Will you be applying for an EU passport post-Brexit?
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andysays
Love and solidarity
I suspect that for at least some people it's more of a gesture than a practical thing
not-bono-ever
meh
Visas and shit. Broadly, EU passports could be more useful as visa free access is agreed as a bloc- whether the UK can still take advantage of this is yet to be confirmed. If you travel a bit , it could be an issue that needs to be taken in board. Also other EU consulates in far off places can supply EU passport holders some assistance at a push.
not-bono-ever
meh
My only hope of an EU Ppt is Scotch by birth I think but not holding my breath for them to be issued
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clicker
nanook rubs it....
Yes depending on price of visas, it may well be cheaper to just get another passport.
not-bono-ever
meh
Having a non Brit ppt helps with the likes of Russia and Belarus iirc - there are still voa arrangements for EU holders if they meet specific destination and stay requirements - brits are excluded . Former colonies aside, a non Brit passport will likely be advantageous. ( not Nigeria)Forget about EZ visas for the likes of Iran if you are a Britisher
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miss direct
misfungled
My grandparents were from Czechoslovakia - would I be eligible? No idea how I would prove that. They had British passports after coming to the UK as refugees.
bimble
floofy
I don’t know if it’s the same, check the embassy website, but to get Slovakian citizenship I needed to show my dad’s actual birth certificate proving his Slovak-ness, grandparents would not have been enough. It was a long slog and expensive, but people at the embassy were helpful.
pseudonarcissus
fluttering and dancing
What are the eligibility requirements? My parents were living in Edinburgh 9 months before I was born. I have a Scottish family name with a tartan. Do I qualify?
bimble
floofy
I think for me it was mostly about feeling that I could, still move to any eu country to live. I have no immediate plans at all but have always had this idea that I don’t want to get old and die here in Uk.
miss direct
misfungled
But is your Dad Slovak or British?
Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Ah you didn't say travel was necessaryGeneral subsidy:
University fees and financial help - Your Europe
How to get a grant or loan to study in another EU country. Where to turn for financial helpeuropa.eu
Scholarships:
Scholarships, grants and financial support
ec.europa.eu
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Starry Wisdom
You won't, the UK won't exist by then
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andysays
Love and solidarity
I can't remember the exact requirements, but in the run-up to the last Indy Ref I more than qualified (3 grandparents and 1 parent born in Scotland)
bimble
floofy
He’s got both citizenships, was born in (what is now) Slovakia tho.
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skyscraper101
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My best hope is trying to get an Italian one via my OH, who has Italian lineage, but it's a well complicated process involving dealing with family in Brazil, misspelled birth certificates, translating certificates into Italian and a legal process which is too ball achingly complex to think about.
I might be able to get an Italian passport (Italian grandmother) but would need to dig into the paperwork as it's a bit dependent on naturalisations/timings/sexist shit where Italian women used to be able to hold Italian citizenship but not pass it on (and whether I could get it via my GGF instead). To complicate things further, most/all? of the local records were destroyed during the war though believe you can potentially get them reconstructed (not sure how though).
My other grandmother was born in Ireland but when my Dad was looking into this a few years ago, he couldn't find stuff in the local church register so
. Might be easier to hang on for a Scottish one...
My other grandmother was born in Ireland but when my Dad was looking into this a few years ago, he couldn't find stuff in the local church register so
. Might be easier to hang on for a Scottish one...There aren't any (yet) AFAIK but don't think a Scottish name and a tartan would swing it.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
It's hard to know what the advantages will be, despite us actually leaving in less than 11 hours, but it looks like it'd save you money and hassle if you fall ill or have an accident while on holiday. I expect there will be other practical advantages - and it's nice having options.
Also it's just cool. Loads of people have more than one passport but stay living in the UK. A couple of my friends with Irish parents have always had Irish passports because they're cheaper and Irish is one of the most visa-free passports worldwide. It's hardly a weird thing.
skyscraper101
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From doing a little bit of reading, looks like that can be got round but it involves court stuff so... Which is why it might be easier to do it via my great-grandfather instead... Once of my Mum's cousins actually did a pretty comprehensive family tree some years ago so might see if that helps at all.
skyscraper101
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Pickman's model
Starry Wisdom
Yes, he traces his descent back to the o'ones of leitrimAh...
Up to now I thought you were Irish descent..... for some reason.
skyscraper101
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Ah...
Up to now I thought you were Irish descent..... for some reason.
No, though my Dad has an Irish passport now, but only through naturalisation as he's actually British but just lived there for years and has an Irish wife, so he sorted it all out pre-Brexit. But that doesn't help me at all.
not-bono-ever
meh
Do the EU owe us a passport ?
Of course they do
Of course they do
Of course they do
Of course they do
Me either but I was born there so...fingers crossed.I don't have either a Scottish name (my paternal grandfather was Canadian) or a tartan, so hopefully I'm still OK
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