steandleigh

Just had a thought - doesn't happen very often but anyway....

If it were decreed that you must choose between your Brit citizenship and your Aussie citizenship - and you HAD to give up one or the other - which would you choose???

( yes, I know that it's V.unlikely and some of you ((including us)), don't have our citizenships yet but it's food for thought).

So, Brit or Aussie?

GinaUK

15 years ago, I had to choose between German and British citizenship and choose British citizenship. No idea what I would do if I had to choose between British and Oz - but then I haven't even got the visa to go to Oz yet

Gina

MrsDagboy

As long as someone could still live here with British citizenship (ie just PR if it worked like that), I doubt many brits would give up their british citizenship. After all, why would they, there would be no need .

movetoperth

It is easier to travel the world with a UK passport, but as Australia is where i have chosen to live then i would give up my British Citizenship. No contest

Lynn

CPW

Although an Australian passport is really pretty good for travel purposes too.

Centurion

British passports are EU so I could live in France or anywhere in Europe if i couldn't live in Australia

Still wouldn't be in the UK and could keep my Aus PR anyway

JAJ

That sounds strange. How did you get your German citizenship to begin with?

There is no 'choice of nationality' rule in Germany if you have a German parent. And if neither parent is German, it's unlikely you ever had German citizenship (even if born in Germany).


Jeremy

steandleigh

Thats my point though... if you *HAD* to give up one or the other, which would you choose?

Kinda like sorting out the wheat from the chaff......

ProofReader

I understood your meaning, Leigh! For me, it'd be Aussie every time. Anyone who wants to live in this (UK) cold, damp and miserable place permanently is welcome to it!

Get me outta hereeeeeeeeeeeee ...

steandleigh

HEY!!! PR!!! How ya goin'???

Yep, Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!!!

When are you back over?

JAJ

Wouldn't it depend on what kind of governments were in power in the two countries?

The sort of government that would impose a rule like this - especially on those who are *already* dual citizens - is likely to be of the nasty/totalitarian variety (Zimbabwe did this a few years ago). In that case, surely the natural option would be to select the 'other' country, whichever one that was.



Jeremy

ProofReader

G'day Leigh

... and "Oi, oi, oi"!!!

Not sure about the return date - too many complications to set one yet.


And, Jeremy, don't panic, mate, it's only a hypothetical, bored (or possibly drunken) time-filler-question!

MrsDagboy

No, you see, thats MY point, having citizenship doesnt mean you have to live anywhere permanently.

If the question was "If you had to chose which citizenship to have & the answer dictated which country you were to live in" it would be a better question.

ProofReader

* Sigh * ... oh, okaaaaaaayyyy - but I'm still proud to be an Aussie and wouldn't have it any other way.

* PR warbles * "I still call Australia hooooooome."

Hmmm, pity it's a bit early for a or two!

chaval

Hopefully if and when we're in Oz and have the choice I will go for the oz citizenship and try an put my other one on ebay...