Hurrah!!
I passed my citizenship interview and test yesterday.
Only about a month to wait for the swearing in date and then I am free of the INS grin
If anyone is interested, I will post a list of the questions they asked.
-M
Congratulations! I'd love to see the questions as Citzenship is on my very long "To Do" list - a bit of cheating never hurt anyone! lol
Good for you!
As for posting the questions - Oh,yes please!
Are you having a party to celebrate? grin
M
I have a question, do you have to relinquish your British citizenship to be a yank?
I would consider it too, only if I didn't lose my British Citizenship. I have heard from some places you have to renounce all other nationalities and from others I have heard you can be a dual citizen?
I may as well get it from the horses mouth
What I hear on dual citizenship is this
In order to become an Amurrican citizen and get your free pair of cowboy boots, you have to go swear, right? This is a speech about renouncing foreign potatoes and such, and after said speech, wallop, you're a citizen. However, you have to formally renounce your British citizenship in the UK before a magistrate - PG Wodehouse did it I believe.
What made you decide to take the Big Step, Manc? I've been here 5 years and keep thinking about it, it's just giving upthe Brit passport that hurts...
On 2003-03-06 16:00, manc1976 wrote:
I have a question, do you have to relinquish your British citizenship to be a yank?
No.
Seriously, I would do it only if I didn't have to give up my red passport. I think getting a blue one too would be easier however in the long term.
VRB I have not decided to take the step either, like you just thinking about it. might do it, might not, dunno yet.
You don't have to give up your UK Citzenship and you do get to keep your Brit passport. So nothing lost only something gained.
Manc, here's a link regarding the dual citizenship thing
http//www.british-expats.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?topic=4469&forum=2
There are loads more, just do a search.
On 2003-03-06 16:52, Deborah wrote:
So nothing lost only something gained.
Maybe...
Andrew :smile:
The only "problem" with holding dual citizenship comes down to who can help you if you get into trouble. If you're dual US/UK, and something happens to you in the US (like you're arrested on suspicion of terrorist activities), you can't ask the british government to help you out. You also become eligible for all kinds of goodies (like military service, jury duty, etc.) which you can avoid be being a brit living in the US on a single passport.
. You also become eligible for all kinds of goodies (like military service, jury duty, etc.) which you can avoid be being a brit living in the US on a single passport.
Not true - if you have a green card, you have to register with Selective Service, making you eligible for military service in the unlikely event of a draft. You don't have to be a citizen to be in the military.
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Not true - if you have a green card, you have to register with Selective Service, making you eligible for military service in the unlikely event of a draft. You don't have to be a citizen to be in the military.
If you're male and under-26, right?
On 2003-03-07 13:04, Ameriscot wrote:
Not true - if you have a green card, you have to register with Selective Service, making you eligible for military service in the unlikely event of a draft. You don't have to be a citizen to be in the military.
If you're male and under-26, right?
It's 27.
:smile:
On 2003-03-06 23:15, maczippy wrote:
On 2003-03-06 16:52, Deborah wrote:
So nothing lost only something gained.
Maybe...
Andrew :smile:
Come on elaborate McZ.