scouser 4 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Interesting article in the Times today about UK people and emigration. They had some poll results below Why People Emigrate: Quality of life - 37% Weather - 32% UK too expensive - 23% New job - 13% Don't like UK - 12% Join family/friends - 9% Resort to stop you going: Family - 43% Like Britain - 21% Financial - 11% Age - 11% Finding work - 10% Which countries: Niseko (sorry, Australia) - 40% Spain - 31% Canada - 31% New Zealand - 22% USA - 21% France - 18% Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Can you lucky bastards easily emigrate to Canada? I am (still) in the process of getting a UK passport. Will that mean I get the same ex-colonial emigration rights as a native pom? When WWIII gets well under way and I am forced to return to the relative safety of the remote Australian corner of the world, I will emigrate to NZ and live in the mountains, hopefully near a lake with fish in it. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 How come you are getting a UK passport le spud, if you don't mind me asking? Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted August 4, 2006 Share Posted August 4, 2006 Because I can (my old man was born in unpopular Wales). The British passport is the most valuable in the world. Besides Britain, it allows me to buy a house, work and live anywhere in the enormously diverse nations within the European Economic Area + Switzerland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Area. There are also easier emigration conditions to some Commonwealth countries. Plus, I have a highly sought after Australian passport which allows me to live freely in New Zealand. And if I should marry a non-Australian, I also gain fee residence in their home country. So if I married my current gf I could add Japan to that list. For this reason alone, as an Australian, I would never marry an Australian girl. Most of the time they are a one way passport to the suburbs and a two car garage brick home with stain proof carpet on smith street. I have a lot of countries in my future. Link to post Share on other sites
kkk 7 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Wales is a great place. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by kkk: Wales is a great place. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Is there any whales in Wales? Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by le spud: So if I married my current gf I could add Japan to that list. Spud, if I remember well if you apply for a J-passport, you have to forfeit your other passports in order to get it. Link to post Share on other sites
damian 0 Posted August 5, 2006 Share Posted August 5, 2006 I wouldnt want a J pasport, I would just want a residence and work visa. Link to post Share on other sites
tsondaboy 0 Posted August 6, 2006 Share Posted August 6, 2006 same goes for me, I dont want to give up my Greek passport. I can travel and work all around EU with it. I jast want to get the residence for Japan. Link to post Share on other sites
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