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What is the best way to indicate dual citizenship on job applications / forms? I have UK and US citizenship and previously managed media teams in London. Contemplating returning but while forms often provide a check box for if you're willing to relocate, I'm running into issues having a US address and citizenship. Larger companies include if you have citizenship for that country but others do not and I'm not sure how that checkbox is carefully monitored.

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What is the best way to indicate dual citizenship on job applications / forms? I have UK and US citizenship and previously managed media teams in London. Contemplating returning but while forms often provide a check box for if you're willing to relocate, I'm running into issues having a US address and citizenship. Larger companies include if you have citizenship for that country but others do not and I'm not sure how that checkbox is carefully monitored.

I've started indicating Dual citizen on my resume header and indicate I would relocate for the role but I'm not getting any response. When I was last hired, I used a headhunter who retired and I notice it's more forms based than cover-lettered emails with attached resumes since the pandemic.

While my industry is overflowing in the US, there are more options abroad. I'd appreciate your advice and how to make sure my eligibility is conveyed. I spoke to a recruiter at a conference and found out my application never made it through their ATS system. The HR Director indicated the company only hires UK citizens and unfortunately the scanning system wasn't able to read between the lines or I would have at least received an interview. While I can't look back, I'm trying to stop this from happening again. Appreciate your advice!

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  1. Anonymous

    I haven't been through this myself, so I'm just brainstorming ideas.

    Maybe consider having two resumes. One that you use for US jobs that say US citizen and one that you use for UK jobs that say UK citizen. Last I checked, you don't have to have an address on your resume (that might have changed though).

    Could be worth just having your email address on the UK resume and see what happens. If you really want to move to the UK, you might consider getting a sim card with a UK number and include that too so that the ATS system can't filter you out by your phone number either.

    Once you get the interview, you can reveal that you have dual citizenship and are currently located in the US.

    I hope this helps give some ideas. Again, I haven't been through this myself, but this would be what I would try if I was in your position. Good Luck! :)

  2. Anonymous

    Thank you and I appreciate your suggestion! I'm in the process of creating new resumes and I'll make a separate one for the UK. Have a wonderful weekend!

  3. Anonymous

     I’d make your UK citizenship/eligibility extremely explicit in the resume header and application fields—for example, “UK & US Dual Citizen – No Sponsorship Required.” Also, tailor your resume to the job description and use standard ATS-friendly formatting. Best of luck with the search! Play Her Trees https://hertrees.io while waiting

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