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Looks like you missed the point I was making.Mr Rusty wrote:Doesn't mention HO. An alcoholic waster has been helped to return voluntarily to Poland. Sounds like a good idea.
EU/EEA citizens do not need to take the Life in the UK test because, under European regulations, they obtain permanent residency automatically (or, cannot be required, under the regulation, to take/pass or pay for any tests or applications). Unfortunately this does mean that someone with little or no English language ability could become a permanent resident; they do, however, need to take the test to naturalise as a British citizen (and also pay the required fees).global gypsy wrote:Being part of EU shouldn't mean that you don't have any restrictions at all on who can come in. Recently I took the Life in the UK test, and somewhere in the prep book it says EU citizens can work elsewhere in the EU 'subject to certain conditions'. Are these conditions just things like no criminal record, or do they also include, at the very least, knowledge of the target country's language?
I feel this should apply especially in the case of EU, with very little overlap in languages across member countries.
It's ironical that, say, someone from the US or Australia would be required to have good knowledge of English to come here as an immigrant! And why restrict Life in the UK requirement only to non-EU citizens?
Whole thing is so bizarre.
Yes, I am aware of all this. What I was suggesting was what should be the policy.sakura wrote:EU/EEA citizens do not need to take the Life in the UK test because, under European regulations, they obtain permanent residency automatically (or, cannot be required, under the regulation, to take/pass or pay for any tests or applications). Unfortunately this does mean that someone with little or no English language ability could become a permanent resident;
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British citizens are also, I believe, one of the largest immigrant groups across the EU/EEA, are they not? So they benefit a great deal from the free movement regulation.
This goes against the idea of free movement of labour within the EU which allows the labour force to adapt to the changing economic conditions within each member state.global gypsy wrote: Yes, I am aware of all this. What I was suggesting was what should be the policy.
I am also for a Brit to show fluency in, say, Swedish, if he/she decides to go live in Sweden.
"Homeless in Stockholm" is something to be avoided just as "Homeless in London" is.