The Association for British Nationals in America
What we do
Advocacy. Intelligence. Access.
British nationals in the United States have no shortage of talent, seniority, or contribution. What we have lacked is organization. Brinam changes that.
Advocacy
A single organized voice on the policies that govern your life in the United States. Visa rights, bilateral taxation, pension portability, NHS entitlement abroad. Brinam represents British nationals directly, with the institutions that make the rules.
Intelligence
Authoritative guidance on the issues only British nationals face: US immigration status, UK-US tax treaties, FBAR compliance, expat National Insurance, and the crossover details that general advisors miss.
Access
British nationals across every sector and city, connected. Not a social club. A professional network with real reach, built around the shared experience of building a life across two countries.
Our contribution
The numbers speak for themselves.
of UK-born adults in the US hold at least a bachelor's degree, nearly 1.5x the national average.
British nationals arrive with credentials, professional depth, and the education to contribute at the highest levels. This is not a community that requires catching up.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACSmedian household income for UK-born residents in the United States, above both the native-born and all foreign-born median.
British nationals are earners. They pay taxes, build wealth, and drive consumer spending in cities across the United States. The median US household income sits at $81,604. UK-born households clear it by a material margin.
Migration Policy Institute, 2024of UK-born workers in the US are employed in management, business, science, and arts occupations, well above the national average.
British nationals are not filling lower-wage gaps in the US economy. They are leading companies, running research programs, and building the institutions that define US professional life.
U.S. Census Bureau, ACSin bilateral US-UK investment stock. The world's largest bilateral investment partnership between any two countries.
British nationals working in the US are the human layer of this relationship. They hold the relationships, run the subsidiaries, and execute the deals that make this number real year after year.
UK Government Trade Factsheet, 2024US jobs supported by UK companies operating in the United States.
More than a million US workers go to work each day for British-founded or British-led businesses. British nationals in senior roles are directly responsible for those payrolls, those offices, and those communities.
UK Government Trade Factsheet, 2024British nationals are among the founders of US unicorn startups, making the UK one of the top European sources of billion-dollar company builders in the United States.
Stanford University's analysis of 500 US unicorn founders identified 31 British nationals among them. No other European country comes close. British nationals are not just joining successful US companies. They are building them from scratch.
Stanford University / Crunchbase Unicorn AnalysisUK-born residents in the United States eventually become US citizens, one of the highest naturalization rates of any immigrant group.
British nationals do not treat the United States as a temporary posting. More than half put down permanent roots, take the oath, and fully commit to the country. This is a community that has chosen the United States, in every sense of the word.
Department of Homeland Security / Migration Policy InstituteUK-US co-authored scientific publications between 2018 and 2023. The United States is the UK's single largest research partner, and it is not close.
British nationals working in US universities and research institutions are the human infrastructure of this relationship. Their presence on US campuses and in US labs is what makes the world's most productive scientific partnership run.
UK Government / UKRI Research Collaboration AnalysisWho we serve
For British nationals. Not British heritage.
Brinam serves people who are British, not people who feel British. If you hold a UK passport, were born in the United Kingdom, or are a dual national in the United States, this association is for you. Our work addresses the specific legal, financial, and professional realities of British nationals today, not ancestry or heritage.
Brinam is for
- British citizens living in the United States
- UK-born residents on US visas or green cards
- British-American dual nationals
- UK nationals working on L-1, O-1, or E-3 visas
- British founders and executives based in the United States
- Long-settled Brits who still maintain UK ties
Our mission
British nationals deserve proper representation in the United States.
Nearly 700,000 UK-born people live in the United States. They pay US taxes, build careers here, and raise families while maintaining deep ties to Britain.
Until now, this community had no central association. No collective voice when policy shifts. No shared resource base to navigate life across two countries.
Brinam is that association.
Membership is invite-only.
Brinam is a curated association. If you are a British national living in the United States and believe you qualify, please submit your details and we will be in touch.
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