I know that you don't give up British citizenship, but for me, that's not the point.
Pledging allegiance to another country?? No idea how that would ever become a reality for me. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Greenwood To: hotshotlorimer Cc: [email protected] ; [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2010 5:32 PM Subject: Re: [LU] Charlton screening If you become a US citizen (as I did) then you do not give up your British citizenship. So I hold two passports. One primary reason was an esoteric, but very pragmatic one about death duties and the survivor getting a huge bill if you were a non citizen, but not if a citizen. Not sure how it applies if your spouse is a US citizen - we were both Brits. But also - soon I will have lived here half my life, it seems right to be a citizen. Tim On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 5:06 PM, hotshotlorimer <[email protected]> wrote: I've been in the USA for 10 years now, and have an American wife but would NEVER, EVER, EVER consider becoming a US citizen (or for that matter, a citizen of any other country) - can anyone explain to me how the thought process for that decision actually works? I'm never gonna pledge allegiance to a damn American flag; what the hell would The Queen say? BTW - the first question is an entirely serious one and the second question is only partially tongue in cheek. _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
