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When do you officially become a British Citizen?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:45 pm
by maverick250
I received my approval letter from the UKBA last week, and I have the citizenship ceremony mid-March. When am I officially a British citizen, and when would I have to surrender my foreign citizenship?
My understanding is that the local council already has my citizenship certifictae, so according to any UKBA/Home Office records, I would now be a British citizen?
Is this correct?
Re: When do you officially become a British Citizen?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 2:52 pm
by jms_uk
maverick250 wrote:I received my approval letter from the UKBA last week, and I have the citizenship ceremony mid-March. When am I officially a British citizen, and when would I have to surrender my foreign citizenship?
My understanding is that the local council already has my citizenship certifictae, so according to any UKBA/Home Office records, I would now be a British citizen?
Is this correct?
Only when you receive dated certificate at the ceremony [after taking the oath], you'll become a British Citizen.
Re: When do you officially become a British Citizen?
Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:13 pm
by barnaby
maverick250 wrote:My understanding is that the local council already has my citizenship certifictae, so according to any UKBA/Home Office records, I would now be a British citizen?
I read somewhere that the council informs the HO of the date of the ceremony (which is handwritten on the certificate) after the ceremony. The incentive is that they don't receive their fee from the HO until they do so.