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Blue Sky

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I'm hoping someone can help me with my question--I'm finding the various websites about British citizenship to be a bit confusing.

I will explain my situation: My boyfriend is English. He had previously married an American woman; a few years later they got divorced. She had told him while they were married that she couldn't become a British citizen (I think that she might have said that because she wanted him to move to America with her).

She moved back to the US while they were still married, and he moved here as well in order to see their daughter. (After they both moved here to the States, they got divorced). Now he and I want to get married, and we'd like to move back to the UK (I studied at university there for a time), but he says that I won't be able to get citizenship (and thus won't be able to get a job).

Is he correct? Or if we were married, could I get citizenship, and healthcare, and a job? I would really appreciate it if someone could add a comment here for me. Thanks so much!!
 
Blue Sky said:
I'm hoping someone can help me with my question--I'm finding the various websites about British citizenship to be a bit confusing.

I will explain my situation: My boyfriend is English. He had previously married an American woman; a few years later they got divorced. She had told him while they were married that she couldn't become a British citizen (I think that she might have said that because she wanted him to move to America with her).

She moved back to the US while they were still married, and he moved here as well in order to see their daughter. (After they both moved here to the States, they got divorced). Now he and I want to get married, and we'd like to move back to the UK (I studied at university there for a time), but he says that I won't be able to get citizenship (and thus won't be able to get a job).

Is he correct? Or if we were married, could I get citizenship, and healthcare, and a job? I would really appreciate it if someone could add a comment here for me. Thanks so much!!
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You can get the british citizenship if you get married to a british citizen..
Read this: http://www.uknationality.gov.uk/
 
surely you can get british citizenship if you marry a british citizen!

even more so you don't nessecarily need to be british to be eligeble to work and health check. if you're married to someone who is settled in the UK( has indef leave to remain) you will be entitled to all this as well.

other than that students as well have the right to work (limited to 20 hours per week) and health check of course as well.

if your aim is solely to get british citizenship it doesn't happen too quickly. if you choose to marry a man of british nationality then first you'll get a visa for 2 years (not citizenship). after two years if your marriage is still valid you can apply for indefinite leave to remain and after that within sometime you could apply for British citizenship.

Alternatively if you marry somebody with indefinite leave to remaine the procedures remain the same with the exception that you might need to wait longer before you can apply for indefinite leave to remaine, and and british citizenship respectively.

hope this is helpful
 
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