Current Affairs EU In or Out

In or Out

  • In

    Votes: 688 67.9%
  • Out

    Votes: 325 32.1%

  • Total voters
    1,013
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That's funny because my sons passport went through quickly so get lost clever clogs .......
Just googled it now the 15 year rule made him eligible.......an apology would be nice ......
He also was eligible to carry out my sons passport as the criteria of him having his own business was necessary before you label me a liar get your facts right ok!
You'll have to show me where and when that rule came into operation mate. In the meanwhile, this is from the Passport Office website. If your mate is an Irish Italian or naturalised British citizen he is fine. Otherwise..........

  • If you’re applying in the UK
Your countersignatory must:
  • live in the UK
  • have a current British or Irish passport


Your move...
 
You'll have to show me where and when that rule came into operation mate. In the meanwhile, this is from the Passport Office website. If your mate is an Irish Italian or naturalised British citizen he is fine. Otherwise..........

  • If you’re applying in the UK
Your countersignatory must:
  • live in the UK
  • have a current British or Irish passport
Your move...
My son got his passport from him he's been my neighbour for over 15 years drives a Porsche if that helps .......
OK-
Maybe because of his time here ok
I just asked him as a favour as he is also a well known businessman he'd signed them for colleagues employees before he told me no problem ....
Again I don't jest or make things up - I await my apology?
 
I suspect he qualifies for British Citizenship in some way as EU nationals were not able to vote in the referendum, no matter how long they lived in the UK, save the exceptions @edge listed.
Unless he is British though he can't vote Jeebs. We need to call the lies out that we are subject to from these Leave fellas. They say anything to back up their argument, true or not. If Joey's mate had taken up Britisish citizenship then fair enough, and I suspect he did. The problem is, and you know this, they never back up any argument with detail, ie, Joey's mate has dual nationality. In that circumstance Joey would get some credibility back. Without that sort of detail Joey has no credibility, hence my losing patience with him. As it is, he's chatting bubbles....
 
My son got his passport from him he's been my neighbour for over 15 years drives a Porsche if that helps .......
OK-
Maybe because of his time here ok
I just asked him as a favour as he is also a well known businessman he'd signed them for colleagues employees before he told me no problem ....
Again I don't jest or make things up - I await my apology?
I suggest you contact the Passport Office and tell them that your son's countersignatory is not British (if he isn't) and his passport is therefore invalid.
If you can show me where long residence qualifies anyone who isn't British to countersign passports then you get your apology. Otherwise, your enquiries of him may reveal that he is British (in which case your statement about an Italian neighbour voting Leave doesn't stand up as he would be a Brit) or you owe me an apology (given that this person exists) because the passport has been wrongly issued.

I'll leave it with you Joey. Speak with your neighbour before responding. By the way, the fact that he drives a Porsche means not a sausage. We are talking British laws, not the Rotary Club in Crosby or somewhere.....
 
I suggest you contact the Passport Office and tell them that your son's countersignatory is not British (if he isn't) and his passport is therefore invalid.
If you can show me where long residence qualifies anyone who isn't British to countersign passports then you get your apology. Otherwise, your enquiries of him may reveal that he is British (in which case your statement about an Italian neighbour voting Leave doesn't stand up as he would be a Brit) or you owe me an apology (given that this person exists) because the passport has been wrongly issued.

I'll leave it with you Joey. Speak with your neighbour before responding. By the way, the fact that he drives a Porsche means not a sausage. We are talking British laws, not the Rotary Club in Crosby or somewhere.....

We have an Italian friend who has been here 25 years and she couldn't vote because she doesn't have British citizenship. It's really quite simple and owning a porsche is neither here nor there
 
My son got his passport from him he's been my neighbour for over 15 years drives a Porsche if that helps .......
OK-
Maybe because of his time here ok
I just asked him as a favour as he is also a well known businessman he'd signed them for colleagues employees before he told me no problem ....
Again I don't jest or make things up - I await my apology?

Don’t ever change Joey x

Ps - I’m becoming more and more convinced that they based the Baldrick character on you in Black Adder.
 
Unless he is British though he can't vote Jeebs. We need to call the lies out that we are subject to from these Leave fellas. They say anything to back up their argument, true or not. If Joey's mate had taken up Britisish citizenship then fair enough, and I suspect he did. The problem is, and you know this, they never back up any argument with detail, ie, Joey's mate has dual nationality. In that circumstance Joey would get some credibility back. Without that sort of detail Joey has no credibility, hence my losing patience with him. As it is, he's chatting bubbles....
I like to give the benefit of doubt to people and, while he may be poorly informed @Joey66 has never once struck me as a liar.

I'm sure he will clarify.
 
I like to give the benefit of doubt to people and, while he may be poorly informed @Joey66 has never once struck me as a liar.

I'm sure he will clarify.
Yes mate, and one of my previous posts reflects that, but demanding apologies when he is plainly wrong is just daft. As I said earlier, I suspect that his mate has got British Nationality but @Joey66 used the man's Italian heritage to make a point. He will clarify, I hope, and I can go back to fretting about Everton.
 
Yes he's been a resident here for over 25 years or more also signed my sons passport application ok.......
Has a business in the U.K.......

My father-in-law is Dutch and has lived in this country for 30 years and is unable to vote in general elections.

He can vote in local elections but that is the limit.

Are you saying that your Italian mate voted in s GE?
 
There you go again. I have pulled you on a lie. Whinge and whine all you want mate, but your mate did not vote in the referendum as he was not qualified to. He was also not qualified to sign your son's passport if he wasn't British.
Is he an imaginary mate Joe?
In fairness to Joey this guy could have applied for UK citizenship. You have no idea whether he has or he hasn't so I think it's unfair to say you've pulled Joey up on a lie.

I know under EU rules there is generally no need to do this but I know somebody, coincidentally also Italian, who has done. I believe it has something to do with the way the Italian government tax their ex pats. If this person Joey knows is wealthy then he could have applied for UK citizenship for the same reasons.
 
My father-in-law is Dutch and has lived in this country for 30 years and is unable to vote in general elections.

He can vote in local elections but that is the limit.

Are you saying that your Italian mate voted in s GE?
I always thought that EU nationals were able to vote in general elections, and that it was just the Brexit referendum they were excluded from.

Mind you, if there's one thing I've learned in here over the last few months, it's to make sure of your facts before posting anything.

My sabbatical didn't last very long did itlol
 
I always thought that EU nationals were able to vote in general elections, and that it was just the Brexit referendum they were excluded from.

Mind you, if there's one thing I've learned in here over the last few months, it's to make sure of your facts before posting anything.

My sabbatical didn't last very long did itlol

Haha mine neither...

I believe you can vote in a GE if you have dual nationality and hold both a UK and European passport. My Father-in-Law decided to maintain full Dutch nationality in order to protect his dutch pension rights and that meant he could only vote in locals and not a GE.

I suspect that Joes mate has dual nationality
 
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