new UK Shipping regulations

David_Hayward (RIP) · #1 22-05-09, 00:16

If you have, and it may be a paternal grandfather, who was British you used to be able to get in here and work more easily than if you had no descent. If you have a father who was Brit, then you are a Brit, more-or-less.

Barry Churcher · #2 22-05-09, 01:20

My brother and I were both born in Canada with the same parents. The Irish government saw fit to issue him an Irish passport but they won't do the same for me.

please no smart comments from Simundson.

Barry

Grant Bowker · #3 22-05-09, 02:11

OK Barry, that beats my story.
While we are on the topic of Irish Grandfathers... The same Northern Irish Grandfather who doesn't qualify me as a UK citizen (along with his English wife), does qualify me for Irish Republic and as a result EU citzenship. I checked into this while I was feeling like everyone else in Canada had more rights than a "white, English, born here" and initially I was thinking I couldn't claim a right to live anywhere else on the face of the earth. Then it turned out I could claim citezenship in the land of Guinness.

malcolm erik bogaert · #4 24-05-09, 22:49

some time ago we watched a documentary on tv...imigration at heathrow!lots of young NZ and OZ lads where getting turned back...but others where walking right in

can somebody tell me why we put of with this Stalinist Cabal in power at the moment....

what we need in the UK is another OLIVER CROMWELL...regards malcolm

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) · #5 25-05-09, 01:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

My brother and I were both born in Canada with the same parents...

Gee Barry, isn't that a trifle unusual for where you come from?

Barry Churcher · #6 25-05-09, 02:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

Gee Barry, isn't that a trifle unusual for where you come from?

Naw Geoff you are wrong on this one. Being from Bancroft, what is more unusual is that my parents were not related to each other BEFORE the wedding.

Bancroft could have been called "pumpkin patch" , short for pump kin and there is already a Kinmount in Ontario.

Barry

Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP) · #7 25-05-09, 02:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barry Churcher

Naw Geoff you are wrong on this one. Being from Bancroft, what is more unusual is that my parents were not related to each other BEFORE the wedding.

Bancroft could have been called "pumpkin patch" , short for pump kin and there is already a Kinmount in Ontario.

Barry

Hell's bells, I'm impressed! Somehow I just knew there was something unique about you...