tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post4007286348444591806..comments2024-03-29T12:14:57.086+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The Future for ex-pats? Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49524208022919154362018-11-28T02:02:34.144+00:002018-11-28T02:02:34.144+00:00I don't consider myself an "ex-pat"....I don't consider myself an "ex-pat". I actually loathe the term.<br /><br />I hold dual citizenship in Canada and the UK. If I enter the UK using my Canadian passport it is stamped that I may remain for six months and am not eligible for anything publicly funded. Yet, I am still a citizen but someone from the EU with not actual ties to the UK can come and be permitted access?50 and countinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12051116860123693646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49187368267465525182018-11-27T15:15:39.525+00:002018-11-27T15:15:39.525+00:00Oh My Goodness, I hope all will be OK for you.
ch...Oh My Goodness, I hope all will be OK for you.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip and badgerangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-5870042366632888602018-11-27T04:33:21.322+00:002018-11-27T04:33:21.322+00:00THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR INFO. LOOKS AS IF MY W...THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR INFO. LOOKS AS IF MY WORRIES WERE UNFOUNDED.... WE'll SEE.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25706964784150839212018-11-27T04:32:22.763+00:002018-11-27T04:32:22.763+00:00I've still got my old Carte de Séjour from 197...I've still got my old Carte de Séjour from 1972 somewhere; maybe I could have it updated? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49262036778992020292018-11-27T04:28:39.560+00:002018-11-27T04:28:39.560+00:00As we all know, the French agree to things, then d...As we all know, the French agree to things, then do what they want with impunity. I think we'll all just have to wait and see.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-37332098387221162642018-11-27T04:26:12.051+00:002018-11-27T04:26:12.051+00:00I have already been invited to become a French cit...I have already been invited to become a French citizen... I told them I'd think about it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82872624476262365112018-11-27T04:25:11.212+00:002018-11-27T04:25:11.212+00:00It's already an idea!It's already an idea!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-83332888728425570952018-11-26T21:47:41.326+00:002018-11-26T21:47:41.326+00:00I agree Treaders, May has been left to pick up the...I agree Treaders, May has been left to pick up the crap. Cameron played a stupid game and lost. And had to resign as result. Is there anyone else that would have got any better? I doubt it. Everyone wants to be seen as a hero. Macron and his we will block the ports, damning his own economy and northern parts of France whose main income is from trade. Juncker and his Thatcher lines are near enough "this lady is not for turning". No one is going to be happy and it could be that we still bottom out with no deal. Iceland came back from the brink, lets hope we dont go that low. <br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-14745481099607640282018-11-26T21:40:30.572+00:002018-11-26T21:40:30.572+00:00This is also how we see it also... My cousins and...This is also how we see it also... My cousins and their families live in Italy and have come to the conclusion from what they were told that they will be able to apply for a permit to stay. Maybe like the old one in France, carte de sejour. Where they live if all of the foreigners are sent home there will be no one in the school but the teacher as all the younger people have moved to the cities. There will be hardly anyone left in the village. There are 2 Dutch couples (no families) but the rest are Brit families with great grand parents that were Italian. They are hoping that they can use this proof as being able to apply for Italian citizenship and with it an EU passport. If not it is going to hurt all economies. Think of all the areas in France and Spain with huge amounts of Brit pensioners spending their cash. They will become waste lands as they are already suffering as the pound is so weak against the Euro. Sad times. Having such a mixed heritage as my own, I do worry where we fit. where does it stop, firstly a vote based on people saying about immigration. What is next after Brexit? It is very worrying...<br />Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10518631542782309728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18469756105138678072018-11-26T21:23:32.846+00:002018-11-26T21:23:32.846+00:00Surely you could buy a property in the country whe...Surely you could buy a property in the country where you have a wood burning stoveSusan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56623092055677089092018-11-26T18:11:32.486+00:002018-11-26T18:11:32.486+00:00I did wonder how you got to vote on Brexit and I w...I did wonder how you got to vote on Brexit and I was refused a vote!!! I remember being told by someone "my uncle Tom in Canada didn't get to vote so why should you?" To which I asked if uncle Tom was going to be kicked out of Canada because of Brexit. It pissed me off no end that people who would be so intimately affected didn't even get the right to vote. The funny thing was a friend of a friend in the UK (who voted leave) then telling me about their plans to move to Spain! Oh well. But James is right - those of us who have been in the EU countries for more than 5 years have been guaranteed right of abode. Thank God. I've been here in France 30 years and my sons have only ever known France as home but we were told that they didn't "need" to apply for French citizenship since they had British passports. I guess it's time to get going on the citizenship paperwork (or at the very least check out what they now need for a carte de séjour). What a bloody mess. But I honestly don't think it's fair to blame Theresa May. No-one is going to get 100% of what they want so there will have to be compromise - and I guess no-one will like the compromises either. I don't see Boris the slippery eel volunteering to sort it out - he's too busy grandstanding isn't he.Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89588210582437904412018-11-26T17:35:56.711+00:002018-11-26T17:35:56.711+00:00The right to remain was agreed as part of the &quo...The right to remain was agreed as part of the "pre-negotiation". The conditions are as per those set out by Vintage Maison below - so you should be fine. And I agree with Vintage Maison's assessment of the French property market, for what it's worth. <br />Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-78725440567748615722018-11-26T16:13:42.557+00:002018-11-26T16:13:42.557+00:00f you have lived in France for 5 years or more - a...f you have lived in France for 5 years or more - and can prove it by way of avis de impots, EDF bills, bank statements, ownership of property or rent agreement, health care, birth and marriage certificates and finally, agree to be finger printed, then all this will be yours Cro! I object most strongly and wonder what the French govt might say if we donned gilet jaunes, refused to fill in any forms, all put our homes up for sale, and threatened to go back to Blighty...the French housing market might crash for starters. However, knowing a little (and I mean a little - can't always read between the lines) about the way the French work, it would not make the blindest bit of difference. They couldn't care that they would lose our revenue and taxes - we just wouldn't fit neatly into any of their holes!Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28956887717847919792018-11-26T14:49:42.953+00:002018-11-26T14:49:42.953+00:00I hope you're right. I was under the impressio...I hope you're right. I was under the impression that after 2020 we would only be allowed to be here for X amount of months per year.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30002616422983116262018-11-26T14:36:10.668+00:002018-11-26T14:36:10.668+00:00I'm not sure where everyone else is getting th...I'm not sure where everyone else is getting their information from, but those who have lived in either a rump EU country or the UK will have their rights of residence guaranteed. The end to freedom of movements means no more benefits tourism and no more jumping on a plane to find work without a visa. In your case, Cro, the EU has made a commitment that you will be able to carry on as normal. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650725159013368925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30291951826904812962018-11-26T14:17:08.792+00:002018-11-26T14:17:08.792+00:00It all seems to be building-up to something. WW3 p...It all seems to be building-up to something. WW3 perhaps?Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-59254908224747241502018-11-26T14:09:43.863+00:002018-11-26T14:09:43.863+00:00The world, on the whole, is a mess. The world, on the whole, is a mess. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42756329818941899672018-11-26T13:49:36.684+00:002018-11-26T13:49:36.684+00:00I may just ignore it.I may just ignore it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20606390214710485662018-11-26T12:40:36.635+00:002018-11-26T12:40:36.635+00:00I didn't know about the oil. There are so many...I didn't know about the oil. There are so many imports/exports that keep the wheels turning, that I fail to understand any wish to hinder such movements.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-8951243727837754042018-11-26T12:38:24.825+00:002018-11-26T12:38:24.825+00:00The fact that such things are reciprocal, I would ...The fact that such things are reciprocal, I would have thought that the EU would have defended their own citizens rights.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40840030894776200202018-11-26T12:37:10.312+00:002018-11-26T12:37:10.312+00:00It's such a mess, I'll be glad when it'...It's such a mess, I'll be glad when it's all over; whatever the result.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76824859785541199392018-11-26T12:33:21.304+00:002018-11-26T12:33:21.304+00:00Many expats are in for a big shock as to what they...Many expats are in for a big shock as to what they can actually claim. Many have been abroad for over a decade having paid zero UK tax or NI.<br />The deal May has struck is the best the EU will allow not the UK and the EU have been intransigent for the last two years.<br />I seriously doubt that it will pass parliament and a hard brexit lies in the future. France and Spain seem determined to spoil their export markets, tourist markets and expat communities all in one go. Apart from the latter the UK has an entire world to choose from.<br />I'm also unsure how the Netherlands will cope with the sudden cessation of oil exports from the UK as it imports some 14 million metric tons a year from us. Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804288884191121969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13546322008713371122018-11-26T12:28:01.496+00:002018-11-26T12:28:01.496+00:00This brexit business is to me quite similar to the...This brexit business is to me quite similar to the fall of Athens just after at the death of Socrates.<br />As an ex pat of thirty years,well we will just have to wait and see... until the fine print has been deciphered.A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89119920864728014932018-11-26T11:42:12.864+00:002018-11-26T11:42:12.864+00:00I voted to remain and now find it all so laborious...I voted to remain and now find it all so laborious to listen to that I try to ignore it. I shall be surprised if MPs vote for it in its present form.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89800337537420362102018-11-26T11:31:51.608+00:002018-11-26T11:31:51.608+00:00Exactly, but just wait until they all turn up want...Exactly, but just wait until they all turn up wanting accomodation, health care, benefits, etc.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com