| Dual-nationality nightmare! [message #17638] |
Thu, 04 January 2007 15:21 |
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Originally posted by: member59492@nomx.britishexpats.com
Hi - I'm new here but I've been told by another website that you're a
very helpful bunch so I thought I'd beg for advice! My husband (and
therefore me and our 2 children) might be expat-ed out to the US for a
few years from the UK. He is a US/UK dual-national so doesn't need a
visa but me and the kids obviously do (we're all just plain simple
british citizens - they're not eligible for US citizenship as husband
left US when he was 4 and hasn't returned since to live).
EVERYONE tells us something different. The US Embassy said to apply for
an L-1 visa for husband eventhough he doesn't need it but so we can get
the derived L-2 visa. But then we phoned again today to double check and
they told us they weren't sure so we should email the Consulate.
His Company said to apply for an E-1 visa but that doesn't seem right as
it's only for people trading between home country and US and that's not
what he'd be doing.
He of course HAS to enter and leave US on his US passport otherwise he
loses his dual-nationality but any visa he applies for would have to be
on his British passport. We therefore need to make sure he doesn't put
the dual-nat at risk.
How do you figure out what the best thing to do is??? Anyone else got
any experience of this?? ANY help/advice appreciated - husband is
ready to ram-raid the US Embassy if he can't get a straight answer
from someone!
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