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superhorns said:
It is true. My brother in law owns a couple of hotels in France as part of his business. I presume he obtained an Irish passport to have the safeguard of using a UK or an EU one when required. He has no intention of living in France, just visa free travel.
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Can't you read SH. There are some countries which require you to give up British nationality for this, and some that don't. Anyone applying for a passport in Germany, Spain, Austria or the NL. will have to give up British nationality first.
 
superhorns said:
It is true. My brother in law owns a couple of hotels in France as part of his business. I presume he obtained an Irish passport to have the safeguard of using a UK or an EU one when required. He has no intention of living in France, just visa free travel.[/ QUOTE]

That's curious - his brother in law has been telling al and sundry that we won't need to have visas to travel around Europe. Is he an untrusting soul or does he just know something you possibly don't?
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colognehornet said:
Can't you read SH. There are some countries which require you to give up British nationality for this, and some that don't. Anyone applying for a passport in Germany, Spain, Austria or the NL. will have to give up British nationality first.
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I was simply referring to many that have no intention of moving to another country just adding to ease of travel.
 

He is somebody who took out a precaution in case visas were required, quite understandable for somebody who is a frequent flier.
I doubt he knows any more than you at this stage.
 
superhorns said:
I was simply referring to many that have no intention of moving to another country just adding to ease of travel.
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With all due respect that applies only to a minority. To get a passport from any EU. country you either have to have a number of years of residence, or have near ancestry from there. You cannot just 'pick one up' for convenience sake.
 
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colognehornet said:
With all due respect that applies only to a minority. To get a passport from any EU. country you either have to have a number of years of residence, or have near ancestry from there. You cannot just 'pick one up' for convenience sake.
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It's no coincidence that virtually every British citizen has been frantically trying to find European ancestry just in case. I hear Superhorns is claiming that Vincent Van Gough was his grandad <badger>
 
colognehornet said:
With all due respect that applies only to a minority. To get a passport from any EU. country you either have to have a number of years of residence, or have near ancestry from there. You cannot just 'pick one up' for convenience sake.
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There must be hundreds of thousands, if not more, of Brits with a parent or grandparent from the EU, which entitles them to an EU passport. Most are probably from Irish descent. My wife is entitled as are my three children.
 
superhorns said:
There must be hundreds of thousands, if not more, of Brits with a parent or grandparent from the EU, which entitles them to an EU passport. Most are probably from Irish descent. My wife is entitled as are my three children.
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I would get them for them so that they do not have to hang around while you wait to get your blue passport and visa checked.
 
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superhorns said:
There must be hundreds of thousands, if not more, of Brits with a parent or grandparent from the EU, which entitles them to an EU passport. Most are probably from Irish descent. My wife is entitled as are my three children.
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This is why I can never forgive Brexit voters - I might have to be a pretendy Irish person <grr>
 
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superhorns said:
There must be hundreds of thousands, if not more, of Brits with a parent or grandparent from the EU, which entitles them to an EU passport. Most are probably from Irish descent. My wife is entitled as are my three children.
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I have already said that there is no uniformity on this between European countries. Having a parent from a country will not normally guarantee you a passport there unless you take up residence for a few years - though this time may be reduced in some cases.
 
oldfrenchhorn said:
I would get them for them so that they do not have to hang around while you wait to get your blue passport and visa checked.
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I'm really looking forward to getting my blue passport, hopefully the French air traffic controllers can manage to stay at work a bit more often.
 
superhorns said:
I'm really looking forward to getting my blue passport, hopefully the French air traffic controllers can manage to stay at work a bit more often.
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I am looking forward to both France and Holland earning some more money from the production of the passports. Shame that the UK firm couldn't compete.
 
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oldfrenchhorn said:
I am looking forward to both France and Holland earning some more money from the production of the passports. Shame that the UK firm couldn't compete.
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I'm not so sure about Holland but France is desperate for jobs. It just cannot seem to get the high unemployment levels down. As the UK does not suffer this problem we are quite happy to assist our struggling neighbours in providing a few jobs until France can solve its own problems.

entente cordiale.
 
superhorns said:
I'm not so sure about Holland but France is desperate for jobs. It just cannot seem to get the high unemployment levels down. As the UK does not suffer this problem we are quite happy to assist our struggling neighbours in providing a few jobs until France can solve its own problems.

entente cordiale.
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Lots of jobs being advertised here. With EU workers leaving the UK in their droves employers are starting to get worried that they have skilled jobs available and no one to fill them. Banking and services seem to have hundreds of vacancies in Paris. Would you work in a French hospital with decent working hours and conditions, or be over stressed in an underfunded NHS hospital ?
 
oldfrenchhorn said:
Lots of jobs being advertised here. With EU workers leaving the UK in their droves employers are starting to get worried that they have skilled jobs available and no one to fill them. Banking and services seem to have hundreds of vacancies in Paris. Would you work in a French hospital with decent working hours and conditions, or be over stressed in an underfunded NHS hospital ?
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With unemployment near double figures, one of the worst in the EU, there are certainly loads of available workers desperate for a job. Unfortunately unemployment is rising again in France, no wonder the French press talk of "Macron's Mirage".
 
A recent Transport Ministry survey in France stated 840 road bridges are at risk of collapsing within a few years. Bridges are only repaired on average, 22 years after the appearance of the first deterioration. A former Junior transport minister claimed only half the money needed is being spent.

This is more to worry about than Brexit.
 
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