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canadiana21
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 4:44 am Post subject: EU Visa Requirements for Canadians |
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I am a Canadian citizen hoping to head to Europe (Belgium, Spain or France I think...) and need to know the visa requirements for the EU. I have a BA and am taking my TEFL this fall. My mother was born in England but is now a citizen of Canada. All of her family is back in England. I've heard of something called "ancestry" as a means of getting a visa (or citizenship??). Does ancestry make it any easier? Also, I've heard it's easier to get a job if you just head over there and hit the streets... can I go without a work visa or does it have to be sponsored by a company?
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travellingscot
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Location: UK/Eastern Europe
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:13 pm Post subject: Have you done any research ? |
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I don't want to seem unhelpful but your questions are asked many times in slightly different formats so-
1) Have you contacted the British Embassy to ask about citizenship ?
2) Have you contacted either French,Spanish or Belgian government departments regarding permission to work ?
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Have you read any similar posts to yours,especially in the Spain forum, where discussions and comments would probably help answer your questions as well as give you an idea of the sort of replies you are likely to get ?
Perhaps a sticky with information for all the non-EU citizens who continually ask similar questions would help avoid people wasting their time as well as preventing some of the bad feeling these posts generate.
Any Moderators/"Senior members" care to comment ? |
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canadiana21
Joined: 23 Aug 2005
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Location: Vancouver, Canada
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Please be patient with us newbies. I did a search with various terms and didn't find anything that really answered my question. Could you direct me to some other threads that do?
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stillnosheep
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| Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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| travellingscot's advice is spot on. We can only offer ideas. The embassies can answer your questions properly. Ring them and ask. |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:00 am Post subject: uk |
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Contact the High Commission of the Uk to ask about your entitlement to British Nationality. It is a High Commission, not an "Embassy".
If you have Britsih nationality by descent then you should be able to work in other EU member states. |
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GambateBingBangBOOM
Joined: 04 Nov 2003
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Location: Japan
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:57 am Post subject: Re: EU Visa Requirements for Canadians |
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| canadiana21 wrote: |
| I am a Canadian citizen .... My mother was born in England but is now a citizen of Canada. All of her family is back in England. I've heard of something called "ancestry" as a means of getting a visa (or citizenship??). |
from the British High Commission in Canada
http://www.britishhighcommission.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1109171564665
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Who is eligible for a UK passport
The British Nationality Act 1981, which came into force on 1 January 1983, replaced all earlier nationality laws. Citizenship of the United Kingdom and Colonies was categorised into several distinct groups:
British Citizenship
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2. Descent from a parent
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(b) Mother -Automatic claim if born after 01 January 1983 and mother born, registered or naturalised in the UK.
Before the introduction of the British Nationality Act 1981 (effective 01 January 1983) a female born in the UK could not automatically pass on citizenship to her children.
On 7 Feb 1979 the government announced that a new Nationality Act would be introduced on 01 Jan 1983 allowing all children born on or after this date to claim citizenship automatically from a mother born in the UK.
However, the Act would not be retroactive and children born before the effective date would not benefit. In the meantime, a mother could apply for any child who was still a minor (under 18 ) to be registered as a British citizen at the discretion of the Secretary of State.
Many British women resident overseas were unaware of the announcement in 1979 and missed the opportunity to apply for citizenship on behalf of their minor children. Consequently, an amendment to the British Nationality Act 1981 has now been put into effect allowing all persons who would have been under 18 on the date of the announcement (7 Feb 1979) to register now.
All those born overseas to a British mother between 7 February 1961 and 31 December 1982 are now eligible to register as British citizens retroactively. See British Citizenship for forms and fees.
Those persons not born between the relevant dates cannot apply for registration. But, a commonwealth citizen with a mother born in the UK may have the right of abode and can apply for a Certificate of Entitlement allowing entry into the UK for work and residence purposes. Information can be found on the Immigration/Visa pages of this web-site.
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So unless you were born after December 1982 then you should be able to get a British Passport (your mother most likely didn't give up her British Citizenship when she naturalized as a Canadian- doing so is not automatic in Canada, and I think is probably a very rare thing to do because ASAIK there are no benefits to doing so). |
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scot47
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| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Visas are not issued by the EU. They are issued by individual member states. Requirements are different in different countries. |
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Poetic
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hey candiana21 u are in canada...i am also thinkin of goin to europe to work and live there hopefully...where are u takin ur esl certificate...and where in canada are u....
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Poetic
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| Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 8:17 am Post subject: |
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| i also heard from a friend that the only country in europe that canadians don't need a working visa is Italy if you are candian...does anyone know of this |
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