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> Note that some EU countries also require EU/EEA nationals to register with the police/local authorities, which the UK did not and so actually made life for EU
by mmarq 5y ago
> Note that some EU countries also require EU/EEA nationals to register with the police/local authorities, which the UK did not and so actually made life for EU citizens simpler that quite a few other EU countries.
Also in the UK you have to register with the local authorities (read the local council), but then the government pretends you didn’t and asks for doctor notes and TV license bills.
- mytailorisrich 5y agoYou certainly don't have to in the UK. In fact you cannot because that does not exist... I'm obviously talking about registration for foreigners as indicated in link I posted, not registering for council tax or on election roll, which are obviously completely different and apply to everyone. Also, I don't see why you would need doctor notes or TV license bills... I don't think you are being in good faith here and this is getting very tedious.
- mmarq 5y agoYou are mistaken, Italy and Germany do require all residents to register with local authorities (respectively “comune” and “bürgeramt”, which are roughly equivalent to the British local council) and not just foreigners. So it is the exact same thing. But in Italy that’s enough to prove your residence status 30 years from now, while the UK asks foreigners to send 5 year old doctor notes and council tax bills. If this weren’t a problem, the Windrush scandal would not have happened.