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You pay UK tax/NI as well and receive a credit for any taxes deducted by the American payroll. You must declare this to HMRC or they will come after you, they have become much more aggressive lately though not quite as bad as the German Finanzamt...my_user_name wrote:Thanks Wanderer.
That's the exact problem, which I am confused about. I will be paying taxes on my salary in the US ( at source) as I will be on the US Payroll.
Is paying taxes in UK required to apply for citizenship?
Thanks,
Not to derail this thread, but the United States is one of two countries that actually taxes its citizens no matter where they are normally resident in the world (the other being Eritrea).ukswus wrote:How is this even possible?.. I think your tax liability depends on your residence. So, in order to be taxed in the US, you will have to be a resident there (eg, live there for at least half of the year). So, unless you are a US Citizen/permanent resident, I cannot see why you can be taxed in the US, and yet not live there...
You can do this. But it certainly sounds complicated and stressful. Also to note that ILR is not permanent. You can lose it if you live outside of the country for more than two years, and short visits back to the UK within that two years don't count. They expect someone with ILR to actually live in the UK. I think the better idea is to just deal with the tax bureaucracy for however long it takes.my_user_name wrote:Thanks all.
That makes perfect sense now. However, it appears that DTAA may not be straight forward and I may have to claim back the Tax from the USA after paying the whole amount in the UK.
As an alternate, would it be possible for my wife and child to apply for the UK citizenship without me while staying here in the UK, while I move to the USA after ILR and not apply for the UK citizenship?
You can do this if it meets your life's demands. But you will be incurring rather large costs especially since the visa fees are only rising. Also, your wife will have to be able to sponsor you meeting the minimum financial requirement, £18,600 at the moment, but may be higher later on. This may not be a problem for you, but it's something to always keep in mind.my_user_name wrote:Thanks all for the inputs. This is very helpful.
When I made the comment about only my wife and my kid applying for citizenship, it was about me not applying for the UK Citizenship at all and let go the ILR.
I was thinking that I can come on spouse visa in the UK in the future if needed.
Every person qualifies for citizenship on their own right. As long as they each qualify through whatever route they are applying for, they will be able to apply individually. You need not apply.my_user_name wrote: So my query now is if my wife and my child can apply for Citizenship and I do not apply at all.