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I'm in the opposite situation, living in Germany as a British national. Since the EU is likely to respond in kind to any actions it takes out against EU nationa

by junto 10y ago

I'm in the opposite situation, living in Germany as a British national. Since the EU is likely to respond in kind to any actions it takes out against EU nationals in the UK, I'm probably going to face the same in return, and it scares the crap out of me. I've built my life over here, have a family and I really don't want to be forced back to the UK away from my children. At present I'm considering taking out German nationality since I've pretty much been here long enough to do so, but I'm not keen on being forced to give up my British citizenship as a result. Being British is a core part of my identity. The goalposts have been moved and after being encouraged to take advantage of freedom of movement I now find myself up against the wall as a result. This stinks.

luca_ing 10y ago
> I'm not keen on being forced to give up my British citizenship as a result. Being British is a core part of my identity. I hear you. I have two nationalities (German and Italian). If Germany would force me to choose between them, I'd probably remain German for practical reasons -- but at the same time, it would greatly alienate me from the German state. As opposed to what politicians claim: that it would strengthen my integration into German society. Being part of two nations, two peoples, is just fundamentally who I am, and I insist on governments acknowledging it. Fun fact: my children have three nationalities.