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moving w/ citizenship, do I have to go to my home country?

Post by forgifts » Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:05 am

American, but I have EU citizenship by way of Finland, but have not resided there. If I want to move to an EU country (ie France) would I first need to establish residency in Finland, and then move around the EU. Or, can I immediately move to any EU country of my choice from the US?

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Post by sum1 » Fri Oct 12, 2012 9:32 am

No need for prior residence. All you need is your passport.

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Post by sierra » Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:11 am

as eu citizen you are free to move any where in europe.

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Location: does not matter if you are with your EEA family member

Post by Directive/2004/38/EC » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:04 pm

You need to have either a Passport or a national ID card from the EU member state. That is all you need for moving to a different EU member state.

Once you get there you have 90 days in which there are no requirements.

After that you need to be working or self sufficient or a student.

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