From: sgallagher@rogers.com (Stephen Gallagher)
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Credit Score
Date: 12 Aug 2004 16:19:38 -0700

> > | In that case, you don't have a hope in hells chance... try marrying a
> > | english person and go from there!
> >
> > I don't think that's exactly true. I've already been here 4 years - if I'm
> > not mistaken in one more year I can apply for residency and then
> > naturalization ;-)
> >
> Yes you can, but before going that route, check with US Consulate about
> retaining your American citizenship. While US acknowledges dual or multiple
> nationality nowadays, I'm not sure about your position when swearing
> allegiance to a foreign head (the Queen), which you are obliged to do
> publicly at citizenship ceremony upon naturalisation.

That's not a problem.  I'm a US citizen, living in Canada.  I was 
able to become a Canadian citizen a few years back.  This 
included swearing allegiance to Canada and to HM the Queen
(albeit , as Queen of Canada).

A routine oath of allegiance to a foreign country or monarch
does NOT affect US citizen unless done with the intention
of giving up US citizenship.  The US State Department's
administrative standard is that acquiring another nationality
or routine oaths of allegiance are done with the intent of 
keeping US citizenship.  So, it's not a problem.

The original poster may want to look at the following website,
written by an American who became a Canadian and who now
holds both citizenships.  http://www.richw.org/dualcit/

Stephen Gallagher

P.S.  Oh, and I'm a British citizen too, but that's another story.  ;-)