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Figarosmom

(7,432 posts) Sat May 24, 2025, 05:56 AM May 24

Record # of US citizens applied to live in England and [View all]

For British citizenship

A record number of Americans applied for British citizenship in the first three months of this year, and for the right to live and work in Britain indefinitely, according to official data.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-05-24T03:00:04.975Z

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Record # of US citizens applied to live in England and [View all] Figarosmom May 24 OP

I would definitely do so myself liberalhistorian May 24 #1

UK ancestry only counts if it's a parent, I believe. Then you're already a citizen. Mariana May 24 #3

As a percentage of total population, it's near zero. Kaleva May 24 #2