US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Hi everyone,
quick question. For those who have recently obtained their US citizenship, were you required to turn in your British passport or hand it in as an ID? I was under the impression that all that was needed was the green card but now I'm not sure. Thanks |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
NO. US does not ask you to surrender your UK/SL/Cayman/Jamaican/Australian whatever passport. (I'd be surprised and wrong, as I have been in the past :) )
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Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by Brigette
(Post 9470233)
Hi everyone,
quick question. For those who have recently obtained their US citizenship, were you required to turn in your British passport or hand it in as an ID? I was under the impression that all that was needed was the green card but now I'm not sure. Thanks You certainly do surrender your GC. :) |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by Brigette
(Post 9470233)
your British passport
it is not yours. |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Ok, considering we have a dozen or so recent threads asking this and add on to that a friendly Canadian who is going through citizenship right now who insisted I would have to surrender my passport.
Where does this idea that you have to surrender your passport come from? |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by Brigette
(Post 9470233)
Hi everyone,
quick question. For those who have recently obtained their US citizenship, were you required to turn in your British passport or hand it in as an ID? I was under the impression that all that was needed was the green card but now I'm not sure. Thanks |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by Poppy girl
(Post 9470953)
You do surrender your GC at the Naturalization interview but as others have said you keep you British Passport.
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Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 9470997)
You surrender the GC at the oath ceremony, not the interview. :)
Edit apologises you are correct thinking back she did take it but gave it back to me at the end of the interview I was wrong! |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by lansbury
(Post 9470997)
You surrender the GC at the oath ceremony, not the interview. :)
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Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 9471159)
We have had to give our GCs to the interviewing offices. Our Oath Ceremony was a couple of hours later. ;)
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Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by Brigette
(Post 9470233)
Hi everyone,
quick question. For those who have recently obtained their US citizenship, were you required to turn in your British passport or hand it in as an ID? I was under the impression that all that was needed was the green card but now I'm not sure. Thanks Obtained US citizenship at the USCIS district office in Atlanta in May of '03. |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by jaytee
(Post 9471326)
No.
Obtained US citizenship at the USCIS district office in Atlanta in May of '03. |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 9470944)
Where does this idea that you have to surrender your passport come from? Renouncing UK citizenship comes at a cost, a bit of ballache and is something very few people will do, possibly for security clearance reasons only. |
Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Thanks everyone for answering the question. I thought as much, but wanted to make sure before I responded to someone who was asking the same questions. :thumbup:
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Re: US Citizenship: surrender UK Passport?
Originally Posted by sir_eccles
(Post 9470944)
Ok, considering we have a dozen or so recent threads asking this and add on to that a friendly Canadian who is going through citizenship right now who insisted I would have to surrender my passport.
Where does this idea that you have to surrender your passport come from? |
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