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British passport question

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theoldrout01876 · 24/06/2023 23:21

Evening. I hope someone can help me out here, Ive tried looking but cant find what I need to know. My google skills are lacking I think.
I am Scottish but have lived in the USA for over 30 years. I hold both an American and a British passport. My daughter, born and raised in the USA, has decided she doesnt want to live here any more, shes scared at the way the country is going. She has applied for and got her British passport. She cant just rock up in Scotland and get a job can she?. Does she need to apply for residency or whatever its called?. Thanks

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TheCyclingGorilla · 24/06/2023 23:24

She needs sound immigration legal advice. (I don't know the answer)

Scylla · 24/06/2023 23:35

Your daughter is a British citizen. She can enter the UK and live here without needing to apply for residency. I think that there are regulations about needing to have lived in the UK for a prescribed period before accessing NHS services. But as far as living and working in the UK is concerned, if she has a British passport she's good to go.

FlipFlopFlicker · 24/06/2023 23:47

She cant just rock up in Scotland and get a job can she?.

She can. She has a British passport. That's all you need. Residency is for people who don't have a UK passport.

HicLocusEst · 24/06/2023 23:51

As above. She's a British Citizen and as such, could move, live and work in the UK tomorrow. She doesn't need any kind of residency.

AndTheSurveySays · 24/06/2023 23:53

It's only for things like benefits, NHS that she'll need to satisfy residency requirements (usually only a a few months of living her will give her residency).

Albatross674 · 24/06/2023 23:56

As above. She’ll have to pay overseas sTudent rates, if she’s planning on uni as well, unless she’s been here x amount of years (3? Can’t remember), and won’t qualify for state benefits right off the bat, but immigration wise, no problems.

theoldrout01876 · 25/06/2023 18:16

Thank you all. I had no idea that it would be that simple. She is 27 has graduated university years ago and has worked in her field since. She is hedging her bets incase trump gets back in 2024. Id go with her but I have 1 still at home and about to go to uni this September, so Ill need to stay put a few more years

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