bitful

People often ask me why on earth, being an European Economic Area (EEA) national living and working in the UK, I am planning to apply for UK citizenship.

I usually ramble about how I plan to live in the UK indefinitely, and I consider this my true one and only homeland, and what would happen if fascism were to grip Italy in its vile hold again (all references to the current Italian political crisis are very much intentional) and diplomatic ties were severed with Europe, and I would be kicked out of the UK?

I now have a more rational answer, which is

"EEA and Swiss nationals have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom. This is called the right of residence. You will only have the right of residence in the United Kingdom if:

1. you are an EEA or Swiss national; and
2. you are working in the United Kingdom; or
3. you are able to support yourself and family in the United Kingdom without the help of public funds."

So the day I cannot work and/or support myself without the help of public funds, I get the boot. Nice.

Now, where are those forms…?

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