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Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British one.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 3:50 pm
by Rafuk
Hi,
I have renounced my home country citizenship and keep my British citizenship. This was done in order to travel to my home country as a British person. I read somewhere that I need to notify UK government that I renounced my home country citizenship so that they could protect me while I am visiting that country.
Could you please advise about the link or telephone number where I could call or email about this
Thanks
Rafuk
Re: Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 4:23 pm
by Rajuk09
It will be helpful to add the link where u saw this information too.
Re: Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:18 pm
by Wanderer
Protect you in what way?
Re: Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:28 pm
by CR001
Wanderer wrote:Protect you in what way?
Use of embassy facilities/consular assistance if there are any issues, i.e. crime victim, natural disasters, etc.
Re: Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:30 pm
by vignezh
Rafuk wrote:Hi,
I have renounced my home country citizenship and keep my British citizenship. This was done in order to travel to my home country as a British person. I read somewhere that I need to notify UK government that I renounced my home country citizenship so that they could protect me while I am visiting that country.
Could you please advise about the link or telephone number where I could call or email about this
Thanks
Rafuk
British Government does not keep a record of who a dual national is. Usually when you come across a circumstance where you need diplomatic help from British Govt, you will have to provide proof
a. you are a British national
b. you are not a national of the country where you need help.
If you have renounced your home country citizenship, you will have been given a document to say so, which you can provide to the British Consulate along with your British citizenship proof to get diplomatic help, when needed.
Re: Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:51 pm
by Wanderer
CR001 wrote:Wanderer wrote:Protect you in what way?
Use of embassy facilities/consular assistance if there are any issues, i.e. crime victim, natural disasters, etc.
Im my experience re: the first two you get nothing nowt! Not interested. The others fair enough....
Re: Renouncing home country citizenship and keeping British
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 5:55 pm
by CR001
If you are a victim of assault and rape (and has been the case in my home country for British tourists), you get assistance from the embassy/consular.