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"Benghazi! Benghazi, Benghazi!" The distress call of the Red Maga Loon."They have a lot of stupid people that vote in their primaries. They really do. I'm not really supposed to say that but it's an obvious fact. But when stupid people vote, you know who they nominate? Other stupid people." -- James Carville on the plethora of low-quality GQP candidates in the mid-term election.Comment
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[QUOTE=Scary Borg Craft;6856233]I am so ready to go.
How far is the closest McDonald's?Without friends none of this is possible.Comment
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Yes, there is the Foreign Income Exclusion. But you do have to qualify in one of two ways:Originally posted by HRDavies
1. Become a "bona fide residen" (basically live there for an entire 12-month tax year first, and go native with housing, licenses, registrations, etc. to prove legit residency)
OR
2. Spend 330+ days in any 12-month period in a foreign country--ANY foreign country. Any day spent at sea or on an international flight does not count toward your 330. So at most, you can spend about 25-28 days in the U.S. to allow for travel. But, you can do this right away; no need to live there an entire year first before qualifying.
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That is correct. I have friends that have looked into this: One Irish-born grandparent will do the trick.
You are automatically an Irish citizen if one of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, and was born on the island of Ireland. You don't need to apply to become an Irish citizen in this case. If you were born outside of Ireland, you can become an Irish citizen if:
- One of your grandparents was born in Ireland, or;
- One of your parents was an Irish citizen at the time of your birth, even though they were not born in Ireland.
In these cases, you can become an Irish citizen through Foreign Birth Registration.
Once a person is entered onto the Foreign Births Register they are an Irish citizen and entitled to apply for an Irish passport.
You'll need some paperwork, though:
Best to talk to the embassy and ministry of foreign affairs. Missing documents, like birth and marriage certificates are likely available as certified copies from the Irish authorities.Adult applicant applying on the basis of an Irish born Grandparent
Documents relating to the applicant (unless stated, originals must be submitted):
- Completed, signed and witnessed application form (see list of witnesses at 1 above)
- Original civil birth certificate (showing parental details)
- Original civil marriage certificate (if applicable) OR other change of name document (if applicable)
- Photocopy of current state-issued ID document (i.e. passport, drivers licence, national identity card) certified as a true copy of the original by application form witness
- 2 separate original proofs of address
- 4 colour photographs (2 of which to be witnessed) – do not attach these to the application form
Documents relating to the Irish citizen parent (unless stated, originals must be submitted):
- Original civil birth certificate of Irish citizen parent (showing parental details)
- Original civil marriage certificate of Irish citizen parent (if applicable) OR other change of name document (if applicable)
- Photocopy of current state-issued ID document (i.e. passport, drivers licence, national identity card) certified as a true copy of the original by a professional from the list of witnesses OR original civil death certificate (if applicable)
Documents relating to the grandparent born in Ireland (unless stated, originals must be submitted):
- Original civil birth certificate of Irish born grandparent (showing parental details)
- Original civil marriage certificate of Irish born grandparent (if applicable) OR other change of name document (if applicable)
- Photocopy of current state-issued ID document (i.e. passport, drivers licence, national identity card) certified as a true copy of the original by a professional from the list of witnesses OR original civil death certificate (if applicable)
Non-Irish issued documents likely will be required to have an apostille on them. An apostille is a warranty that the document is authentic. It is issued by the authority that issued the original document, and the procedures to do that are dependent on the state in which the document was issued.
Apostille was created by the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961 Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents
The "competent authority" for things like birth/wedding/death certificates in the US is [usually] the Secretary of State of the state that issued the document.
I know this because I've been looking into obtaining my Latvian diaspora citizenship.Last edited by Nicholas Carey; 05-22-2023, 01:19 PM.You would not enjoy Nietzsche, sir. He is fundamentally unsound. — P.G. Wodehouse (Carry On, Jeeves)Comment
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I don't live in the UK. But there is nothing to stop you moving there.
I have lived in UK, Greece, France, Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands, in varying degrees of officially. I have travelled to almost all of the European countries over the last 35 years. Greece in winter gets well below freezing inland, and the islands aren't much warmer unless you have a lucky winter in Crete, or obviously Cyprus. My first winter in Greece about 50 km from Athens there were 5 foot snowdrifts against the door, and that's Southern Greece.
You still haven't answered why you want to do this. It feels like 'vacation' rose tinted spectacles?Comment
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Am I the only person who has holidayed in Italy more than once, but would not decide to live there?
Mediterranean winters can be brutal, those that come in summer cant imagine it.
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Italy: every time I visit, its either a national holiday or a strike.
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No. I would consider Puglia if the forestry was better, but that's the case for most of the Med countries; pine and very little else in quantity. Bores me stupid.
I saw many Epiphany ceremonies in Greece, where a selected few dive for the church cross thrown into the harbour by the Orthodox faithful, early January. The temperatures were below freezing, the water around 4c. No-one comes up until it is found, often the divers were missing limbs to begin with and never wore suits or masks. Unbelievable. I've done short swims in winter in the Med, ain't no joke.Comment
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#1 Cost of living
#2 Affordable Real Estate
#3 Culture art, architecture, history, etc, additionally I speak conversational Italian
#4 Food - both in restaurant, and groceries ( I absolutely love food shopping in Italy )
#5 Mass transit - the hight speed train system allows us to travel all over the EU
#6 Life Experience learning new things, seeing new things, learning new languages, becoming immersed in whole culture
#7 If we didn't fully retire but go every year for a few months, we could air B&B on months we are not there.
#9 I love the Italian people, culture and living La Dolce Vita.
#10 Gelato
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But but but the Socal lifestyle??? and you're riding the wave man.Comment
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