Prince Harry has informed the authorities in the United Kingdom that he is now ‘usually resident’ in the United States. The Duke of Sussex, along with his wife Meghan Markle, moved from Windsor in England to Montecito in California back in 2020.
The couple’s move across the pond came several months after they announced they would be stepping down as senior working royals. Then, three years after their departure from the UK, in 2023, the Sussexes were unexpectedly evicted from Frogmore Cottage with Harry’s father, The King, requesting that they vacate.
Last week, Harry changed his primary residence last week, from the United Kingdom to the United States, with it backdated to when they officially vacated the cottage last June.
According to an expert, the carefully worked language avoiding the use of ‘permanent residence’ suggests he does not have a green card, the first step to naturalisation and becoming a US citizen.
Harry can maintain temporary US immigration status by holding an A-1 diplomatic visa, or O-1 Extraordinary Ability or Achievement visa indefinitely, without ever needing to become a permanent resident or US citizen.
