Brexit made me become Irish

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God, I heard Brexit was causing horrible things, but never in my worst nightmares did I think it would inflict such horrors on people.

I am so, so sorry for you OP. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.

What's wrong with being Irish? :cry2:

Reply 21

Student1191

How do you do it seems as you shared a link to a subscription

Reply 22

Notnek

Original post by Airmed

What's wrong with being Irish? :cry2:

Not being English.

Reply 23

Airmed

Original post by Notnek

Not being English.

Hey, us Irish are loved everywhere. :awesome:

P.S. I hold dual nationality but don't have a British passport. Probably never will at this rate.

Original post by FriendlyPenguin

Green is a terrible colour to be forced to wear, even if it is just once a week.

That was the most stereotypical photo you could have lifted from the internet. Plus, it is only for a day. The 17th of March.

Reply 24

NeuroJanine

can get dual nationality. My mum was German

Reply 25

quasa

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Original post by Snufkin

I was born and grew up in southern England. I used the so-called 'granny rule' to become an Irish citizen after the UK voted to leave the EU. Best £300 I ever spent.

I'm so relieved that I will retain my right to travel and work freely across Europe no matter what. Plus, it means I can keep studying at EEA universities and not have to pay international fees. I'm available for wedding proposals if you want to marry a paddy and get an EU passport. :smug:

How are you preparing for Brexit? Are you a dual citizen?

Whilst I am a single citizen, due to my ethnic makeup, I could technically qualify for indian, keyan, tanzanian passports

Reply 26

Airmed

Original post by FriendlyPenguin

Well I'm sorry, I couldn't think of any other reasons to dislike the Irish (except that they're not Scottish).

Scottish isn't too bad either.

Reply 27

Airmed

Original post by FriendlyPenguin

Scottish > Irish :u:

You wish you had our glorious glens and rolling mountains.

That's right - I'm Scottish now. Or I will be if Scotxit happens. Yay for grandparents.

Ireland has glorious scenery too. :awesome:

If Scotxit happens and I marry my SO, I guess I could get Scottish residency. :tongue:

Reply 28

Airmed

Original post by NeuroJanine

can get dual nationality. My mum was German

Original post by FriendlyPenguin

If she was a German citizen when you were born, then probably yes.

Germany does not allow dual citizenship.

Reply 29

NeuroJanine

Original post by FriendlyPenguin

If she was a German citizen when you were born, then probably yes.

Yep, it said on my birth certificate that she was german

Reply 30

Airmed

Original post by FriendlyPenguin

Certainly used to be the case - that's why they have so many Turkish citizens iirc (the descendants of the Turkish "guest workers" had to choose to be German or Turkish citizens by 18, and many chose to be Turks).

But they changed the law a few years back. Even then it wouldn't apply to @NeuroJanine though, you are rithgt.

My German friend can't get dual citizenship and only holds a UK passport even though she has lived in Germany her whole life.

Reply 31

Charles III

Original post by Airmed

I wave my Irish passport in front of all my friends and fellow mods to remind them that I will have and will have not EU citizenship when the UK leaves the EU. :lol:

I want to get my Irish citizenship as my nan was Irish but we don't have her birth certificate and your form never came through to me :frown:

Reply 32

Airmed

Original post by Paracosm

I want to get my Irish citizenship as my nan was Irish but we don't have her birth certificate and your form never came through to me :frown:

You can get her birth cert :yep:

and when I'm next home I will send you another one. This time it WILL ARRIVE

Reply 33

That Bearded Man

Great. Another plastic paddy

Reply 34

Fullofsurprises

Original post by HucktheForde

where is your sense of patriotism???

I love Britain, but it's genuinely hard to feel patriotic about a country where people can be misdirected and lied to as much as they were during the EU referendum, by cravenly self-interested right wing forces who don't care a fig for the welfare of the British people.

You may be unaware for example that offshored hedge funds that specialise in chaos and turbulence were major backers of the Brexit campaigns. Perhaps you also would be interested to hear that the Tories are heavily sponsored by Tate & Lyle, which wants us to leave the EU to consume the Caribbean sugar they sell. So when 50% of our economy is going down the drain in the no-deal Brexit, these hedge funds and sugar magnates will be partying with the Tory right wingers they pay for.

Reply 35

the bear

Original post by Fullofsurprises

Perhaps you also would be interested to hear that the Tories are heavily sponsored by Tate & Lyle, which wants us to leave the EU to consume the Caribbean sugar they sell..

i hear they gave Boris a sweetener

:toofunny:

Reply 36

Fullofsurprises

Original post by the bear

i hear they gave Boris a sweetener

:toofunny:

I don't think he needs any more sweet things.

Reply 37

Churchill1945

Original post by Snufkin

How are you preparing for Brexit? Are you a dual citizen?

I'd love to do this too as all 4 of my grandparents are Irish however, I have one slight concern. If I get dual citizenship, will places like America/Australia be harder for me to enter? Sometimes they can have very strict border rules.

Reply 38

Doones

Original post by Churchill1945

Dual British/Irish is not a problem.

Reply 39

Churchill1945

Original post by Doonesbury

Dual British/Irish is not a problem.

Really?! That's great to hear! How would it work when flying to the States for instance? Which passport would I travel on (would I get to keep both?)?