Hi I am a British Citizen on a working holiday visa in New Zealand. I have recently started a job doing IT support on a contract, and my employer has told me that at the end of my contract they want to offer my a permanent job. I was wondering how I can go about getting a work permit as I can't find...
I'm sorry but I cannot understand why anyone would want to move permanently from Australia to the UK when there are thousands of people (including myself) who would bend over backwards to get into Australia. Although I love it here it just does not compare to the quality of living Australia offers, ...
Hi I am British by decent (Father) and South African by birth (Dual British/SA). I am going to be appling for a new SA passport soon. On the South Africa House website it says you have to provide the following: A letter from the British Home Office confirming that you have not acquired British Citiz...
I am a British Citizen and would like to move to Spain to learn Spanish and also work. What is the process I will need to go through to get a student visa/work visa?
What is also interesting is under the working holiday scheme the second highest applications are from Pretoria. This just highlights the point that young south africans want to use the whv to emmigrate from South Africa
What is the situation regarding applying for a new SA passport if you got your British Ctizenship via decent? My passport is up for renewal soon and I have lived here 7 years. Do I still have to get the letter stating I did not aquire British Citizenship?
Hi I have dual British/South African citizenship. I was wondering if you are protected by both govenments when you are in another country and neet consular assistance? I have heard that if I travel to a country on my SA passport I am only entitled to SA consular assistance? If this is the case I wil...
I am considering working in Ireland. I read somewhere that British Citizens can get permanent residency straight way and then can become Irish Citzens after 1 year of residency? Not sure how true it is.
Sorry I'm a bit confused. I'm a British Citizen by decent (Obtained from my mother and father who are British and born in Britain) and a South African citizen by Birth. Does that mean that if I leave the UK and have a child in South Africa with my South African wife I can't register that child as a ...
Is it true that if you are a British Citizen by decent you can pass your British Citzenship over to your overseas born children if you have resided in the UK for 3 years or longer?
A few years ago coming back from Johannesburg to London Heathrow I was stopped by an immigration official going through the EU passport control on my British passport and was asked "What country have I come from?". I said South Africa and she let me through. I have always found it odd why ...
Hi Dawie Thanks for you help. I think my dad wants to be with his girlfriend when they go though passport control as she has never travelled before. Its nice to know you can do that. What worries me is he wants to send all his holiday money in pounds to me, which will mean they will arrive with hard...
Hi My Dad and his girlfriend are coming to the UK for a 3 week holiday. He is a British Citizen and she is a South African Citizen. What I would like to know is what questions is she likely to be asked by passport control? How much money will she be expected to have to support herself for 3 weeks. T...
