citizenship is usually dependant on an agreement existing between the countries involved.
It often isn't allowed if one of the countries involved has compulsory national service eg if you had a thai bride and had a kid the kid cannot hold a Thai passport along with another one until they hit 18.

Englishmum

However in special circumstances you can hold two British passports. Here's a couple of examples:

If you have an Israeli stamp in your passport and wanted to travel to some certain Islamic countries eg. Saudi Arabia. They may choose not to admit a passport holder who has visited Israel, so you can have another UK passport ( I don't know if this is restricted on dates of validity though).

My English next-door neighbour in Singapore had to travel on business within Asia about 70% of the time. He needed to travel to Jakarta but his British passport was held up for processing at the Myanmar (Burmese) Embassy as he needed a visa to travel there also. He went to the British High Commission and got a second 10 year passport.

Obviously things could have changed recently with the introduction of the new biometric passports.....

Bob

They normally stamp a piece of paper that is paperclipped into your passport if you say that you might travel to any other ME country.

Schnorbitz

That's what happened when I went to Cuba (which obviously isn't the ME); otherwise there'd be no entry into the US.

TouristTrap

Most people visiting S.A. during the days of apartheid used to do this too.

Bob

That's cool...don't think my sister did that, as she's got a cuba stamp in her passport, weren't a problem with the US, but then her passport is so loaded with stamps...also made a nice little scrap book cover with paperclipped Israel stamps *l*