I am confused. They said that because my father's a citizen, was married to my mom before I was born and despite having me in the US, that I am "automatically British and entitled to a British passport."

This does not strike me as correct - but maybe I'm just expecting things to be more difficult here. Anyway, if this lady is right - crikey moses!

that's a feather in your cap

And it might get me a break on tuition, which is much more important.

thats cool
i wish i was a dual citizen

you're going back to school?

And it might get me a break on tuition, which is much more important.
i think you have to live there to get the break. im an irish citizen for the same reason, btw.

i think you have to live there to get the break. im an irish citizen for the same reason, btw.

Yes, I saw that there is a residency break. But I have been advised that there are some additional fees that apply to international students as well.

You mean one of your parents is British by birth? I think that would make you a citizen. Enjoy your purple passport!

Also socialism

you're going back to school?

yup, in the UK no less. I'm going to finish my research on the roman economy, and hopefully get myself involved in a line of work I enjoy a lot more.

You mean one of your parents is British by birth? I think that would make you a citizen. Enjoy your purple passport!

Also socialism

Well, before 1983 it has to be my dad - which it is. I just thought it was a lot more difficult than this.

^ pretty sure they changed that. i think it goes back to the mid-50s now

edit: 1961. you have to register as a british citizen first

i'm a panamanian citizen for the same reason as well. apparently, since my dad is panamanian, my siblings and i can claim citizenship as well as all of our children, indefinitely

They have some whacked out nationality laws like that in Denmark too. It's really confusing and has to do with where your parents are born and where their parents were born...I don't get it.

c-dogg, is your maternal parental unit also a briton?

maybe it's because we fall on different sides of the cutoff birthdate. but i eventually found that i would have a bit of a time getting british subject status but an easier time than most. my father was born there but married here.

i think you have to live there to get the break. im an irish citizen for the same reason, btw.

my great great great grandfather was born in ireland. I wish this made me an irish citizen.

i hear in the US that qualifies you to pretend you're irish, develop a drinking problem and get into fights at the drop of a hat

I am confused. They said that because my father's a citizen, was married to my mom before I was born and despite having me in the US, that I am "automatically British and entitled to a British passport."

This does not strike me as correct - but maybe I'm just expecting things to be more difficult here. Anyway, if this lady is right - crikey moses!
Awesome. If I found out I was British, I'd move there.

High taxes, yes... but it's such a better country than the United States. We could learn so much from their government and how it operates.

yes... but it's such a better country than the United States. We could learn so much from their government and how it operates.

oh get fucked you retarded shitbag.

I think that Iran is a better country than the US. We could learn so much from the Iranians.

i hear in the US that qualifies you to pretend you're irish, develop a drinking problem and get into fights at the drop of a hat
well that's what i'll do then! now where's my warm guinness?

Awesome. If I found out I was British, I'd move there.

High taxes, yes... but it's such a better country than the United States. We could learn so much from their government and how it operates.
LOL

c-dogg, is your maternal parental unit also a briton?

maybe it's because we fall on different sides of the cutoff birthdate. but i eventually found that i would have a bit of a time getting british subject status but an easier time than most. my father was born there but married here.


no. Sounds like the same deal. My mom is a US citizen and they were married here.

My dad also served in the military.

do you think his service swayed the decision?

now where's my warm guinness?

Next to my tepid vomit.

no. Sounds like the same deal. My mom is a US citizen and they were married here.

My dad also served in the military.

I have a similar situation, my father is uk military, while my mother is German I was told ( i have no idea if this is true for dual nationalities) that if I wanted German citizenship I would need to do national service in Germany. This seems like abit of a bummer. Anyway welcome to the UK club.

i hear in the US that qualifies you to pretend you're irish, develop a drinking problem and get into fights at the drop of a hat
haha this is really annoying but it's practically an epidemic.

also wearing notre dame gear.

Fiesty libertarian does london! Imagine all the crazy clash of cultures japes and scrapes he'll get into!
Anyway welcome to the UK club.
Yeah. :)

I have a similar situation, my father is uk military, while my mother is German I was told ( i have no idea if this is true for dual nationalities) that if I wanted German citizenship I would need to do national service in Germany. This seems like abit of a bummer. Anyway welcome to the UK club.
i think ´they can get you only until 27. i had a class-mate who had triple nationality (don't ask me how, he was german, austrian and swiss) and he couldn't visit germany between the age of 18 and 27, because they cold have arrested him and put him into service or something like that. he got the citizenship long before he turne 18 though

i think ´they can get you only until 27.

wow, good thing I didn't get a dual nationaility as I'm in Germany fairly regularly and have yet to be arrested :) Great story btw

*shelves plans for moving to germany*

National service is dodgy. Dodgiest in germany.

Fiesty libertarian does london! Imagine all the crazy clash of cultures japes and scrapes he'll get into!

Yeah. :)

The only time libertarianism has caused me problems was when I was arguing with a guy in Uttoxeter about gun rights. Guy was a conservative and was lamenting the "poor policing" to which I presented the case for concealed carry. I think he thought that I was crazy.

do you think his service swayed the decision?

No, because I didn't mention it to this lady. But I think it does have some effect if you have a borderline case. I think I have a rather preferred status.

I have a similar situation, my father is uk military, while my mother is German I was told ( i have no idea if this is true for dual nationalities) that if I wanted German citizenship I would need to do national service in Germany. This seems like abit of a bummer. Anyway welcome to the UK club.

Wow!

join the team, come to the darkside.

all you have to do is get your self a durty scottish burd and you can be awesome like the rest of the scottish young team

all you have to do is get your self a durty scottish burd and you can be awesome like the rest of the scottish young team

That may be closer than you think. My top university choices are:

1. Edinburgh
2. Bristol
3. Cambridge
4. Sheffield
5. UCL

cool, well if you choose edinburgh give me a shout i can sort you out over there.
its amazing over there, the city is great.

what do you plan on studying ?

cool, I'm already sorting you out with a slag from Leith. She has had only a few carefull owners, but once she is cleaned up she will look not bad.

cool, I'm already sorting you out with a slag from Leith. She has had only a few carefull owners, but once she is cleaned up she will look not bad.


haha i actually know a lovely lady from leith called Rosie ... ahh happy days

cool..

^ pretty sure they changed that. i think it goes back to the mid-50s now

edit: 1961. you have to register as a british citizen first

yeah, the wife did that. We had to go to Wellington and everything.

ah, she's not as old as she looks!

troo. Tho now she's had a kid she's kinda let herself go...I don't really want to say anything to her, tho.


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hi colin i didnt txt u bk the other day as i felt there was no need plus because of the msg u sent me on bebo callin me a dirty lil slag didnt think it was nice an didnt no wot the reason was for u sending me such a horrible msg on here thanx anyways thought u was a m8 guess i was wrong i would rele lv to no wot i dun so bad to desereve a msg like that ??????????????????

why is she holding her wanger?

I wish I had dual citizenship

why is she holding her wanger?
to stop it flopping out of her shorts, I imagine.