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Check out the fantasy queue, over here >>>>>>>>>keerni wrote:Hello,
I am from Denmark and I am Dansih citizen.
I Live in Britain for 3 years
How can I get British passport? What do I have to do?
Thanks!!!
Unless you have any British residency, you need 6 years' residency, including one year on Permanent Residency.keerni wrote:Hello,
I am from Denmark and I am Dansih citizen.
I Live in Britain for 3 years
How can I get British passport? What do I have to do?
Thanks!!!
Well, I guess we will see. Since this is a radical overhaul of the nationalisation process, I doubt that they will leave current legislation in place just for EU nationals. So EU nationals will most likely face new legislation, and that will inevitably have some changes. I would not be surprised if the idea of "active citizenship" is applied.Casa wrote:Doesn't appear that the rules will change for EU passport holders and dependants.
Casa must be right: EU nationals derive their right to Permanent Residency directly from directive 2004/38 which overrules any national law that may be conflicting with it, and therefore they will bypass the probationary stage (a very insulting term anyway, in the past only used in connection with convicted criminals). Anyway, as I said before, I don't see a good reason why an EU national would want to apply for British Citizenship, but of course, everybody can make his own choice for that.thsths wrote:Well, I guess we will see. Since this is a radical overhaul of the nationalisation process, I doubt that they will leave current legislation in place just for EU nationals. So EU nationals will most likely face new legislation, and that will inevitably have some changes. I would not be surprised if the idea of "active citizenship" is applied.Casa wrote:Doesn't appear that the rules will change for EU passport holders and dependants.
Not quite, EU directives do not overrule national legislation but instead relies on them for local implementation. In cases of non-compliance by a member state, an EU court can enforce the directive but that's because the national courts have first told the applicant to f off.fysicus wrote:Casa must be right: EU nationals derive their right to Permanent Residency directly from directive 2004/38 which overrules any national law that may be conflicting with it, and therefore they will bypass the probationary stage (a very insulting term anyway, in the past only used in connection with convicted criminals). Anyway, as I said before, I don't see a good reason why an EU national would want to apply for British Citizenship, but of course, everybody can make his own choice for that.
The British government would be within its rights to decide time in the U.K. before permanent residence was obtained did not count in any way for British citizenship.fysicus wrote:Casa must be right: EU nationals derive their right to Permanent Residency directly from directive 2004/38 which overrules any national law that may be conflicting with it, and therefore they will bypass the probationary stage (a very insulting term anyway, in the past only used in connection with convicted criminals). Anyway, as I said before, I don't see a good reason why an EU national would want to apply for British Citizenship, but of course, everybody can make his own choice for that.
fysicus wrote: However, the proposals as I saw them also had the probationary stage as a precursor to both permanent residence and citizenship, and that would conflict with EU law
You are better off sticking to the Danish passports, the UK and the USA passports are hot cake for terrorists basically if you hold one of those passports you might be less safe.keerni wrote:Hello,
I am from Denmark and I am Dansih citizen.
I Live in Britain for 3 years
How can I get British passport? What do I have to do?
Thanks!!!