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Check your ancestry, you may already be a citizen of a member nation in the EU and therefore eligible to move to and work in a number of countries already.
For instance, my Grandfather was born in Ireland, so I am eligible for an Irish passport and I am free to travel and work in the EU.
The European Union is composed of 27 member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"....citizens can move freely between member states to live, work, study or retire in another country."
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/EE.html
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There are different rules for different categories of people, and different kinds of jobs. For example, if you were working for an American company, and they sent you to the UK on assignment that would be one thing. If you are a highly skilled professional in an area the authorities think there is a skills shortage, that would be something else. And if you are an entrepreneur who would be investing and creating jobs, that would be something else again!
Probably best if you look at the UK government website about this, and go from there:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
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If you are not Irish enough, I would check out all the other European community countries as well to see which is easiest.
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http://www.dfa.ie/uploads/documents/New%20York%20CG/irish%20citizenship%20b...
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June 16, 2009 03:39 PM
What does an American native have to do to move to the UK and gain citizenship?
The wife and I were just curious - we both love the UK and were wondering what we'd have to do to move there, buy a home and get jobs (legally).
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| June 16, 2009 06:38 PM |
For instance, my Grandfather was born in Ireland, so I am eligible for an Irish passport and I am free to travel and work in the EU.
The European Union is composed of 27 member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"....citizens can move freely between member states to live, work, study or retire in another country."
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/EE.html
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• Great advice and I appreciate the help - my grandad was Irish, so maybe I'll qualify as well! Thanks for shedding some light on the subject!
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June 16, 2009 04:16 PM
Immigration laws for any country are generally pretty complex. There are different rules for different categories of people, and different kinds of jobs. For example, if you were working for an American company, and they sent you to the UK on assignment that would be one thing. If you are a highly skilled professional in an area the authorities think there is a skills shortage, that would be something else. And if you are an entrepreneur who would be investing and creating jobs, that would be something else again!
Probably best if you look at the UK government website about this, and go from there:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
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June 16, 2009 04:22 PM
Nice work Phillipy!
Concise and informative - thanks for the link too. That will help.
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Concise and informative - thanks for the link too. That will help.
June 16, 2009 07:43 PM
Since you are called Irishstephen and appear to be drinking a glass of stout; you may be in luck. The laws granting Irish citizenship are unusually generous and if you have even one Irish grandparent you may be eligible to apply. Once you are a citizen of Ireland (you can be dual citizenship) you are pretty much free in the whole European community, including the UK. If you are not Irish enough, I would check out all the other European community countries as well to see which is easiest.
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http://www.dfa.ie/uploads/documents/New%20York%20CG/irish%20citizenship%20b...
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You may be able to work towards citizenship of another EU country. I know at least one Amercian who got an Irish passport like that and is therefore free to live and work in London, and anywhere else in th EU.