I haven’t been so excited about a delivery since the births of my three sons. My heart raced as the DHL driver climbed the steps to my home and rang the doorbell.
I peeled open the envelope and pulled out the wallet-sized booklet with a firm cover and back.
“I am a Brit!” I refrained–barely–from yelling my excitement to the neighborhood.
Earlier this year, I discovered that I was (and always have been) a British citizen due to my father’s birth in Birmingham, England. But I wanted to be able to prove it.
So, I sent my dad’s birth certificate, my parents’ marriage certificate, my birth certificate and my American passport to Her Majesty’s passport office. Oh, and I also sent a passport photograph of a stern-looking old man (me, that is).
If only my parents had lived to see me join them as British citizens.
Brexit may devalue my British passport as a vehicle for travel and living in the European Union, but nothing can diminish my new passport’s place in my heart.
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Wow and it didn’t even take that long, did it? Very cool!
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Thanks Gail! Just a couple of weeks.
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Congratulations, Reg! Well done, old chap! So when you travel which passport will you use? Debbie
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Thanks, Debbie. The way I understand it, I will use my U.S. passport when leaving and entering America, and my British passport when entering and leaving Europe.
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Cheer’s to you!! Looking forward to joining you soon in this endeavor. Joe
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That’s bloody amazing! You’re not going to go all posh on us, are you? It sounds like you’re over the moon! 🌝
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WOW Regie!!!! This is awesome news! You lucky guy. Have fun with that. Lu and Alan
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Thank you Lu and Alan!
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Great news. You’ll be able to switch personalities wherever you go now! Sound a bit like a spy with multiple passports. You will need to keep them in a safety deposit box with different currencies and a pistol.
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Congrats! They always look nice when they’re brand new, hope you get plenty of use out of it 🙂
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