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UK banks closing expat's accounts

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    #21
    Originally posted by TestMangler View Post
    I just checked and someone has ripped out several of the front and back pages of my dictionary.

    It just goes from bad to worse.
    Oh the pain.
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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      #22
      Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
      Remind me again why a Brit living abroad is an ex-pat and not an immigrant?!
      I'm neither.
      "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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        #23
        Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
        Remind me again why a Brit living abroad is an ex-pat and not an immigrant?!
        An 'ex-pat' means your native country would happily have you back, an 'immigrant' means your adopted country is willing to let you stay permanently. One could of course fit into neither category...

        Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
        I'm neither.
        For example...
        His heart is in the right place - shame we can't say the same about his brain...

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          #24
          Originally posted by Mordac View Post
          An 'ex-pat' means your native country would happily have you back, an 'immigrant' means your adopted country is willing to let you stay permanently. One could of course fit into neither category...



          For example...
          Pollution is the correct term.

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            #25
            Originally posted by Mordac View Post
            An 'ex-pat' means your native country would happily have you back, an 'immigrant' means your adopted country is willing to let you stay permanently. One could of course fit into neither category...
            And I'm in both - but I'm still not coming back.
            Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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              #26
              Originally posted by darmstadt View Post
              Will this affect my Post Office Savings account (all GBP1,18p of it)....
              Do you remember these?

              "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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                #27
                Originally posted by Paddy View Post
                Do you remember these?
                Didn't really get to live in the UK until after decimalisation. Just got my book out and the first deposit was in May 1974 of 2 pounds and 10 pence and got up to the grand sum of 228 pounds in 1982. The last entry was a withdrawal in 1983...
                Brexit is having a wee in the middle of the room at a house party because nobody is talking to you, and then complaining about the smell.

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by SimonMac View Post
                  Remind me again why a Brit living abroad is an ex-pat and not an immigrant?!
                  A expat either requires only a work visa or is exempt from visa requirements. Immigrants need to go through an actual immigration process before even before being allowed to live and work in the host country .
                  It also depends on the host country.Some countries like the Gulf states don't accept immigrants. Indians would probably like to immigrate to Dubai but can't so they remain expats there all their life.




                  Sent from my SM-A320FL using Contractor UK Forum mobile app

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by Brussels Slumdog View Post
                    A expat either requires only a work visa or is exempt from visa requirements. Immigrants need to go through an actual immigration process before even before being allowed to live and work in the host country .
                    Sent from my SM-A320FL using Contractor UK Forum mobile app
                    In many countries (certainly all of the Schengen states) to get a work permit requires going through an immigration process and interview at a consulate or embassy not in the country you intend to work in. Not sure the distinction works.

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by zerosum View Post
                      In many countries (certainly all of the Schengen states) to get a work permit requires going through an immigration process and interview at a consulate or embassy not in the country you intend to work in. Not sure the distinction works.
                      Not for immigrants from other EU countries, but soon, from Jan 1st, for Brits who want to work in the EU

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