Hi head-fi-ers.
I have an interesting opportunity. Actually, I've had it for some time, but little did I know. My father's a Brit, my mom's American, and he's non-naturalized (Green Card). Technically, that means that I'm eligible to claim UK citizenship via ius sanguinis (and receive my UK passport). Very handy for working/living/getting into the EU.... Which would be nice (ah, Ireland..)
There are two small roadblocks, though. One of them is US law. The way I understand it, if you declare that you're renouncing your US citizenship during the declaration of citizenship to the other country, you've just given up your right to stay in the country (as a US citizen). So, if the UK version of "swearing allegiance" includes wording along the lines of "I, so-and-so, pledge my allegiance to the Queen and renounce any other citizenship I may hold.", the deal's done for.
The second roadblock is the bit on the out-of-country passport request form that asks for your passport (current). I'm not comfortable with surrendering my passport to a foreign embassy, for obvious reasons. If they don't take photocopies, what can I do?
Would like to hear from anyone who's done something like this, or from a current UK head-fier who's can remember the bit from receiving their passport where you raise your hand and say some words
-Viverr
I have an interesting opportunity. Actually, I've had it for some time, but little did I know. My father's a Brit, my mom's American, and he's non-naturalized (Green Card). Technically, that means that I'm eligible to claim UK citizenship via ius sanguinis (and receive my UK passport). Very handy for working/living/getting into the EU.... Which would be nice (ah, Ireland..)
There are two small roadblocks, though. One of them is US law. The way I understand it, if you declare that you're renouncing your US citizenship during the declaration of citizenship to the other country, you've just given up your right to stay in the country (as a US citizen). So, if the UK version of "swearing allegiance" includes wording along the lines of "I, so-and-so, pledge my allegiance to the Queen and renounce any other citizenship I may hold.", the deal's done for.
The second roadblock is the bit on the out-of-country passport request form that asks for your passport (current). I'm not comfortable with surrendering my passport to a foreign embassy, for obvious reasons. If they don't take photocopies, what can I do?
Would like to hear from anyone who's done something like this, or from a current UK head-fier who's can remember the bit from receiving their passport where you raise your hand and say some words
-Viverr
