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Once you have help permanent residence for 5 years, you can definitely look into naturalisation. To specifically answer the question, you would need to review the Nationality Eligibility Worksheet published by USCIS.Specifically to be eligible after 5 years of permanent resident the following needs to be true:During the past 5 years you have not been out of the United States for 30 or more monthsDuring the last 5 years you have not taken any single trip outside of the United States that lasted more then 12 monthsYou have been resident in the state (or district) that you will apply from for at least 3 months immediately prior to your application.You have basic written and spoken fluency in EnglishYou know the basics of US History and the form and principals of US Government.Clearly if they are out of the country at this moment, it will be difficult to meet point 3.

I wonder how many people who insist that the DACA participants should be deported to a country that likely most have never ever been to; don’t speak the language and have no family ties there, have actually checked into the DACA program….Here are the bare bones of the program:To be eligible, recipients must be present in the United States unlawfully after being brought in as children before their 16th birthday and prior to June 2007, be currently in school, a high school graduate or be honorably discharged from the military, be under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012, and not have been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor or three other misdemeanors, or otherwise pose a threat to national security. The program does not currently provide permanent lawful status or a path to citizenship, nor does it provide eligibility for federal welfare or student aid.To qualify for DACA, applicants must meet the following major requirements, although meeting them does not guarantee approval:Have unlawful presence in United States after entering the country before their 16th birthdayHave lived continuously in the United States since June 15, 2007Were under age 31 on June 15, 2012 (born on June 16, 1981 or after)Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making their request for consideration of deferred action with USCISHad no lawful status on June 15, 2012Have completed high school or a GED, have been honorably discharged from the armed forces, or are enrolled in schoolHave not been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanors, or three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safetyTo show proof of qualification (verify these requirements), applicants must submit three forms; I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; I-765, Application for Employment Authorization; and I-765WS Worksheet, as well as supporting documentationThere is a $495 fee for the initial application and another $495 fee every time they apply for a renewal.DACA participants pay taxes, but they are not eligible for social assistance or student aid. There is currently NO path to citizenship.DACA participants, for the most part fairly well educated, many own their own businesses and have employees and contribute to their community. DACA participants own houses, purchase goods & services, and contribute to the economy.From the Cato Institute: “a repeal or roll-back of DACA would harm the economy and cost the U.S. government a significant amount of lost tax revenue. We estimate that the fiscal cost of immediately deporting the approximately 750,000 people currently in the DACA program would be over $60 billion to the federal government along with a $280 billion reduction in economic growth over the next decade.The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Repealing DACAIMO, the people who are so insistent that DACA participants should be deported are nothing but uninformed bigots & racisists.Trump promised to ‘fix’ the DACA program and give these people a path to citizenship, but it seems his ‘fix’ was to get rid of them. SMH

This one really depends on where you are a tax resident.If you spend your time shuttling between the US and UK there might be some debate about this, but if you live and work in the UK you will be a UK tax resident and pay UK taxes and National Insurance on your income (if you live in Scotland then you’ll pay a diffeent amount as Scots’ income tax is calculated differently).If you live in the USA you will pay Federal taxes, medicare, social security and state taxes and won’t need to pay any taxes in the UK. You may be able to make voluntary payments into UK National Insurance if you think you might want a UK state pension when you retire, but there are no taxes assessed on money you earn in the US or anywhere else.However, if you are spending some of the time in the UK and some in the US, that matter of tax residency will be important; if you live in the UK for more than half the year (or your only permanent home is in the UK) you are probably a tax resident and you will be reuired to pay UK taxes on your worldwide income.The US takes that one step further - if you are a US citizen you have to pay tax on your world wide income even if you don’t live in the USA. For most people that’s not a big deal. Various exclusions, allowances and credits mean that someone working a reasonably normal job at a decent but not insane salary probabaly won’t owe the IRS anything; there’s just the pain of having to fill in IRS forms and worksheets once a year.