Quote Originally Posted by maria_and_matt View Post
hmmmm, i just feel like i have given up a lot to be here already, and my pinoy passport is the only thing i have left that is ME. it is so hard to explain i know i am who i am whatever passport i carry.

what is the big deal about having a british passport anyway? easier to travel? i travel, been to the states 4 times europe a lot of times too. it has not been a problem before, a hassle maybe but not a big deal.
you've given up your family,friends and living in the phils to come here, just like every other filipina living here.

like you said your filipina passport is all you have left

my parents are from Lithuania I've never been there and know nothing of the place or culture, it does effect who i am one bit

advantages -

* the right to live permanently in the UK - at the moment you can only stay out of the UK for less than 2yrs, if you stay longer you'll have to apply for a visa to come to the UK and all the hassle that goes with it,

* the right to vote in UK national elections and elections to the European Parliament

* the advantages of being European Union (EU) citizens (e.g. ease of travel and gaining employment in other EU countries)

* eligibility to a range of state support both in the UK and abroad.


my wife is a British citizen, the main reason was, hopefully in a few years we can go and live in the phils for a year or so and come back to the uk for a few years and go back to the phils again without any problems