Excellent information, not read it all but found some stuff I had no idea about in the first couple of pages For example, no Brit embassy somewhere then I can use the German or French or Greek one or any of the other EU ones if they exist, that's a valuable protection!
Far out! Thank you very much for this. I thought at first you still need a visa even if you're a British citizen, in order to work in another EU country. It turns out there is no restriction. You just need a valid passport and a job or business. Suddenly the world is so small... I know it might be common knowledge to you guys. That it is an uninteresting fact. But I'm overwhelmed. What a privilege being a British citizen/EU citizen. This is something to kill for, here in the Philippines...
I think I read @knightstrike that you can travel to more countries visa-free with a British Passport than any other passport. And despite the fact that UK is not in the Schengen area, I think British Citizens can travel vurtually all Schengen countries visa free - at least those Schengen countries that are in the EU.
I know about visiting (holiday) countries visa-free with a UK passport. What I didn't know was that you could LIVE and WORK without any restrictions in countries that are part of the EU. I thought you still need working visas, registration and all that. My mind is blown away.
No such thing as a free lunch..I would also be interested in a link that gives us a good idea about out European obligations...etc. I`m sure that we can think of some just off the top of our heads.
@knightstrike That is why we have an immigration problem in the UK - all those people coming from relatively poor Eastern European states and working here. Citizens of some of the newer European countries do still have to register before they work but registration is just a formality. The problem for some EU immigrants is that if they do come from a country that requires worker registration and they subsequently lose their jobs, they cannot claim state benefits. That happened to a Latvian colleague of mine a few years back. I am not sure if any other EU countries impose worker registration for EU Immigrants.
I can't really comment objectively on that since I wasn't born in the UK. But thanks for the info. I just had my UK passport two days ago. Plus it's the weekend here. Cut me some slack. I'm getting there. ------------- I hope we can get more links regarding European rights (and obligations if there's any).
Based from these links: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/discrimination/rights/index_en.htm https://www.ucl.ac.uk/european-institute/analysis-publications/publications/Final.pdf It's a free lunch. Obligations: implement the principle of equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation with a view to taking appropriate measures to accommodate the needs of disabled people, including appropriate measures to enable a person with a disability to have access to employment and training unless doing so imposes a disproportionate burden; provide equal access to employment, selection criteria and recruitment conditions, vocational guidance and training, including practical work experience and membership of organisations; base job classification systems for determining pay on the same criteria regardless of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. Meh, that's not an obligation in my books. That's more like a sermon from a priest or something.
What's political propaganda? Freedom of movement? My mate has just upped sticks and moved to Spain for the next 9 months, a few years ago his wife was taken seriously ill in Spain while they were living there and was looked after superbly by the local health service, he certainly has freedom of movement.
Nothing. I haven't really accepted any offers yet. Still deliberating on things and I've got a bit of time. Frankly, I don't actually know where I want to go right now... Hahahahah... I just thought maybe mainland Europe and other EU nations would be a good place to go to also. Sweden, Ireland and Norway in particular seems to be good countries to settle. The only thing I know is I want to leave the Philippines and get a job overseas, both for economic and leisurely reasons.
I think it all sounds wonderful unless you're a Brit with no language skills and little in the way of qualifications.
I had to register to work in Portugal just like you would have to apply here for a Nino and UTR if you want to work self employed
I am sure that would also apply to Portugese nationals working in Portugal. The Workers Registration scheme in the UK did apply to many EU immigrants from 2004-2011.
