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New Travel Requirements for United Kingsom

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I was born in England and moved to the US at age 5. Until I was an adult I traveled on an UK passport (because of my father's work). As an adult, in the early 70s, I became an American citizen, and since then I have traveled only on an American passport. however, it does list my place of birth as London. How am I affected by the new passport requirements if/when I travel to England?

One responder said, "You are a UK citizen (unless you have renounced it)" How would I know whether I had renounced it (over 50 years ago) when I became an American citizen?

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You are a UK citizen (unless you have renounced it) so you need to travel on a British passport, or obtain a Certificate of Entitlement to Right of Abode (which is attached to your foreign passport).

Your place of birth is not relevant- but your citizenship is.

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How would I know whether I had renounced it (over 50 years ago) when I became an American citizen?

Generally speaking, one must proactively renounce citizenship. Simply becoming a citizen of a country does not make you a non-citizen of the other country. Here's the website for renouncing UK citizenship. https://www.gov.uk/renounce-british-nationality

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As Trotter says, you don't automatically lose British citizenship by becoming a citizen of another country, you have to actively renounce it. So if you haven't done that, you would still be a British citizen.

You will need to apply for a British passport or a Certificate of Entitlement in order to travel to the UK. A passport is the cheaper option, and will be easier than you might expect.

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