Prove you're British

[Agent]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/w...ds/6181124.stm

Only 57 years here

[johnny02004976]

this is ridiculous - the home office strikes again

[directhex]

'e looks for'n to me ¬_¬

[dave87]

Woo Bureaucracy 1 - Common Sense 0

I don't know why there aren't exceptions for people who have an english parent - I thought the test was aimed at first generation immigrants to help them integrate into society?

Dave

[charleski]

Well he's got a funny name hasn't he?
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[JPreston]

He's not British, he's American - BURN HIM !!!

[coco]

thanks for giving me a fit of giggles

'e looks for'n to me ¬_¬

typical waste of time and resources, can you imagine trying to deport him to the
US. Somehow i think the yanks would just laugh at us

[Stoo]

Surely he's just a dual national?

I wonder if they're going to try the same crap with my dad then?

He was born in Canada and moved over here when he was a baby too..

[Clunk]

Where is the planet Zog? Is it near Birmingham?

[streetster]

would be great if he failed the test

[chuckskull]

Heh I'm going to try that on the inland revenue. Can't pay taxes until you prove I'm British

Seriously though, the guys nearly retired, he's worked, lived and paid taxes here for the last 60 years.

[iranu]

A friend of mine who is South African, lived and worked in this country for 10 years, is married to an Englishman with 2 children who were born in England, had to take a citizenship test.

The test cost about £34 and if I remember rightly she also HAD to buy a booklet for about £60 aswell as alot of faffing about. Good job she could rely on friends to baby sit the two small children or that would have been more money.

The whole system is ludicrous. But hey that's what happens with a Labour government; spending and bureaucracy go through the roof.

[5lab]

i think its fair enough. how do you draw lines on these things? if someones been living here 20 years? if that's the case, someone at 19 years 300 days isn't a citizen by default..

if it could be used to chuck out that orrible clerik bloke you'd all be cheering

[chuckskull]

if it could be used to chuck out that orrible clerik bloke you'd all be cheering

I would, but this is the kind of thing that will only trouble honest legal, immigrants. Who actually of benefit to this country.

It's not going to stop religious extremists, terrorists and criminals or anyone else here illegally.

[chicken]

Oh poo, I was born in Texas, lived there for nearly 6 years and only have a measely 18 years Britishness! If he's getting that much hassle then I don't stand a chance!

*disappears underground*

From now on, no-one's to use my real name on here!

Oh yeah and even worse, I'll have to take an English test if they catch me?!
Eep, I only know Mongolian, what with being one of those strange foreign Amerkin's and all!

[chuckskull]

We all know Americans cant speak English