Diskerud
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| 08 Jan 2017 01:52 AM |
I now enjoy certain privileges in the United Kingdom including the right to vote Also learned due to ancestry that I have the right to work/live in the UK for up to 5 years without a visa or work permit |
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:02 AM |
how does that work
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:06 AM |
"Also learned due to ancestry that I have the right to work/live in the UK for up to 5 years without a visa or work permit"
well i'm a 2nd generation canadian so does this apply to me too
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Diskerud
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Diskerud
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:07 AM |
"well i'm a 2nd generation canadian so does this apply to me too"
not that part of it, no
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:13 AM |
so by what means are you ancestrally entitled to these privileges
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Diskerud
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:16 AM |
| My paternal grandfather was an English citizen |
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:17 AM |
via caribbean laws or what
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Diskerud
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:18 AM |
"via caribbean laws or what"
it gets really complicated but yes pretty much
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:20 AM |
nice
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Diskerud
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:22 AM |
indeed I plan on taking advantage believe that |
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:27 AM |
"My paternal grandfather was an English citizen"
Both of my maternal grandparents were English-born citizens.
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Diskerud
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:29 AM |
You left that part out Then yes it does apply to you |
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123yonnd
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:59 AM |
| all my grandparents were cold ####### patriots from the us of a |
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| 08 Jan 2017 03:48 AM |
whoops when i said 2nd generation canadian i meant 2nd generation *since* immigration from the UK.
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| 08 Jan 2017 04:13 AM |
| I'm guessing your grandfather would have been a British national having been born and raised in a British Caribbean country before said country gained independence from Britain, sort of similar to Canada when it was a dominion. |
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| 08 Jan 2017 12:03 PM |
| That's cool, technically I'm eligible for Spanish citizenship too but I don't really have interest in getting it |
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VezzieOG
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| 08 Jan 2017 02:34 PM |
| same but its in Fallout : ( |
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| 08 Jan 2017 03:06 PM |
| @Sir you will probably have to reside 1 year in Spain if it's by descendants (parents) born outside of Spain but are Spanish due to their parents (your grandparents) |
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| 08 Jan 2017 03:07 PM |
| Ani you would have commonwealth citizenship automatically if you're a Canadian citizen |
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swooby
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| 08 Jan 2017 03:12 PM |
diskured is a freaking sissy
Whatever floats your boat |
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bookface6
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| 08 Jan 2017 04:12 PM |
| question: if you have a grandparent who recently got dual citizenship, would you also qualify for citizenship of that country? or would if depend on the country |
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ebenton95
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| 08 Jan 2017 04:28 PM |
ive recently learned that i am a distant relative of a Nigerian prince, and all that I need to do to become a beneficiary of his will is to give my personal financial information. would i be able to gain Nigerian citizenship from this?
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| 09 Jan 2017 12:22 AM |
"Ani you would have commonwealth citizenship automatically if you're a Canadian citizen"
no no i meant what he described in the body of the OP pertaining to the Uk specifically. i've been a commonwealth citizen since birth lol
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| 09 Jan 2017 12:23 AM |
nice meme ebenton
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