> Case in point: me. I have yet to decide if I want to apply for citizenship when I'm allowed to (in about 2 more years). I certainly have no desire to give up my British citizenship, and as America has an odd attitude to dual nationality, I may well remain an LPR permanantly. Should I be villified for wanting to live in America, work here and pay taxes here but not vote?

Wow, is voting the only difference between being a citizen and a legal permanent resident? If so, why would you ever become a citizen? Voting is arguably a waste of time anyway, so I can't fathom why you'd want to give up something as valuable as a British citizenship in exchange for the ability to participate in an activity that is a net loss to you. If the only thing I lost was the right to vote, I would trade my American citizenship for British citizenship in a heartbeat -- the ability to live and work anywhere throughout the EU and the US is pretty slick.

If you leave the United States for an extended period of time, do you lose LPR status?

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