I'm American but want to live in the UK! How do I become UK citizen? I really want to live there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

I'll marry you, just email me..

Answer 2

Sarah D has it right. It can be done but you need to approach it properly and be committed to living in the UK. It takes much time. Plus it can be expensive.

On another note I am tiring of UK people saying they are just abandoning the cesspool of the UK. The reason it is becoming so is because of this attitude.

Answer 3

Thinks to Sarah D. you have information on what has to be done, I also have information on what other countries require of the people that want to live in that country. Have never been to the UK, but from what was written, really feel they have a pretty good control on who and what they will allow to live in their country.

Answer 4

To live there you do not have to become a UK citizen. You can get a resident visa and live there all you want and when you want to come back to see the family no need to ask permission, just get the ticket and use your US Passport to come, since it would already have your resicense visa you just go back.

Have a safe trip there and back and enjoy.

Answer 5

You can only become a citizen of the UK if you have really bad teeth, bad hygiene, and a desire to pay a 45% tax level.

Answer 6

Go and don't come back to the good USA. I wonder why you want to be part or citizen of a decaying country.?? I bet you that once you are in country, you will want to come back, I know because the smart Brits are abandoning their country to the Muslims.

Answer 7

you don't have to be a citizen to live there. it probably takes several years to become a citizen.

Answer 8

Naturalisation after six years in the UK

If you are not married to a British Citizen you will need to meet the following requirements:

* You must be aged 18 or over and are not of unsound mind.
* You must be of good character.
* You should be able to communicate in the English language (or Welsh or Scottish Gaelic). There are exemptions to this requirement, for example if one is elderly or mentally handicapped.
* You should intend to live in the UK or in Crown Service abroad (working directly for an UK Government organisation), or be employed by an international organisation of which the UK is a member, or be employed by a company or association established in the United Kingdom.

In addition the candidate should have fulfilled the six-year requirement as detailed below. The six-year period is counted from the six years from the date when the application reaches the home office.

You must have had indefinite leave to remain (sometimes also known as permanent residency/ILR) to be able to apply for naturalisation.

The processing times for naturalisation applications is currently about six to seven months. If you are not married to an UK Citizen you will need to meet the following requirements:

* You must have been living in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the six-year period; and
* During the six-year period you must not have been outside the United Kingdom for more than 450 days (about 15 months); and
* During the last 12 months of the six-year period you must not have been outside the UK for more than 90 days; and
* During the last 12 months of the six-year period your stay in the United Kingdom must have held permanent residency/ indefinite leave to remain (ILR)
* You must not have been living in the United Kingdom in breach of UK immigration rules at any time during the six-year period ending with the date that the application is received by the Home Office.

If you would like assistance with a naturalisation application made on the basis of having permanent residency, please contact our office on (0)207 842 0800 or complete our online enquiry form.
Naturalisation after three years in the UK as a spouse of an UK Citizen

The requirements for naturalisation as a spouse of a British citizen are very similar to those mentioned above. The main difference is that there is a shorter residency requirement of three years in the UK as opposed to six years. The three years of the residency requirement are counted from the date your naturalisation application is received by the Home Office.

Further details on residency requirements are as follows:

* You must have been living in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the three- year period; and
* On the date that your application is received in the Home Office, you must have permanent residence/ ILR in the UK; and
* During the three-year period you must not have been outside the UK for more than 270 days (approximately 9 months); and
* During the last 12 months of the three-year period you must not have been outside the UK for more than 90 days; and
* You must not have been in breach of any UK immigration rules at any time during this three-year period of residence in the UK.

This is a simplification of several complex laws; there may well be other important issues to consider.

Please contact us for more information and assistance on making an application for naturalisation based on marriage to a British citizen.

Unless you have a claim to Citizenship based on ancestry you will probably have apply for naturalisation in one of the following two categories:

* Naturalisation after six years in the UK
* Naturalisation after three years in the UK as a spouse of an UK Citizen

Please note that as of November 1, 2005, you also have to pass the UK government's new Life in the UK citizenship test before you can apply for citizenship. Once you have passed the life in the UK test and received your certificate, please feel free to contact us. With our extremely competitive rates, our expert immigration caseworkers will be able to assist you in making your successful application immediately!

Answer 9

This article on getting there is pretty recent -

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4159/is_20070225/ai_n18634293

UK is awesome by the way, I want to live there as well and get out of America....

Answer 10

Try to take a job first there

Answer 11

Fly over to England, start walking around with a crown on your head, maybe they will get the hint.