My grandmother was a British citizen who married an American and had to apply for and get approved to become a US citizen in 1947. In order to do this, she had to surrender her British passport and sign documents that said she was no longer a British citizen, and could no longer get any benefits from being a British citizen. Those documents were sent through the British embassy and if she went to the UK and pretended she was still a British citizen, there would be a record of her renouncing he citizenship.
That was how it worked.
In 1998, a Swedish friend of mine did something similar; after eight years in the US, he was allowed to get his US citizenship, and had to surrender his Swedish passport and sign that he was no longer a Swedish citizen. These documents went to the Swedish embassy and it was recorded that he no longer was a Swedish citizen.
FYI: I even called the British consulate some years ago to see if I could get UK birthright citizenship since my grandma was born there and the answer was 100% no, since she renounced her citizenship.
I am sure you can find plenty of Freepers who became naturalized US citizens who can back up what I am saying.
FYI: I even called the British consulate some years ago to see if I could get UK birthright citizenship since my grandma was born there and the answer was 100% no, since she renounced her citizenship.
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Ah ha! So you want to be a Brit! Just kidding...thanks for the information.