I have researched this on the net but can't seem to find a simple answer so seen as this site has a wealth of knowledge, I thought I would try here, even though its not nurse related!
Anyway, is it possible to hold dual citizenship for here and the UK. I was going to get mine as I am eligible but my hubby (American) and I are thinking of going back to the UK in 5 years or so for ???? but want to keep our options open in case we decide to come back. Any advice would be great!
Some stuff I read on another website indicates if in the UK and pay taxes here due to some agreement with the US you don't pay taxes again in the US just have to file the paperwork.[/quote
This is true there is an agreement between uk and us you only pay taxes where you are living.
you can only apply to become a citizen after 5 years residency in the us, unless you have married an american citizen, then you are allowed to apply after 3 years.
I am british born, but I became naturalised as an american after living there for 17 years. So I am now a dual citizen. I am living in england now and I can work in both countries. I have to file american taxes, but because I have no money being earnt there either in wages or property etc. I do not have to pay anything. I do pay english taxes, it evens out in the end. If you have a green card you are only aloud out of the country for a year at a time. You could go back and forth to keep it valid. You can still work here on that too. But I do not think you would get benefits such as social security. It is best you become a citizen and do it soon it gets more expensive each year. I do not know about your husbands status in england with all of this, make sure you find out. But because I have been back and forth right from my childhood I have had to research things. Let me know
If you are british, naturalised as an american you go into uk on british pass and into us on a us pass. I was told this when entering the uk with the american pass that i had used on leaving england 3 wks before.
Belinda-wales, RN
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