Although Meghan Markle married Prince Harry last year, she is still very much an American citizen. However, that might about to change.
According to British Law, one is not going to become a citizen automatically just because the individual married a local. This law also applies to Royals.
In other countries, marriage is already a legal way to make someone a citizen, but that is certainly not the case in British law. Meaning, Meghan didn’t become a British citizen after getting married to Prince Harry and even granted the title of the Duchess of Sussex.
For someone to be called an official British citizen, you need to apply as the spouse of the local. Despite marrying a member of the Royal family, Meghan still needs to follow the correct procedure, which includes test questions and a certain amount of income.
As of now, the Duchess of Sussex has been on an “indefinite leave to remain” status. She must be on this status for at least a year to start her journey as a British citizen.
But while the process is ongoing, Meghan may renounce her American citizenship. If she decides to become a full-time British national, the mother-of-one could be banned from the US.
But before she fully decides on her citizenship, Meghan is still considered an American citizen at the moment. With that said, the Duchess of Sussex is still required to pay taxes, since the law states that all Americans need to pay their taxes whether they are living in the US or not.
The only way for Meghan to be completely free from these US taxes is for her to renounce her citizenship. But this decision will also ban her from entering the U.S., according to reports. A spokesman for the State Department revealed that there are a lot of former American citizens who were barred from returning to the US after renouncing their citizenship for tax purposes.
However, the Duchess of Sussex had never noted if she wants to be a full-time British national or not. She has all the right to have dual nationalities. So she can be an American and a British citizen at the same time.
And we all may agree that if ever she will decide to renounce her American citizenship to become a British citizen, it is most certainly not because she wants to avoid paying her taxes.
