Novocastrian

A bit like Lithuania or Croatia then?

Both welcomed into the EU as indeed they deserve to be.

Redstart

Very interesting.
However; Scotland has about the same population as Slovakia; and Slovakia has 13 MEPs. Under a renegotiated settlement Scotland could hope for roughly the same number. With 13 Scots MEPs that would give the EU parliament 692 MEPs with Scotland representing 1.9%.

Annetje

ALL Brexiters have left the sinking ship !!!!! Good luck to the remainers at putting the UK together again !!!!!

HKG3

1.9% is still less than 9%!

HKG3

As the UK as a whole is a net contributor of the EU budget, the UK leaving the EU means that some members states will need to pay more and some member states will receive less money from the EU budget.

As Scotland is not likely to be a net contributor to the EU budget, the main question is who is going to pay for it? Are the Germans, French and Italians (the three biggest contributors to the EU budget) willing to pay more money to the EU budget?

Novocastrian

They have proved so in the past. They think the EU is a good idea.

Astonishing isn't it?

Scots in Treignac

Am I correct in thinking that its not British citizenship that gives access to the French health care system but contributions made -either doing work in France or collecting a UK state pension (for which contributions will have been made in the UK.


So after BREXIT what would be the advantage of having an Irish passport or that of another EU country 9for those eligible)

EuroTrash

Basically, freedom of movement within Europe.

If you don't have an EU passport you'll probably need to apply for a carte de séjour to live and/or work in Europe, and possibly, though highly unlikely IMHO, a visa. So more paperwork, almost certainly more criteria to meet, possibly restrictions on being allowed to work in France, and theoretically, being refused permission to live there. In other words, all the issues that citizens of the US, Australia, India etc face if they want to move to Europe.

Remember that a lot of the fuel behind the Brexit vote was to stop immigration into the UK from other EU countries. It works both ways. If the UK stops letting EU citizens move to the UK, why would the EU states let UK citizens live there?

HKG3

My point is given the level Euroscepticism in some EU countries, asking them to put more money into the EU is asking for trouble?

Novocastrian

The Eurosceptic parties in every non-UK member country have lost support since the UK referendum.

Angelil

Late to the party as usual (story of my life!), but I was wondering if anyone could help me.

I'm a Brit who has lived in France since 2008. Married to my French husband since 2011. Post-Brexit I am now looking to get my French nationality.

Most of the paperwork required seems straightforward(...ish) to obtain. However, one thing is causing me real grief at present: the 'police certificate of good conduct' from the UK (as I have lived in France for under 10 years).

I know I could wait until 2018 (when I will have lived in France for 10 years), and then I wouldn't need it anymore (the French one on its own would do). However, as this coincides neatly with when the UK would theoretically be about to exit the EU (...doh), I am keen to get it sorted sooner and already did my language test on July 6th.

My question is this. I have two choices available to me: the subject access request, or the police certificate. Does any Brit here know which one the French want in order to obtain nationality?!

I have been madly scouring the internet and telephoning everywhere for answers but have found nothing yet. The British Embassy in Paris doesn't know. ACRO doesn't know. No official French website about the acquisition of French nationality mentions exactly what is required.

I am keen to get this right as I know the French are very exacting. I will be hopping mad if I get to the sous-préfecture in October (...am timing this with my vacations as I know it will take a whole day...) only to be told I have the wrong document.

If anyone has gone through this and can advise me I would be most grateful. Thank you

cyrian

Sorry, I can't help with your specific question but Brexit would not apply to your situation because you can apply for French nationality through marriage.
France is not going to expel Brits because they do not want 400k to 500k french citizens expelled from the UK.
Why don't you just wait until the 10 years.
Brits could live and work in France before the EU - they just had to apply for a carte de sejour.

Novocastrian

Based solely on my knowledge of what is required by Canadian authorities, you need the full police certificate.

dmu

I applied for French nationality by dint of marrying a Frenchman, but this was over 30 years ago and it seems that some of the required documents, among other things, have changed since then.
What's the French expression for "subject access request"? I was able to get an "Extrait de Casier Judiciaire" as I had been living in France for longer than 10 years at the time, and I see your problem, as per
https://www.service-public.fr/partic...osdroits/F2726
At the time, it was the Tribunal that decided on foreign spouses taking French nationality, not the Préfecture.
Sorry I haven't been much help, but it was so long ago and things have changed. If you can't get the police certificate of good conduct from the UK, you may have to wait until the 10 years have passed.
Or, apply for French naturalisation by dint of having lived here for more than 5 years, French OH or no French OH, as per
https://www.service-public.fr/partic...osdroits/F2213
Good luck!!

Novocastrian

Not a clue. But it is used by people who want to check their police record informally before they apply for Permanent Residence or Citizenship in Canada (and perhaps in France?).

It's the police certificate though that's required by the authorities.