Is it wise to get rid of your former citizenship once one becomes "British"

Well If I have to wait a decade then I guess I will just work and wait and be happy about it 

I think you need to do a lot more reading about immigration.  If you enter on a student visa, you can work 20 hours a week during term time.  Your degree program will be a set length of time, after which you have to switch visas or leave the UK.  If you switch to a Post Study visa, your citizenship clock starts over again and you are on a set timeline for how long your visa is valid. The time you spend in the UK isn't cumulative.  (Please correct me if I'm wrong, Vicky or Garry!) 

If you switch to a Post Study visa, your citizenship clock starts over again and you are on a set timeline for how long your visa is valid. 

No, depending on how you obtain your citizenship the clock for it starts from the moment you enter the country, not from your most recent visa.  If you were to leave the UK and come back later on a different visa, the clock resets.  The other thing you have to have is a visa without any time limits on it (ILR), but it doesn't matter when you get that as long as you have it in your posession when you apply.  For example, someone could enter the UK on a work permit, get married at about 12 months into that visa, switch to spousal but not be able to get their ILR for another 2 years but then on the very next day they had their ILR apply for Citizenship.

The government is actively pursuing eliminating Citizenship based on the long-stay rule, or even just because you have continued to live and work in the UK.  They feel Citizenship is not an automatic right.

To Bronco, you have to be in the country LEGALLY for the period of time required to get your UK Citizenship.

Nothing to do with gov't is ever easy I guess...or fast ha..Could always hide out and hope I dont get caught

Joking or not, THAT sounds SMRT.

I'm sorry, I think it's just a bit of an insult for someone to come into one of these forums, where the majority of us who have been through, and are going through the immigration/citizenship process the LEGAL way, and blatently suggest or imply doing the same by deceit.

Joking or not, THAT sounds SMRT.

I'm sorry, I think it's just a bit of an insult for someone to come into one of these forums, where the majority of us who have been through, and are going through the immigration/citizenship process the LEGAL way, and blatently suggest or imply doing the same by deceit.

I think you're overreacting.

IMO, it was obvious that he was making a joke.

If it was a joke, it was in bad taste.  Sometimes, before you say something supposedly funny, you may need to check your surroundings

UK Borders staff do read this forum.

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OKAY.  Everybody take a step back.  This is obviously a young person in the very early stages of investigating the fun that is immigrating to a new country.  Let's all just take it for what it is and stop thinking the worse.  No one is belittling anyone.  No one is suggesting that they are actually going to stay here illegally.
Everyone take a chill pill.

UK Borders staff do read this forum.

What?  You mean they can actually read?

T'would be sheer folly to give up your, or anyone else's US citizenship.  As a born and bred Pom, I fail to see the attraction of this country.

I think you're overreacting.

IMO, it was obvious that he was making a joke.

I clearly see it was a joke as well. All I was trying to point out is that lots of us on here work hard at doing things the right way and I personally find it a bit insulting in general that we do our best to follow the rules and other people who don't or imply they may not just laugh it off. I paid dearly to get where I am now.

Not trying to start anything over it honestly, just pointing it out that not everyone takes it so lightly. That's all. If it is a case of someone naive about the process, I'm only bringing it to their attention.

Sometimes, before you say something supposedly funny, you may need to check your surroundings

It's just a respect thing, I think. It's just frustrating to see people share their stories here about being refused entry or leave to remain for being honest...and someone then make a joke about it.

Plus, like contrex pointed out as well...

UK Borders staff do read this forum.

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We're done here.  The answer is no.  It's not wise.

Now everyone move along.

Oh, and....