Any americans have experience moving to the UK?

My husband is english and I am american. He has gone through the fiance visa, and now permanent residency, and eventually applying for dual citazenship. However, I would love to live in england eventually, though our lawyer never went into how difficult that would be. I know that in my previous state, girlfriend, I would not be able to live there longer than 6 months at a time (or risk losing my citazenship), and cannot work unless I was able to prove that I can provide a skill that no other british citizen can provide. What I want to know is : does this now change because we are married? Can I work there now? Obviously the month rule still applies unless I apply for a british passport because the US does not do dual citizenship. Anyone help me with this?!?!?!?

Answers:
An American cannot lose his or her citizenship except by formally renouncing it before an American diplomat, something that rarely -- if ever -- is done. So if you aquire British citizenship, you will not lose your American nationality. As for working, I would be very surprised that you would not have the right of employment as the spouse of a British subject.

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We just moved to London and LOVE IT! We've found it easy to adapt to London.the people are kind, the food is great, education is excellent, parks a plenty.there's so much to see and do. Even the weather has been so beautiful for the most part.

Hi, Here's what I always pass along!
London is a superb walking city. Bring a good map of the city and begin. Be a happy tourist and first hop on one of the major red double decker tour buses which afford you a perfect overview of London and you can "hop on and off" as often as you please.some for two days! I love www.theoriginaltour.com ! Highlights (see www.londonwalks.com): National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Tate Modern Museum, London Eye, Covent Gardens (great shops n restaurants), St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, see a play!, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Tower of London.
Know London has many beautiful parks which can be your oasis when needing a rest. Kensington Gardens in one of the world's wealthiest areas - See Princess Di's Kensington Palace and shop Kensington High St. and wander up Church St. for boutiques and such. Nearby: Royal Albert Hall, Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum. Hyde Park connects to Kensington Gardens. Explore Chelsea for boutiques as well. St. James Park - beautiful, sole restaurant inside. Green Park - high tea at the Ritz, Fortnum & Mason, Picadilly Circus (think Times Square). Shopping streets: Oxford, Bond, check for weekly markets.BUY "TIMEOUT LONDON" weekly magazine. Boat trip on the Thames - a must. Don't forget - you can take the EUROSTAR Chunnel train to Brussels or Paris for day trips (2.5 hrs +/- each way!) Hope this helps. Have a fantastic time! :)

We just moved to London and LOVE IT! We've found it easy to adapt to London.the people are kind, the food is great, education is excellent, parks a plenty.there's so much to see and do. Even the weather has been so beautiful for the most part.

Hi, Here's what I always pass along!
London is a superb walking city. Bring a good map of the city and begin. Be a happy tourist and first hop on one of the major red double decker tour buses which afford you a perfect overview of London and you can "hop on and off" as often as you please.some for two days! I love www.theoriginaltour.com ! Highlights (see www.londonwalks.com): National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, Tate Modern Museum, London Eye, Covent Gardens (great shops n restaurants), St. Paul's Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, see a play!, Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Tower of London.
Know London has many beautiful parks which can be your oasis when needing a rest. Kensington Gardens in one of the world's wealthiest areas - See Princess Di's Kensington Palace and shop Kensington High St. and wander up Church St. for boutiques and such. Nearby: Royal Albert Hall, Science Museum, Natural History Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum. Hyde Park connects to Kensington Gardens. Explore Chelsea for boutiques as well. St. James Park - beautiful, sole restaurant inside. Green Park - high tea at the Ritz, Fortnum & Mason, Picadilly Circus (think Times Square). Shopping streets: Oxford, Bond, check for weekly markets.BUY "TIMEOUT LONDON" weekly magazine. Boat trip on the Thames - a must. Don't forget - you can take the EUROSTAR Chunnel train to Brussels or Paris for day trips (2.5 hrs +/- each way!) Hope this helps. Have a fantastic time! :)
Hi there,

Now that you are married you will be able to apply for a UK Partner visa, with your husband's sponsorship. The visa will be valid for 2 years, after which time you will need to demonstrate that your relationship is still genuine and continuing to receive Indefinite Leave to Remain which is just that, permission to remain in the UK indefinitely. On both of these visas you will be able to work without restrictions, live wherever you want, etc.

I don't have much knowledge of US Citizenship Law however I doubt very much that you will lose your US Citizenship if you choose to live abroad for a period of time. If you apply for British Citizenship this may result in you renouncing your US Citizenship however just having a visa for the UK will not - as far as I am aware. The US does allow dual citizenship in some circumstances but you would need to check this with a US Immigration Attorney. I think if you have children they would be eligible for US and UK but like I said - best to check with an attorney.

I am registered to provide UK Immigration assistance, if you would like more information please contact me on Jessica.Stooke@Visalogic.net.

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