In 2024 there was a significant increase in the number of US citizens who apply for citizenship of Great Britain. According to Financial Times, in the first year of 2024, Americans have filed 6,100 applications for British citizenship, which is the largest indicator in the last two decades.
The main factors that influenced this growth were the political situation in the United States and changes in the tax legislation of the United Kingdom. In particular, the return of Donald Trump to the political arena and the restless political situation in the country forced many Americans to look for an alternative in the form of a British passport. At the same time, an important incentive was the abolition of the UK Non-Dom status, which hit the wealthy Americans who are now looking for the opportunity to get citizenship to preserve tax benefits and provide for themselves options for future immigration.
The increase in interest in British citizenship was especially sharply in the last quarter of 2024, when the frequency of application increased by 40% compared to the same period of 2023. This indicates that economic and political changes in the United States, along with new tax conditions in the United Kingdom, have become important motives for Americans who seek to find new ways to ensure their financial and political stability.
Thus, the growing interest in UK citizenship among Americans can be explained by the combination of foreign policy factors and changes in tax legislation that reflect attempts to find a safer place to live and maintain their assets.
