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I don't really see that as a reasonable problem. There are many nations that are not in the EU that have citizens in the EU/UK. I know for a fact that some Sout

I don't really see that as a reasonable problem. There are many nations that are not in the EU that have citizens in the EU/UK. I know for a fact that some South African people move to the UK despite from my understanding most South African countries are not in the EU. The same goes for many of my US friends who have moved to the UK in the past. People move, and it isn't really hard to get into the UK from a non-EU country. Just by applying the same practices to the EU that are applied to the US will solve any problems. The UK work visa, from the US perspective that I have, is extremely easy to get. In the US, getting a work visa is at some times an extremely daunting task even with H1B (since in my opinion you are basically 'owned' by the company). The UK seems much more lax. You get a visa for ~1000 pounds, you stay for the 3 years, you apply to extend your visa, then you can apply for citizenship [0]. I don't see much wrong with that. [0] - https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-entrepreneur https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-entrepreneur

midgetjones 10y ago
Yeah, it was great. Now, the mood is such that everyone just stoicly carries on, and nobody knows for sure what will happen, but it probably won't be as good as it was.
dnautics 10y ago
Most people are not tier-1 entrepreneurs. That's the equivalent of 'alien of extraordinary ability' in the US. For the rest of us, the hoops are total pain in the ass. Even with 50k pounds set aside for me waiting to be paid out, and a PhD in chemistry, they wouldn't let me in (I took a job in the US instead). Moreover, the immigrations system is outsourced to a single web entity that takes a commission for every application, so there is a significant incentive for the web company to obfuscate the process and double- or triple- dip into their take from a single applicant.

midgetjones 10y ago

Yeah, it was great. Now, the mood is such that everyone just stoicly carries on, and nobody knows for sure what will happen, but it probably won't be as good as it was.

dnautics 10y ago

Most people are not tier-1 entrepreneurs. That's the equivalent of 'alien of extraordinary ability' in the US. For the rest of us, the hoops are total pain in the ass. Even with 50k pounds set aside for me waiting to be paid out, and a PhD in chemistry, they wouldn't let me in (I took a job in the US instead). Moreover, the immigrations system is outsourced to a single web entity that takes a commission for every application, so there is a significant incentive for the web company to obfuscate the process and double- or triple- dip into their take from a single applicant.