Generally, NO. There are some working holiday provisions available: http://www.international.gc.ca/experience/intro_incoming-intro_entrant.aspx?lang=eng&view=d ...but UK citizens can't just up and move to Canada to work. They need to apply to immigrate like any other interested Chilean, Bangladeshi,...
Long story short, the white bull on all EU residence permits is Zeus. There is a classical story about his dalliance with Europa whilst taking that form.
After you've waited your 14 years, you will need to apply for settlement (ILR), if current rules are still in place. Be aware that 14-year long residence applications take some time to be approved, so be prepared to wait up to a year or more before you hear back one way or another. If you've attempt...
I understand that but Croatian citizens already have discount on visa fees as Croatia has ratified the 1961 Council of Europe Social Charter. So if you follow law rigidly you are right, but if you want to be fair it is not fair. There should be some transition period take for example someone whose ...
Actually, this brings up a situation I had not thought of. Say I come into the UK on a work/ICT visa, with her working while being my dependent. I then decide to get a new job with a company that re-sponsers me -- will my wife's employer have the hassle of dealing with new visa problems? Will she b...
Your point about her being left stranded if things do not work out or anything happens to me is a prudent thought. Is her ability to be self sufficient any different between being my dependent via an Ancestry visa vs employer visa? The practical differences are minimal. As a dependent, she can take...
You must *absolutely* go the Ancestry route. Your wife should subsequently be an Ancestry dependent. And if you can get your employer to pay for these visa applications, all the better. I have a similar background to yours and I can guarantee to you that it's the best way to go. There's a lot less f...
I was not sure if SA fell under the territories mentioned in requirement 2(b)(i), or what the registration requirement meant. Thanks for clearing it up for me. Following the activation of the British Nationality Act 1948 on 1 January 1949, South Africa (as well as the other Dominions) were hencefor...
Unless your maternal grandparents were on official UK government business in South Africa (i.e., Crown service) at the time of your mother's birth, your mother is British by descent. The provisions of UKM are mainly for those children of mothers who are themselves British otherwise than by descent (...
Have a look here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/ecg/rfl/rfl5/ Paying particular attention to "RFL5.4 When does rule 320(7B) not apply": Under paragraph 320(7C) of the immigration rules, you must not refuse an applicant under 320(7B) if they are applying in the following cat...
Thanks, the +1 yea part is new to me but good to know. So basically the same rules apply, EU or non-EU citizen. What about marriage ? I've read the time reduces to 3 years - is this the same - 3 years +1 PR ? Do years lived in the UK count or do the 3 years start from the date of marriage (like, wh...
Bristol, Make sure you understand the point everyone is trying to make. Just because you have a total of one year's absence doesn't mean that simply waiting a year makes up for it. It doesn't. You need to accrue time in the UK, and minimise the amount of time out of it. In any rolling three-year per...
I find it in direct violation of ones human rights to even have to apply to stay here and be charged such a significant amount on the basis of a successful marriage. I mean how can they split up a couple that are working diligently and paying significant amounts of UK tax. I understand where your i...
This is usually a visa forum for people from outside the EU. If you and your girlfriend are both UK/EU/EEA citizens, you won't have any visa issues in moving to Germany. You just can move there! For more information about setting up a home there, finding a job and making a life, there's a better for...
The rules are different if you wish to teach English in a self-employed capacity. You can get a residence permit with working clearance through the Auslaenderbehoerde without any intercession bzw. interference from a school. Just be prepared to show sufficient savings, insurance and qualifications t...
aitch, what were your parents doing in Saudi Arabia when you were born? Was one or both working for a private company or in Crown Service (i.e., working for the UK government)?
Seriously, if you want a useful answer you need to be more forthcoming with information. With regards to UK nationality law, ambiguity gets you nowhere.
And even if (for the yet undisclosed reason) one or both of your parents are in fact British "otherwise than by descent"*, you would likely only be British "by descent". However, UK citizenship would not pass on further to your new daughter or, by association, to your wife. Both of them would have t...
If you want to inform the Home Office that the nature of your relationship with your wife has changed, it is your right to do so. Visit this website at the Border Agency: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/partnersandfamilies/partners/ifyourrelationshipends/ All you need to do is inform them by lette...
I will be having my citizenship ceremony next Wednesday. I've just found out that I now need to go to Germany on Thursday and Friday. My home country allows dual citizenship, so my current passport will still be valid. I am signed up for IRIS, but I imagine that I'm not allowed to use the system aga...
