CZECH NATIONAL UK PERMANENT RESIDENCY ?

[Ryuk_21]

Hey everyone,

I'm glad ive found this topic , albeit a bit too late

I am a bit annoyed at the amount bureaucracy an ordinary person such as myself has to put up with. its RIDICULOUS !!!

I have been continuously living in Britain for about 6 years now.
But a couple of days I have been offered a teaching job in China which I would like to accept. It is for 9 months or so.

I have NOT submitted any PR applications or anything yet. I want to become a dual citizen for 2 reasons: 1) I am a native english speaker and culturally I am not really Czech. (i obtained my czech nationality in 2005 though - my parents sorted this out as I was born outside Europe
2) 2 passports is never a bad thing!

First off, I wasnt even AWARE that I need to get PR first, before I can get a citizenship. And then when I started filling in the form for PR, it says there is an EXCEPTION for A8 nationals.. what???? Czech republic is a developed country, unlike poland so I dont get it ( but its probably because they both joined in May 2004 ,

the "exception" rule is that I was apparently supposed to apply for some Worker Registration Scheme or something??? what the heck is that supposed to be. I had NEVER heard of that, nor have i ever applied for it or needed it. Besides I was a student here most of the time (sure Ive held part time jobs but who hasnt !)

can someone PLEASE help? also is there any point in wanting a UK citizenship? I looked up countries where a UK/CZ passport can get you and they are about the same. but a British passport is better for teaching I guess . so annoying.


thank you very much and I look forward to your replies

i.

[Jambo]

Those questions are better to be asked in the British Citizenship section of the board.

I suggest you read Q1, Q5 & Q6 in Citizenship FAQs - Common Questions - Read before posting.

As the UKBA love to say - Citizenship is a privilege and not a right. You need to follow the rules even if you didn't know them at the time.

[Ryuk_21]

As the UKBA love to say - Citizenship is a privilege and not a right. You need to follow the rules even if you didn't know them at the time.

of course yeh that makes sense but they should at least provide people with a decent service. such as - when you call the UKBA , an ACTUAL person will answer and not some robot that gives you nothing except a pointless email address that you send an email to and then ...guess what?.... everybody ignores it.

Thanks ford the link - yeh i read those answers, if that is the case then that is pretty cruel considering i am (on passport) one of those "a8". What are the exceptions though? being a native speaker? culturally english/multicultural? (somehow i doubt it)

[Jambo]

Students are exempt from WRS (although have another requirement which is a private medical insurance or a non UK EHIC). For how long have you been a student?

[Ryuk_21]

Students are exempt from WRS (although have another requirement which is a private medical insurance or a non UK EHIC). For how long have you been a student?

well I moved to the UK "permanently" in June 2007 (pretty much extended holidays you could say and started uni in September finished my bachelors november 2010 (graduation) and then started my masters in Sept 2011 and got my certificate 2 weeks ago . (but finished dissertation in sept 2012. Then I moved to London for a job and finished that job in March 2013 now I'm holidays / travelling. planning to come to the UK in 2 wks or so.