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Obtaining citizenship and then "overstaying" old visa
Would there it be a problem in this case?
No. EU countries aren't supposed to stamp EU passports, so virtually no Italian (or other EU citizen) leaving France (or other Schengen country) has any ...
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Emigrating to Finland without a job
For Finland, you may find information on registering your right of residence here: https://migri.fi/en/registration-of-right-of-residence. Employment is not a requirement to exercise your freedom of ...
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Accumulate years for eventual citizenship at any EU country?
No. (At least, I can say with certainty that Germany only counts residency in Germany. I strongly expect the other countries to be the same.)
Granting citizenship is solely at the discretion of ...
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Accumulate years for eventual citizenship at any EU country?
Generally not. Residence requirements for naturalization generally refer to residence in the country itself. As an example, the naturalization requirements for France include in some cases a ...
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I recently became an EU national from a country different of the one I live. How do I get insured?
Your citizenship is irrelevant, you only get a EHIC through affiliation with one of the EU's statutory healthcare/insurance systems. You could therefore have gotten one as a Brazilian citizen and ...
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EU citizen, permanent resident in UK, applying for British citizenship
There isn't really a conflict here although that may not be obvioius. Citizenship is not a visa and is handled by a different government department. Hence their considerations are decididly neutral. ...
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EU citizen and EU child, non-EU spouse - Netherlands visa
Do we apply for a Schengen or MVV visa in South Africa to allow my wife to enter the Netherlands?
It's not really clear whether they will process your application as an MVV application, but there is ...
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I think I have overstayed in Denmark as an EU citizen, but I need to apply for residency. What are the consequences?
The way EU law is structured, EU citizens cannot really “overstay” and technicalities like that should not have an incidence on your right to reside in another EU country. Think of it as being late on ...
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How can I get my passport back while my application for UK Permanent Residence is under process?
You are able to have your documents returned to you (emphasis mine).
Get your visa, immigration or citizenship documents back
You can ask for your passport and other documents to be returned ...
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Situation where EU freedom of movement is restricted by a combination of government red tape and corporate policy
Yes, it's a problem and the EU is aware of it, e.g. through requests submitted to Solvit, where Sweden has one of the worst resolution rates. The EU internal market scoreboard notes that
Most ...
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Working remotely for Germany and living in Spain
The main general rule is that you are taxed on where you are living unless there are extra considerations, including for example bilateral agreements of the countries involved.
Since this can get ...
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How much easier it is to immigrate to Switzerland if you are an EU citizen?
It's a lot easier from a legal standpoint. EU freedom of movement applies in Switzerland and the main requirement to obtain a work permit is simply having a job offer. Employers are free to hire any ...
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Can one stay in Sweden while an application for residency under EU freedom of movement law is processing?
On http://europa.eu it says;
During their first 3 months in your host country, your family
members who are not EU nationals cannot be required to apply for a
residence card confirming their ...
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EU citizens in Germany: is any registration required beyond Anmeldung?
When you are asking if any further registration will be required, the question will be "what for"?
When it comes to your right to live in Germany indefinitely, the "Anmeldung" will indeed be all you ...
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How exactly can a British citizen exercise EU Treaty Rights. Any particular steps?
You are asking about EU freedom of movement, controlled by directive 2004/38/EC.
This directive defines several rights in connection with freedom of movement. These rights extend to citizens of EU ...
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Preparation for moving to Prague: what comes first?
I'd recommend to start by looking for a job. First, it will be less stressful to move into a new country if you already have a job lined up; second, your employer will probably be able to help you ...
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EU citizen, EU child, non-EU spouse
It doesn't differ much from EU country to EU country (except your own country, where you are generally not covered by EU rules) because, as soon as you are making use of your right to freedom of ...
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EU citizen and EU child, non-EU spouse - Netherlands visa
I have gone through a similar process to move to the Netherlands from the UK with my girlfriend who is an EU citizen. Since we are not married, my answers might be slightly different from what you ...
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Health insurance after getting Hungarian birth certificate
The EU/EEA has a coordination system for social security (which includes national health insurance). One of the fundamental rules of this system is that you are always subject to exactly one national ...
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Accumulate years for eventual citizenship at any EU country?
This is not an answer to your question, but provides a possible solution. You could apply to be a Cross-border commuter. Netherlands being pretty small, you could still work along the border in either ...
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US citizen expat with EU citizen wife and kids moving to the US- residence ans/or citizenship
You probably did not meet the conditions for transmitting US citizenship to a child born abroad, which, for a child born abroad to one US citizen parent and one alien parent after 1986, requires that ...
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Do parents need to be dependent for EU familiy reunification?
Your reasoning hinges on the notion that parents are necessarily household members. On a purely formal level, it's not the case, it's an additional material requirement thus explicitely ruling out ...
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Can you get a US work visa if you have been convicted of hacking?
Under Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (or I.N.A.) you are very clearly inadmissible as the possible sentence exceeded one year.
In theory you could apply for a so called 212(d)(3) ...
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What is the best route for a dual EU/UK national to work remotely in Spain?
All options will require me to apply for residency and work permits, as far as I understand.
Spain can (and as far as I'm aware does) require EU citizens to register, but their right to work in Spain ...
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EEA spouse residence card refused. What can I do?
You can apply again submitting the proper documentary evidence to support the fact that she was previously married and divorced. You can do this at any time.
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Is it possible to maintain the permanent residence in EU and continue to live in your origin non-EU country
Generally speaking, permanent residence is only valid for duration of your continued residence in the country in question. If you were to resettle abroad, you would lose your permanent residence after ...
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Does a child born outside the EU qualify for an EU passport if the mother is from an EU country?
A child born to a Polish citizen outside of Poland is automatically a Polish citizen.
Polish citizenship qualifies the child for a Polish passport. There is no specific EU passport. Each member ...
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Lost my EU license and need to replace with UK license - help
The government websites are poorly worded. In fact, the page you found is saying after 68 you must exchange your licence, but up to that point you can do so voluntarily.
So you will need to fill in ...
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Should I have declared my stocks as foreign income in my US Tax Returns?
Disclaimer:
I have never had to deal with US Taxes.
For me, listening to such stories and general reading about this topic is like watching a vampire horror movie on television - knowing that they ...
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