Do you have multiple citizenships?

Do you have multiple citizenships?

  • Yes - it's my birthright

    Votes: 76 28.5%

  • Yes - through naturalisation

    Votes: 22 8.2%

  • No, not yet but I'm hoping to

    Votes: 55 20.6%

  • Nope

    Votes: 112 41.9%

  • Other option

    Votes: 2 0.7%
  • Total voters
    267
question for those of you that done it before,
if you got a sister in Germany and a Brother in the USA, any chance you can claim citizenship for either from those links?
 
axsis said:
I was 16 if I remember correctly, I was incorrectly told things by my father which lead to a whole miscommunication. I knew I had access to the EU passport (barring some weird issues around paperwork) so I wasn't exactly concerned at the time.

So yeah I have a UK student loan and bank account but no actual right to live in the UK. :D
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Unless you're 63+ now a UK passport would have been an EU one when you were 16. Technically a UK passport is still a EU one for another few months. <not sure about that...
 
bwana said:
Unless you're 63+ now a UK passport would have been an EU one when you were 16. Technically a UK passport is still a EU one for another few months. <not sure about that...
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Well exactly why with some miscommunication I felt I didn't need a UK one. Most of my close family is in the UK though so it has ended up being a bit of a sore point.
 
bwana said:
Unless you're 63+ now a UK passport would have been an EU one when you were 16. Technically a UK passport is still a EU one for another few months. <not sure about that...
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UK and Ireland have a long standing (per EU) agreement.
Irish and UK citizens have the right to live, travel, work and study within the Common Travel Area. Irish and UK citizens have the right to live, travel, work and study within the CTA. The rights of Irish citizens have been recognised in the UK’s Immigration and Social Security (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2020.

Irish and UK citizens can live in either country and enjoy associated rights and privileges, including:

  • Access to social benefits
  • Access to healthcare
  • Access to social housing supports
  • The right to vote in certain elections
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So if you have Irish citizenship you are covered by the CTA and EU. Whereas a UK citizenship only covers the CTA.

British citizens will not need a visa to travel to the EU until 31 December 2020. This is because freedom of movement will continue to apply during the transition period.

The EU has agreed to add the UK to the EU’s list of visa-exempt countries (of which there are currently 61). This gives British citizens the right to travel to the EU after the transition period for up to 90 days without a visa within any 180-day period.

The automatic right to live and work in the EU ceases after the transition period. British citizens looking to move and work in an EU country will need to apply in accordance with that country’s existing immigration rules.
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could have italian by marriage but they've recently introduced an intermediate language requirement so that's on the back burner... guess i'll take lessons when my son is old enough to
 
Im hoping I get my CA citizenship before my SA passport expires, in which case I will be dual.. however I will give up my SA citizenship happily, will never return unless for an emergency in which case I will do so on a visa.
 
Dairyfarmer said:
UK and Ireland have a long standing (per EU) agreement.

So if you have Irish citizenship you are covered by the CTA and EU. Whereas a UK citizenship only covers the CTA.
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Hmm. My friend with an Irish passport just left for the uk. He said he had to go now because after December he wouldn't be able to get in any more.
 
Sinbad said:
Hmm. My friend with an Irish passport just left for the uk. He said he had to go now because after December he wouldn't be able to get in any more.
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Your friend is mistaken. https://www.citizensinformation.ie/...n_travel_area_between_ireland_and_the_uk.html

Brexit and the Common Travel Area
The UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU) will not affect the rights of Irish citizens and UK citizens within the Common Travel Area. The right to live, work and access public services in the Common Travel Area will be protected, regardless of the outcome of the Brexit negotiations. Your Common Travel Area rights do not extend to your family. This means that if your spouse or partner, or other relative, is not an Irish or UK citizen, they may have to apply for residence in the UK after the transition period.
 
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