The Actual Price of British Citizenship
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5 жыл бұрынThe price of a British passport is a mere £72, but how much does it really cost to get British citizenship? Let's do a deep dive to find out.
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Sources referenced:
Home Office makes thousands in profit on Visa Applications
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
Slash Obscene Home Office Fees say MPs and Campaigners
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2...
Home Office Citizenship Fees 'Scandalous'
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...
Home Office rolls out new UK Visa and Citizenship Application Service (UKVCAS) for in-country visa applications
www.ein.org.uk/news/home-offi...
Eligibility of British Citizenship
www.gov.uk/british-citizenship
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@Envi270 5 жыл бұрын
you can tell he's settled in the UK because he's complaining like a brit.
@sonicjhiq 5 жыл бұрын
As someone who was born in the UK I agree that we complain a lot
@diliff 5 жыл бұрын
There's nothing wrong with complaining when there's something legit to complain about.
@_____J______ 5 жыл бұрын
lol I think I even can hear Brit's accent on him even if he's not from there
@sportsmusiclover 5 жыл бұрын
We don’t complain like this imbecile.
@diliff 5 жыл бұрын
@@_____J______ I can't... but hey, he's lived there a while, not a real surprise...
@LukeK1097 5 жыл бұрын
Sarcastically adding "thanks Tories, appreciate it👍" onto the end of a rant about ur problems? You're ready for that citizenship
@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming 4 жыл бұрын
Luke My Australian VISA cost me £3400 or roughly that cost and I don’t even live there. I just wanted a VISA that would allow me to come and go for the next ten years!
@motivatingmyselfbymotivati6661 4 жыл бұрын
@@Cdr_Mansfield_Cumming mate,that's £3400 for 10 years And not like £10000 for 7
@muhammedmiah5764 4 жыл бұрын
But the Tories are the reason why it's so expensive now you done any research let me put it this way to contact them by phone it cost 2.50 a minute
@beanie3730 3 жыл бұрын
@@muhammedmiah5764 uhm read their comment again mate
@nannajaysadventures 3 жыл бұрын
@@muhammedmiah5764 £1.37 to be precises...not to mention being sent to every other place for information to not get any information then paying for EMAIL lol...and still no answers
@fiamena 4 жыл бұрын
Why have we not been calling British citizenship “Britizenship” this entire time?
@hazeldall4139 5 ай бұрын
Ye, good point
@hazeldall4139 5 ай бұрын
@@applemaniac8796 you're stupid
@erickonami1 5 жыл бұрын
$10,000 for your right to drink tea every morning and complain all you want? well that’s splendid
@BazamO 5 жыл бұрын
also say cunt in public
@bravebanaintelec2153 5 жыл бұрын
loooooool I know rigth
@j.b.s1513 4 жыл бұрын
Pounds. Which is like $16,000 in most other currencies (USD, AUD, CAD) Although his number was like £12,000 wasnt it... thats almost $20,000 in some currencies 😳
@marcusmyge 4 жыл бұрын
@@j.b.s1513 It's like 130000 NOK and like 1,5 million JPY. Point is, currencies are crazy sometimes (OK, almost always).
@j.b.s1513 4 жыл бұрын
Marcus Myge People in Europe dont exactly have far to travel to migrate to the UK. But when you are talking about people from Australia and New Zealand etc that conversion rate is pretty relevant, considering the money it takes to fly and ship all your stuff to the other side of the world, plus pay these fees.
@CubeCyclone 4 жыл бұрын
Probably the most useful video I've seen in a long time. Its a real eye opener on how difficult it is to become a UK citizen. Thanks Evan
@Sgab1007 4 жыл бұрын
It’s hard just to get a visa as a student 🙄😢
@wayneliebl1098 Жыл бұрын
And how expensive.
@EinkOLED 5 жыл бұрын
I hope your passport cover is made of gold.
@simonethompson6190 5 жыл бұрын
A British passport is in the top 10 most powerful in the world, so . . . it is.
@Paul_C 5 жыл бұрын
Nope, now it is blue, made by a French company
@szabados1980 5 жыл бұрын
Probably not, but at least it will be blue. Which is the only benefit Brexit brings to the UK.
@MrHarumakiSensei 5 жыл бұрын
@@simonethompson6190 It won't be in three months...
@flitsertheo 5 жыл бұрын
@@MrHarumakiSensei Easy access to 27 of the closest nations , gone.
@NordicMeatShield 5 жыл бұрын
I guess it's still cheaper than US health care lol
@macvena 5 жыл бұрын
The cost of US health is a bit exaggerated and often unexplained. Firstly, many have health insurance through their place of employment. The elderly and disabled get insurance from the government (Medicare). It mediocre, but its something. You can purchase insurance from a private company. Yes, it's pricey. Everyone is taxed, but it's often given to those who strayed accidentally across our Southern border, so they can get that which a citizen paid for but doesn't automatically get, thus citizens get rather upset when tens of millions invite themselves into the country. Taxes are high, but would be exponentially higher if there was an American version of the NHS. If you are healthy and young you pay for something you do not need. If you need it it's hard to get it. If one is seriously ill, you csn just go to the emergency room at your local hospital. You will get a hefty bill in the mail, however. The two parties claim to have a solution, that always has a catch hidden in the mix that one wouldn't accept, if you knew it was there. Ok, its basically crap. Although, there isn't a bunch of waiting for treatment. You may spend a small fortune.
@goldenquill96 4 жыл бұрын
@@macvena : the middle class receive health insurance support or coverage, and those higher up don't worry about it. We barely have a middle class, right now. And since they changed "full time" hours from 40 to 30, employers have been keeping employees at 29.5, so they don't have to offer any benefits... because we're just cogs in their machine, when they wear us down they'll replace us...and we're not fighting back. This has hurt a lot of people who need the 40 hours: people are taking on two jobs (neither or which pay benefits because of that hours loophole), just to make it. Many employers don't just ensure you're not receiving benefits, they establish an aggressive culture of fear and constant competition with peers: want that day off because you're being worked into the ground? Sure, but Dave's up for a promotion, and you're not showing your dedication to the company, by taking time for yourself. You're sick? Take a day off, I'm sure the company won't get offers in from desperate folks, willing to be shit on, looking to replace you.
@goldenquill96 4 жыл бұрын
...and spend a small fortune we don't have? Debt is slavery. Insurance is supposed to give people peace of mind. I'm young, and you're right: I probably don't need insurance. But shit happens, and I don't want to be tied to debt; I'd rather pay regularly, knowing I'm helping my countrymen afford their surgeries and check ups, and when my time comes, their contributions will be helping me. My ear starting bleeding last summer, while I was sick. I called the hospital for a check up estimate, and after beating around the bush for a while they gave me a number in the thousands. My ear bled for four or five days before I found religious "acute" care clinic: they basically only offer antibiotics, shots, and nutrition advice...thank goodness antibiotics are what I needed. Had an ear infection, perforated my eardrum. Could've lost my hearing. I may still. I don't want anyone in this country to go through that, or having to worry about going into debt or not paying their necessary bills in order to not die or be permanently disabled. Unregistered immigrants don't get nearly as many benefits as fear-mongerers think they do. I'd rather fucking pay- for everyone, and not fucking worry about somebody dying because insurance companies (and the health industry in general) have a direct conflict of interest with a healthy populace, profit off of suffering, and know they can get people to pay whatever the fuck they want.
@macvena 4 жыл бұрын
@@goldenquill96 That's not been my experience. I've must have won the employment lottery.
@thorshammer1815 4 жыл бұрын
💀💀💀
@soshspotgames4380 5 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to hear your story. I got my PhD in Medical Science and Engineering 2 years ago. I applied for several positions both in the US (where I'm from), and in the UK, as well as Switzerland. I was quite thrilled to find out that I had been offered the position from both the companies I applied to in the UK and Switzerland (as well as one in the US of course). My initial thought was that it would be lovely to live in the UK. However, when I started doing more research about the requirements and costs of full-time residency and eventual citizenship, I refused the offer, and this is even considering that the company which had given me the job was offering to pay for some of my initial costs. I found it exorbitant and frankly, a little scary. In the end, I took the offer from a wonderful company in Switzerland, where I've now been for the last year and a half. It's been just amazing. Good luck to you in your journey!
@thestone1527 5 жыл бұрын
Dawe good job
@larrybxl5406 4 жыл бұрын
a very wise choice! Switzerland is soooo much better than the UK as a place to work as an expat. And it will only become better as brexit kicks in.
@MsAce-ng2ui 4 жыл бұрын
@@larrybxl5406 👍
@drahcirnevarc9152 4 жыл бұрын
Your choice. The UK's population has been increasing by about 400,000 annually for the last fifteen years, so there are evidently plenty of people who decide differently from you.
@fan8281xx 2 жыл бұрын
Why did I think just after reading SVIZZERA that you'll choose being there? It is amazing; YOU DON;T EVEN MISS THE SEA!!
@KenN-gr6dr 5 жыл бұрын
Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says £19.20
@crazydo1phin11 5 жыл бұрын
you'll never take a shot, it's £19.20 not $19.20
@citavalo 5 жыл бұрын
Rachel Myers I guess you can say that you REKT him.
@manager-nim2623 5 жыл бұрын
Pounds*
@SpeakDahTruth 5 жыл бұрын
Rachel Myers are you surprised at this point? Americans think the world revolves around them
@USGYT 5 жыл бұрын
@@citavalo b
@TheRibottoStudios 5 жыл бұрын
For those wondering the total amount from 11,172.4 GBP-USD is....14,468.82. Holy god.
@afacelessname1378 5 жыл бұрын
It cost me about $8000 to get my US Permanent Residency so I'm not surprised at the cost as the UK is cold wet and expensive.
@matthewbruh1326 5 жыл бұрын
I feel like that's really not that bad tbh. 14k for the life you really want isn't bad at all. If I wanted to move to the UK this wouldn't at all deter me.
@warreng675 5 жыл бұрын
I know there is'nt words, to say how bad this is
@google_is_annoying_me_lots3440 5 жыл бұрын
That's more than an air ambulance.
@glackingq 4 жыл бұрын
Thank You!!!!
@justbrowsing5014 5 жыл бұрын
Recently out of interest I took one of the quiz's from the immigration test for fun (being from the UK). I got 60 percent on the history one, which is funny cause not only am I British, I studied History immensely for school. So the fact I got 60 percent shows a lot to be honest.
@princehamdafazza5349 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the crown prince of Dubai ❤️
@fifelad55 2 жыл бұрын
I too am from the UK and failed the life in the UK test
@OdinsSage 2 жыл бұрын
Probably means the people creating the tests are super disconnected from the reality of their average citizens life and how they're educated. Same problem with the US citizenship test.
@khanomeir97 5 жыл бұрын
When I moved to UK back in 2010, my dad paid that total amount for 5 of us!
@princehamdafazza5349 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the crown prince of Dubai ❤️
@craigieburke 5 жыл бұрын
The UK government have so many copies of Evans fingerprints
@hellothere4485 5 жыл бұрын
stocking up on that exceptional talent i guess .
@TremereTT 5 жыл бұрын
lean governance simply collect the fingerprints of a person every year ....because of bitrot in the databases they can't be stored longer than a year, I guess...
@danieldelport1537 5 жыл бұрын
They Probably think he cuts his fingers off and steal other peoples fingers
@Elenrai 5 жыл бұрын
@@danieldelport1537 WAIT! .....Is that not normal? But I got a collection just to troll the UK gov! D:
@abuantar2801 5 жыл бұрын
Once he gets the passport, they are legally obliged to delete all the finger prints.
@smitprmr 5 жыл бұрын
If you have money. You can live a great life in whatever country you are
@zippyGB 5 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for anyone having to go near London at all.
@OnlyInhuman90 5 жыл бұрын
@@zippyGB Londonistan may very well be the biggest shit hole in Europe, definitely top 3 worst places to live in
@TheRibottoStudios 5 жыл бұрын
@Anna U there are some pretty shitty places to live in the United States.
@kaylatarapaskoski2390 5 жыл бұрын
Sucks for all the poor people
@TheRibottoStudios 5 жыл бұрын
@@kaylatarapaskoski2390 I'm middle class and couldn't afford to move to UK - if you saw my other comment it would cost upwards of 14k for a US citizen to move. That's insane. I would have to save up for years to move.
@RamithGopinath1398 5 жыл бұрын
The Life in the UK test is such a sham, even David Cameron himself couldn't pass the test 😂
@belagaspar4884 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@shannondority3057 4 жыл бұрын
All the English people in my office wouldn’t be able to pass the test. I know cause I tested them and they all failed🤣
@stinky_puppet5158 4 жыл бұрын
Ramith Gopinath I think that’s everywhere. Most Americans couldn’t pass the citizenship if they tried. Foreigners speak better English than we do haha
@kuniosaiki 3 жыл бұрын
I was born in the uk, lived my whole life in the uk, and I still failed the test, bruh.
@ravkmann 2 жыл бұрын
I passed my test life in u.k nd ceremony too but i want my original nationality back is this possible..?
@ethanplumb9411 5 жыл бұрын
You know that hes basically british if he despises croydon 😂
@evan 5 жыл бұрын
That and Milton Keynes
@danielbliss1988 3 жыл бұрын
That should be the UK citizenship test. It's all that's really necessary.
@asp_lemon5254 3 жыл бұрын
Hey whats wrong with Croydon 😂😂😂
@theunderrated86 3 жыл бұрын
@@evan You should try going to Luton.
@allie4680 5 жыл бұрын
In case anyone’s wondering, the total is $14,932.22 in US dollars 😳
@panchikofan123 2 жыл бұрын
ok time to cry
@scottygreen8526 2 жыл бұрын
How much do ur organs cost bye parts thinking about it
@floraice11 5 жыл бұрын
*British Government:* let's take back our country from Europe! *Also the British Government:* let's let the French run our border!
@evan 5 жыл бұрын
Irony
@speleokeir 5 жыл бұрын
And get a french company to print the passports instead of the British company that used to do it.
@Meijimack 5 жыл бұрын
@@speleokeir And Australia can print your polymer banknotes.
@Aaron-mc9rs 5 жыл бұрын
I could be totally wrong especially considering 219 people liked your comment. But considering canada and the UK are linked i feel as though it could make a form of ties between them again? It ironic for them to do this but ? Im actually surprised to hear about the other comment in this thread~ that french print your passports. Again an odd choice of the government but I could understand why they do it. Please educate me if im wrong. I am genuinely interested!!
@Meijimack 5 жыл бұрын
@@Aaron-mc9rs The new UK Visa and Citizenship Applicaion Service is being phased in gradually and it will be operated in partnership with the French information technology company Sopra Steria. Not exactly as reported by Evan.
@PinkiethePanda 5 жыл бұрын
Evan, no matter the cost or effort in trying to become a british citizen, you just become one during this video simply by saying "Croydon, Bleh!"
@georgef1066 4 жыл бұрын
u prolly live in bumfuck nowhere so calm it mate
@susanhorton9492 4 жыл бұрын
what's wrong with Croydon?
@mrbushlied7742 5 жыл бұрын
I'm a US citizen who received my ILR back in 2002. It was free back then. BTW, no finger prints required.
@samhelinski1855 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, that was before the Tories came to power for like the last decade
@etang77 4 жыл бұрын
I had to pay back in 2004, which wasn't free, but it was only a few hundred.
@danielbliss1988 3 жыл бұрын
So like a lot of bad things Blair planted the seed, and then Call Me Dave, Maybot and BoJo nourished it into a giant self-propagating invasive weed.
@esmeecampbell7396 2 жыл бұрын
It was free for you... It cost me in taxes.
@ur2c8 5 жыл бұрын
You will make an excellent Brit: you spent the whole fifteen minutes moaning about the country and the government. You just need to practice doing this in the pub and on the bus if you want to become an expert.
@andersknapasjo9576 5 жыл бұрын
Ta mate, you saved me from writing a comment
@ArtDesignHobby 5 жыл бұрын
@@andersknapasjo9576 You haven't seen foreigners moaning on Britain and Brits... As if they've been attached with some invisible anchor to this ship... :D
@memeily 5 жыл бұрын
@@andersknapasjo9576 you from t' north or something?
@MrHarveyWood 5 жыл бұрын
To be fair though, I’m you’d be pissed off if you were in his position and you wanted to move to a country and they were just scamming the fuck out of you. To be fair he is fighting a losing battle, but at least he has not actually mined about the country, he is just moaning about the financial side of this country with immigration.
@MrHarveyWood 5 жыл бұрын
Sure*
@JayRengin 5 жыл бұрын
I felt so sorry for you when you said you had to go Croydon.... This alone isn't worth British Citizenship!
@nanay3000 5 жыл бұрын
What is wrong with Croydon? Is it "the hood" of London or something???
@justinw852 5 жыл бұрын
@@nanay3000 yes, very dangerous
@kucingdterbakard3765 5 жыл бұрын
I live there 🤐
@nameisamine 5 жыл бұрын
Justin Wong that’s a lie, not all of Croydon is ‘dangerous’, on the contrary some parts of Croydon are extremely affluent and a lot of south London’s top private schools are in that area. A lot of companies are relocating to Croydon these days. There’s a lot of 7 figure properties there too so it’s far from ‘the hood’.
@JayRengin 5 жыл бұрын
@@nanay3000 Parts of it can be, but overall just a bit pants
@KAFNOR 3 жыл бұрын
OMG! The only fee I had to pay was to the US to renounce. Norway never charged me anything as an immigrant or when I applied for citizenship. Even got the ceremony for free (not a requirement, just a nice touch); it was a group event and included coffee and cake.
@princehamdafazza5349 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the crown prince of Dubai ❤️
@flappetyflippers 4 жыл бұрын
This just shows how badly immigrants are treated.
@HotClubDeParis 4 жыл бұрын
He is a white Anglophone immigrant as well - immigrants from developing countries have so many other issues on top.
@flappetyflippers 3 жыл бұрын
@@HotClubDeParis You could only imagine how difficult it could be. Particularly with people like Faaarrrage (it hurts me to even type his name) trying so hard to make it even more difficult.
@philiptouw3623 5 жыл бұрын
Wow, that hurt. So many fingerprints! Also, really liked how you could feel the stress radiating through this video.
@evan 5 жыл бұрын
it stressed me out the more I realised how much I had spent
@tensils 5 жыл бұрын
If it makes you feel better. My son did the reverse in the US. He was President of a large Corporation and needed citizenship. He paid just as much and more to accountants and lawyers to ease the process. So it works both ways sadly
@glenn1111 5 жыл бұрын
Exactly..
@lhussey1636 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for speaking out on this. I’ve had a very similar journey to you except the exceptional talent stage 😊. I’ve paid a lot of money towards my British citizenship being an African national who first came to the UK as an undergrad. This is minor but I also wish the home office were nicer and more polite when dealing with migrants regardless of where they’re from. If you’re going to take all my money, take it with a smile and say thank you
@carries892 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Evan! I am new to your channel, mainly because of my love for London. However, you are so full of knowledge, and my boys are around your age and I am learning so much about career paths and happiness. You mentioned how you thought of being a teacher and it occured to me that you are. We viewers are all your students. Thank you. You make an excellent teacher!
@princehamdafazza5349 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the crown prince of Dubai ❤️
@manhp 5 жыл бұрын
The Life in the UK book stated that: a fundamental principle of being a UK Citizen is treating others with fairness. Based on these fees it's pretty safe to assume this does not apply to illegal aliens
@hellothere4485 5 жыл бұрын
Don't remind me about life in the uk, I have to study this stuff right now, hopefully I revise it all and pass 🤞🏾
@tcroft2165 5 жыл бұрын
Err he's a legal alien.
@manhp 5 жыл бұрын
Legal or not, aliens are aliens, the system will milked you the same :D
@devonseamoor 5 жыл бұрын
If there's one thing many British people still need to learn, it's treating others with fairness. They're terrible in taking critical remarks and turn their back on you in horror, for being told. These people haven't learned what emotional maturity is.
@jg8168 5 жыл бұрын
@@devonseamoor I agree !
@SPihlaja 5 жыл бұрын
Paying £12041 for a family of five this very week. Can't afford 24 hour service...
@HelenaBnehc 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds easier and cheaper to just marry a British person tbh XD
@robertlawson1790 5 жыл бұрын
Spoken like a single person....
@bumblebee3489 5 жыл бұрын
Trust me, marriage visa fees are the same if not more!
@WilderPoo 4 жыл бұрын
That's around 1.5k in costs applying from outside the UK, 1k if you're in the country, then you need to renew it after 2 and a half years at the same cost again. There's strict minimum salary requirements as well, even getting to the UK to get married requires specific visas. It won't be as expensive but it's not far off, It is easier though. A far easier route is there for spouse of EEA citizens (british citizens excluded) living in the UK, the application cost for the EU settlement scheme is like £65 and that's it sorted, basically indefinite right to remain.
@jejoo3690 4 жыл бұрын
Yup if you pay $5000 to someone to marry you its lot cheaper
@queeniebee237 3 жыл бұрын
Marriage fees are the same
@dominicburns6684 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Evan... I am a Brit that at some point after a masters degree would really like to move to the US and was wondering if you could do a video on the process towards American citizenships or someone with a masters degree working in a sector such as banking? Thanks for any help! 👍🏻🙂🇺🇸🇬🇧
@theblackswordsman9951 5 жыл бұрын
Dominic Burns this would be awesome
@dominicburns6684 5 жыл бұрын
Red Balloon Cool thanks!
@Bamiyanbigasf 5 жыл бұрын
It’s kinda shitty here tbh I can’t help you with the citizenship process but I can recommend you states to live in, Texas, New York, California, Washington, And the upper northern east coast states are all good choices in terms of infrastructure, economy, and people those states are the best example of the US imo
@aaronbeckamp7298 5 жыл бұрын
After obtaining a masters degree in medicine my parents suggested I move to the US. Thanks to this legit base US administrator +17029079165 at the immigration center, my American citizenship was successful in less than no time. I'm currently based in Texas.
@addisonthomas1932 4 жыл бұрын
Dominic Burns lol America sucks (I’m American)
@rhettyp3452 5 жыл бұрын
My advice, hold on to ALL your paperwork, Financial and citizenship wise. When I was a kid, my dad nearly got deported from the UK, because on his birth certificate he’s American, but he’s lived here since childhood. So when they overhauled immigration after 9/11 he didn’t qualify as a citizen and had to prove how long he lived here through taxes and jobs and our family. It was scary. And I can only imagine it getting worse due to Brexit.
@tayetrotman 5 жыл бұрын
It’ll be fine for Evan. He has an up to date Visa so that’s good and once he has Indefinite Leave to Remain he won’t be deported for anything. Brexit really only affects people who lived in another EU country first then moved here, people from the EU and people like your Dad who came here young so may not have documentation proving they live here.
@tylersmith4265 5 жыл бұрын
Yah, Brexit really won't affect American trying to enter the UK.
@sian-michellewelch1186 5 жыл бұрын
That is a crazy amount of money. How are we meant to attracted skilled workers to the UK with those costs. 🤯
@opinionatedarsehole6495 5 жыл бұрын
Well we fucking manage
@Epicrandomness1111 5 жыл бұрын
the point rather seems to be to deter unskilled workers
@leot_rey 5 жыл бұрын
Skilled workers can still come to the UK and work.. they dont have to apply for citizenship for that? Im all for immigration but coming to the UK to work is slightly different than applying to be a UK citizen.
@ZOMBIEZAHNpakuto 5 жыл бұрын
I thought the whole point of Brexit was to stop immigrants from coming to your country. Before Brexit a lot of my uni friends wanted to work in the UK after their Master degrees, though that has basically evaporated since.
@MrHarumakiSensei 5 жыл бұрын
@@joejones1963 This video seems to show that the system is fiddling them.
@Joeoi 5 жыл бұрын
This is guy is bloody honest..rare thing keep kn
@ahpadt 5 жыл бұрын
Platinum Alchemist lying constantly is not percieved as normal outside the uk. Brits think its normal to lie to people. Outsiders are therefore often thought of as blunt.
@BajkonurBobby 5 жыл бұрын
Hey. First I just watched cause you were fun and thought nothing more of it. But I really appreciate how you not only bring up these issues in a casual but actually serious way in the middle of the fun, but you also explain them so that people who don’t know can do so and form an opinion. You don’t have too, but you do. And that is great. Decent. 👍 /Swede who lived in London
@nellyishtari 5 жыл бұрын
And finally got denied citizenship: reason: it appears Evan has 35 fingers...... we suspect a scam attempt
@evan 5 жыл бұрын
hahahaha
@snakekneecap 5 жыл бұрын
You forgot the passport photos.
@evan 5 жыл бұрын
DANG I DID! tbf you need to get them every time for the BRP so I could've just added the odd £10 for a snappysnaps photoset down the road from lunar house
@Ehsan0121 5 жыл бұрын
@@evan 5 photos for £5 in the booth in Boots. (Birmingham)
@Theresajaneappiah 5 жыл бұрын
Don't forget if you do not have a degree in English or from any of the crown dependency country you pay £180 for English speaking test for just 10 mins. And if live far away the journeys you have to make. I feel your pain.
@JR-rf9sq 4 жыл бұрын
What is this test you speak of? I've been living in the UK for a very long time (as an EU citizen, however, if that makes any difference), and I've never heard anything about it.
@sparkplugbritt 4 жыл бұрын
Six Gargoyles I believe it’s the IELTS
@pixelsandmagic Жыл бұрын
Lol it's now over 300
@s1111rrah 5 жыл бұрын
Wow... I just pay for my passport since my Dad is a UK citizen. Thankful for that. 🙂
@Lovepreet-rt6jt 5 жыл бұрын
lucky girl !!
@kiza94bg 3 жыл бұрын
Marry me or adopt me, i don't care whitch.
@xuchia117 5 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣....Man I feel for you btw the Immigration Health Surcharge has now doubled from £200 to £400 All I paid for my passport is £75.50 (renewal) 😝
@nateb9768 5 жыл бұрын
xuchia117 come to the US, where skilled workers are needed and contribute to our pursuit of economic growth for all!
@SC4649 5 жыл бұрын
yep ... and it's for every year of your visa for every applicant/dependent....So for a three-year visa for a family of four, that's £400 x3 x4 = £4800 just for the NHS surcharge. Add Visa fees (per person) and BRP costs (per person) and maybe premium service (per person) if you're in a hurry to get bankrupt.
@melvina628 5 жыл бұрын
@@nateb9768 Sure, if they don't close the legal ports of entry when you try to enter.
@christopherduckworth6009 5 жыл бұрын
L
@ravinakarir1396 5 жыл бұрын
Its gone to £1000 now
@DeepInMusic123 5 жыл бұрын
As someone who was born in this country just wanna say on behalf of this entire process, I am so sorry.
@heybye77 5 жыл бұрын
LightsIn TheSand I'm not. Those who want it will pay the money. Citizenship is priceless. And of course it's pricey but is spread out over time.
@nowthatswhaticallimo 5 жыл бұрын
The UK has been fucked up for a long ass time 😂
@morrobarry 5 жыл бұрын
LightsIn TheSand don't be just pray the terrorist payed that aswell as compensation or something
@HR-rr3yu 5 жыл бұрын
It's sad some set of people avoided all that cost because they came in illegally,through the sea and other ways,you can guess which ppl am talking about...its free for them the processing and all...And the legal immigrants have to pay high prices .. Triple that price if you are family of 3
@Gabrenaa 5 жыл бұрын
This is literally in the process in most countries.
@mikeedwards7194 5 жыл бұрын
You lost points for saying math but you made them right back by saying wanky 👍
@MuninnFPS 5 жыл бұрын
Why aren't you getting your potential employer to pay for the visa fees???
@toproudtooadmitmitsake1842 5 жыл бұрын
You're the fucking employee acting as if people are in a place to demand that, why would they pay to employ you instead of just getting the equally qualified next in line.
@user-gw5df2br5k 5 жыл бұрын
@@toproudtooadmitmitsake1842 it's usually paid for by the company, it's not America where employees dont matter
@Bamiyanbigasf 5 жыл бұрын
Tayo Wilde Idk about the UK but Japanese companies pay for everything when you get hired the other commenter is right most countries besides the US support you
@toproudtooadmitmitsake1842 5 жыл бұрын
@@Bamiyanbigasf He's asking about the UK, how is he right, that rarely happens in the UK, he asked a question why are you making it about right or wrong, i answered his question, ur weird dude.
@robertmcdonnell51 5 жыл бұрын
Tayo Wilde so much agro tho chill dude
@ClaireRousseau 5 жыл бұрын
Hi Evan! I'm an EU citizen currently applying for citizenship (naturalisation paperwork is with the Home Office now, if all EU applications aren't cancelled when Brexit happens, I'll hear back within six months). The costs were a way, WAY lower for me since EU citizens don't need to apply for visas or ILR, but they still added up to over £2,000 which definitely could be high enough to stop someone from applying. Also when you apply for a Permanent Residency card (equivalent of ILR for EU citizens), there is absolutely no alternative, you HAVE to send your passport into the Home Office for 4 to 6 months. There was a service run by local councils to double check documents so you could pay £80 and not have to send originals with your application for naturalisation (the big £1,330 one), but they have just shut that down. I didn't know why they closed it, but now having seen your video, I suspect they've probably just privatised the service and are going to bring out a shittier and pricier version.
@Meijimack 5 жыл бұрын
Interesting background, but - as far as giving up your passport for an extended period - see new procedures effective 18 November 2018 which may see an end to this "UK Visa Information (UKVI) explained: "To help improve peace of mind for customers using the centres, it will now be possible, in the majority of cases, to take digital copies of evidence meaning that people won't have to hand over important documents, such as passports, while their applications are processed." See Evan's link "Home:Office Rolls Out ..." in his More Information section. (imho to have to give up your passport for 4 - 6 months is plainly absurd.)
@puzzledzimbo 5 жыл бұрын
Really they took the council checking service away? My council was brilliant when I did mine, they were so helpful and far cheaper than a solicitor. Best of luck to you with your application.
@acaseofunderjoyed 5 жыл бұрын
Can I ask how long have you been waiting for naturalisation so far?
@puzzledzimbo 5 жыл бұрын
@@acaseofunderjoyed I applied in late September 2016 and the letter of acceptance came through on Christmas Eve that year. Ceremony was in early January 2017. I was also an EU citizen with a permanent residence card. My understanding of the legal process is that they will follow the law as it was on the day you submitted your application. So even if Brexit changes things for future applications it will not affect yours of you've already submitted it.
@ClaireRousseau 5 жыл бұрын
Can I ask where you are getting the info re: what law applies at what point? I submitted my application mid-December and I have been checking my bank account several times a day to see if they've taken payment/started processing the application yet but they haven't. I'm not going to be confident they won't yank the rug from under my applciation until I have a passport in my hand tbh.
@hannahbee567 5 жыл бұрын
How to become stressed in 15 minutes and 30 seconds... Gosh, thanks for sharing Evan. Despite all this, you've still managed to be consistent with your channel-really appreciate that. If I could help change things, I would. Some family members of mine have immigrated here but of course never felt the need to discuss such with me at my young age (back then). It enough to make one weep at how the government mange to take such extortionate amounts of money from people who wish to live here.
@killertortoise1 4 жыл бұрын
And yet it’s still cheaper than a broken leg in America😂😂
@briwalker5392 4 жыл бұрын
sleepyeyes it’s not that easy for people that don’t speak the language natively, or have access to our history. In American government we took a mock test, only 15 out of 37 students passed the test and we all were born and raised here.
@quanbrooklynkid7776 3 жыл бұрын
Not funny
@Heav3nly_Hands 5 жыл бұрын
One of the BEST KZfaq video I’ve seen so far on here ...Thank you for sharing.x
@SageThyme23 5 жыл бұрын
Jesus why would anyone come to the UK.
@Dtonationify 5 жыл бұрын
to learn theater
@lightzpy8049 5 жыл бұрын
To steal wealth-fare and rape
@divcrfc 5 жыл бұрын
Because it is best country in the world bitch 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠
@skippa. 5 жыл бұрын
No school shootings
@skippa. 5 жыл бұрын
@@Arceus-ke1kx the UK doesn't have school shootings you melon. America is the world's leading in them
@marissaswinghammer3149 5 жыл бұрын
I am an American who lived in the UK for a number of years on a tier 2 visa and I feel you on this one big time. They did a biometric fingerprint of our 7 year old and checked her at the border every time. The 4 year old narrowly avoided it by being 3 at the time of getting the visa. The nickel and diming and bureaucracy going on is rampant and it is one of the reasons why we chose not to stay. But we ended up in Australia and where we live we have to pay 5k AUD per year per kid to use the public (local) schools as non permanent residents. This is on top of all the taxes that we pay. WTF? But at least it doesn't rain all the time right?
@theneekofficial8829 5 жыл бұрын
Marissa Swinghammer Wait, WTF, I had no idea that the few immigrants that Australia let’s in (from my knowledge) have to pay so god damn much just so their kid can go to school. Ffs Australia.
@koutashinji 5 жыл бұрын
that's $3,568 (I googled it) per child to send your kids to *public school* omg. It would probably be cheaper to go private or home school, surely? If I'm paying all that, I'd at least want a decent education! Idk about Australia, but I know pubic school in the US are shit.
@marissaswinghammer3149 5 жыл бұрын
@@theneekofficial8829 For the record it is not all of Australia. It varies by state and I think maybe even by county. But yeah it is some horseshit.
@marissaswinghammer3149 5 жыл бұрын
@@koutashinji Not all public schools in the USA are shit, we lived in Massachusetts and they have some of the best schools in the world. The schools here are very good, especially in the area that we settled in. And we are walking distance from school which the private schools can't match. Except for a handful of Catholic schools the private schools are all well over 5K a kid. Think 20-40 grand a year. And the Catholic schools are a far enough drive that it is worth it to pay a little bit more so the kids can walk to their school. Not that we don't sometimes dream of moving to Ohio and getting a big cheap house and retiring early!
@allydening4241 5 жыл бұрын
Depends on the private school in Aus, the real poncy ones can be $20000AUD + per year
@flowerryoongi 5 жыл бұрын
i'm so glad that i migrated to uk when i was in my late-childhood and, so soon as I finish my GCSEs, I can get my British Citizenship done
@abuantar2801 5 жыл бұрын
Why ? It'll be soon worthless, after brexit, it might even become a curse
@stevanblacklock2671 3 жыл бұрын
Hey Evan - I think I've seen all of your videos ! You truly seem like an awesome guy, and I'm so sorry our government our making things so damn hard, and expensive ! I think the general British public have no idea how hard it can be for anyone outside of the UK to settle here. Those fees are INSANE ! I'm so glad you chose the UK as your home, and you are so welcome here. I wish you all the best, and many happy days ahead.
@flyingmower 5 жыл бұрын
I wonder if British citizens could answer all the test questions. I think not.
@slatt9022 5 жыл бұрын
It's stuff we're all taught in school so I think most of us could
@janeholgate7220 5 жыл бұрын
If people don't know it they weren't paying attention. It's stuff people should know if they've lived here and gone to school here?
@trollbay6774 5 жыл бұрын
Answer is no they wouldn’t, I challenged my British friends to it and none of them passed! They asking bout years and dead Kings that aren’t even applicable in day to day life
@abuantar2801 5 жыл бұрын
No - guaranteed.
@feyiplus4500 5 жыл бұрын
Darren Woodward Lies, as most of the questions are history and about accent, which I doubt every person takes history lesson at school. All my British friends couldn’t answer the questions. Says a lot about your scamming government.
@OllyLyons 5 жыл бұрын
Any decent company headhunting you should cover all transfer costs as part of the move.
@teknologist7914 5 жыл бұрын
This. As someone who has lived and worked overseas in several countries, that should certainly be expected of the employer for the visas required to reside to work. The citizenship itself might be more of a personal expense but that was only the last few parts of the costs covered in this video.
@heftyalan1152 5 жыл бұрын
Olly Lyons In my experience they may help with relocation but that's it
@krausewitz6786 5 жыл бұрын
Cute, but not reality for most people.
@nuyt6 5 жыл бұрын
Olly Lyons damn I wish I was contacted by one of those companies I legalised myself in Brazil the easy way and just claimed asylum
@margotbryson8219 4 жыл бұрын
Hey Evan I’m a Brit who lives in Canada. When I applied for my citizenship 35 years ago it cost the equivalent of about $60.00 pounds so the uk gov needs to get a grip and figure themselves out,also I think they are trying to keep certain people out like your dear old pres.
@drahcirnevarc9152 4 жыл бұрын
The UK's population has been increasing by 400,000+ annually for fifteen years. It really, really to keep people out.
@syzuev3184 5 жыл бұрын
You drank our tea Pay up
@syzuev3184 4 жыл бұрын
P T (sarcasm)
@syzuev3184 4 жыл бұрын
P T My name’s not Britain, I’ve never been to India. How am I supposed to account for why Britain went to India?
@syzuev3184 4 жыл бұрын
P T yes history knowledge, not theology
@itsnotbrittany.8034 5 жыл бұрын
You have NO IDEA how much I’ve been wanting this video. I have been wondering for YEARS what it would take to become a citizen of the UK. Thank you so much for breaking this down and being 1000% real about it. You’re amazing, Evan.
@groovyuna 5 жыл бұрын
I'm scared of what will happen with uk immigration because of Brexit, I can imagine it's only going to get tougher. It already sounds difficult from what you've said, flippin heck 😭
@tayetrotman 5 жыл бұрын
Brexit won’t affect that. And to be honest, the whole difficulty of the process is deliberately hard to reduce immigration. Which really I find quite stupid. The people who come here legally are not the people we need to get rid of, they benefit our country. We need to be getting rid of illegal immigrants .
@benfarmer-webb1016 5 жыл бұрын
The only thing Brexit will do is that EU citizens will now have to go through this process. Not making it worse but making it worse for more people
@carloseduardotrindade4499 5 жыл бұрын
@@benfarmer-webb1016 many UE citizens will probably leave UK after Brexit if they have to go through this process.
@Deiwos0 5 жыл бұрын
It's going to make it harder. Naive folks would like to think that it just means EU nationals have to jump through the same hoops as everyone else, but a UK that can fully, completely implement it's own mental xenophobia? Of course we'll end up adding more border controls, for literally everyone and anyone who dares to come and live on our Island. Our government is still very much of a generation who reckons that we're a powerful Empire, we'll keep all at bay, regardless of the true fact that we're just a damp lonely Island with a decreasing number of friends.
@IceMetalPunk 5 жыл бұрын
@@tayetrotman And what's one big reason people emigrate to the UK (or anywhere else) illegally? Because of the cost of doing it legally. The concept of "illegal immigration" is ridiculous when you consider the lack of opportunities to follow the hard-set "legal" route. People like to think that illegal immigrants exist because they want to live here but don't want to contribute; that's just a myth. The vast majority of illegal immigrants aren't legal because they couldn't be.
@Survivingabuse 2 жыл бұрын
I love you channel and that last part about the passport cost was sooo funny 😂
@sonia1530 5 жыл бұрын
I used your info in my dissertation 😂 great video!
@princehamdafazza5349 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the crown prince of Dubai ❤️
@elizabethrincon1908 5 жыл бұрын
My husband went through this whole process a few years ago, but about 6 months before he was eligible to apply for ILR, the Home Office was like, "lol, nah" and curtailed his visa. So he had to leave the UK. We'll be moving back to the UK after he gets citizenship in Canada (another ~7000 GBP), so we have this whole process to look forward to again, now at double the cost because I'll be immigrating too. I won't want to look at my bank account at the end of this....
@salvadormarval2885 5 жыл бұрын
I just had to complete this ILR process.... £5000 total this time + all the other Tier 2 applications the previous years upwards of £3000. To be honest that wasn't as bad as all the stress of every application and not sleeping for 2 weeks trying to get a Premium Service appointment online logging in at 4:00am...73 page application...etc.
@evan 5 жыл бұрын
I feel you man. I feel you
@Danc1978 5 жыл бұрын
And you’ll get the piece of paper but everyone will still correctly regard you as a foreigner.
@salvadormarval2885 5 жыл бұрын
@@Danc1978 Well not everyone, just xenofobic people
@queenk007 5 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂 same situation
@blaser80 5 жыл бұрын
I just ask my Mother also has ILR, but the cost to her was nothing in the 80's and she got it on the day she set foot in the country. Lucky.
@FarazKhanDev 5 жыл бұрын
Update the health surcharge price to 400 per year now. Update: it's £624 per year now Also you didnt take into consideration couples or families applying for these. Multiply these costs by the number of members in your family. Its enough to make all skilled immigrants apply to other countries
@anna-wt2tz 2 жыл бұрын
omg, please don't tell me its 800 now 😭
@FarazKhanDev 2 жыл бұрын
@@anna-wt2tz unfortunately it's £624 per year now 😕
@ChickyNYC 5 жыл бұрын
Similar experience as me. US to UK in 2004 on a Sports and Entertainment Visa, which doesn’t accumulate tenure. After three of those, I switched to Tier 1 (with the help of powerful/expensive solicitors), had to have that for 5 years, then ILR for a year, then citizenship. About £15-20k. And, because I keep my US citizenship, I still have to file US taxes! Yay!
@bronwenkubiak7666 5 жыл бұрын
I think videos like this are really important because many people don’t know how hard it is to become a citizen. (I’m not an immigrant, but I know many people who are)
@Dakerino-fz3rk 5 жыл бұрын
@@AndrewTFenn who is harder getting the uk citizenship or the us ?
@schmidtzcargolbull 5 жыл бұрын
It’s far simpler for EU citizens and the cost is also far lower. Roughly £1500 for all the applications and all the tests. In total you have to submit two applications, one for PR and one for citizenship. The process for non-EUs is unnecessarily complicated and expensive!!
@leeriches8841 5 жыл бұрын
@@Dakerino-fz3rk US citizenship is harder to get
@jayrichardson4767 5 жыл бұрын
Expensive citizenship costs is not unique to the UK. I am an Australian and British dual citizen, my wife (South Korean) and I married in Australia and decided to move to the UK 4 years ago, the cost of her visa was £1500 + medical/police checks and we had to wait 8 months. Her visa must be renewed every 2.5 years costing £1000 each time + medical/police checks. In December 2018 we started an application for my wife to get Permanent Residency back in Australia for when we decide to move back in the future. The cost of the visa was £4000 + medical/police checks from both of us from UK, Australia and South Korea as well as £1200 in solicitor fees and have been asked to wait up to 18 months for a response.
@MsPinkwolf 5 жыл бұрын
no. he's pointing out that other counties charge a lot too.
@teknologist7914 5 жыл бұрын
Try getting the same in Korea matey! They don't let any old Joe bag of doughnuts in there
@aaronduncan8615 5 жыл бұрын
I am sorry to hear that, man. I had it much easier. My mom is from Scotland, but I was born and grew up in Ohio. When I found out that I could apply for British Citizenship in 2016 I jumped to it. The ONLY thing I had to do was send a copy of my mom's passport to the Home Office, and they sent me a passport within two weeks.
@daleykun 5 жыл бұрын
12:45 Honestly sounds about the right percentage increases for train prices in the UK tbh. Great analogy
@misterguru5135 5 жыл бұрын
Somebody SALUTE this guy!!! I appreciate you putting this all together
@taylorp0rk 5 жыл бұрын
As painful as I find these videos, they're really important and eye-opening to able to hear about immigration processes first hand. It makes me despair to be British! (Also, I know the train example was just to illustrate your point, but it's crazy that an on the day ticket from Edi to LDN would probably be nearer £300-500! Saw a tweet the other day saying someone had bought a ticket from Manchester to London for over £300. It's absolutely disgusting. Stop privatisation!)
@snowiiiiie 5 жыл бұрын
taylorp0rk I remember reading a story of a guy who wanted to go from Manchester to London (I think) and couldn't afford a train ticket, so he ended up flying from Manchester to Mallorca and then from there to London because that was cheaper
@DaveVespa 5 жыл бұрын
Even a return from Swindon to London, a 2 hour drive, is in the region of £150 unless you get a super advanced ticket.
@taylorp0rk 5 жыл бұрын
@martin corderoy that is a good point, i've never thought about that before. I know that public transport use is highly defined by class, with people on lower incomes using buses much more than higher earners.. I think nationalisation would generate revenue for the government though, meaning they could run the service without charging extra to the taxpayer. I'm by no means an expert though so that's just a generalisation.
@TA-yt1qy 5 жыл бұрын
DaveVespa that’s bullshit
@billyosullivan4514 5 жыл бұрын
Either make it more private (so buisnesses can fail and actually have to be good at there job) or go full norway and tax middle class 60%
@swiftlysingh 5 жыл бұрын
Just wondering, did you have to do the fingerprints? 😂
@Del-Canada 5 жыл бұрын
Hey Evan, HaligonianType1/Jason/Del here. Your channel is doing amazing! Kudos to you for that. I haven't watched much of your content lately but would love to see you play the ukelele sometime again.
@Del-Canada 5 жыл бұрын
I remember commenting a ways back, years ago, that you were going places. I have good judge of character. Hah.
@user-ne8rx9th9n 5 жыл бұрын
As soon as he gets the citizenship Teresa is gonna be gone next election.
@neicocci 5 жыл бұрын
Yaay, my Sunday is not complete without some Evan! Love to you from Finland Edit: I'd love for you to do a video over Brexit if you haven't already
@tayetrotman 5 жыл бұрын
What would be the point? Brexit doesn’t affect him as much as it does somebody from an EU country.
@nowthatswhaticallimo 5 жыл бұрын
Brexit chat is literally BANNED where I used to work, you wanna talk about it then you have to pay. We fucking hate it.
@daanwillemsen223 5 жыл бұрын
@@nowthatswhaticallimo Don't vote for it then
@oh4802 3 жыл бұрын
I paid 6 times of this for my self and my family. I am a doctor serving NHS.
@ballisticbeecentral2880 5 жыл бұрын
2 semesters of comunity college. Or 4 days at a University
@peach5764 5 жыл бұрын
For a solid minute there i thought the ‘Exceptional Talent Visa” was a ‘Sexual Talent Visa” and was... confused, to say the least.
@daraghkennedy3994 5 жыл бұрын
"The Actual Price of British Citizenship" Your dignity
@sshaoor7772 5 жыл бұрын
Man You r amazing, love the way You describe everything, really funny, thanks for the information
@theneonchimpchannel9095 4 жыл бұрын
It has been my dream to move to the UK for many years, but every time I look into it I end up getting depressed over just how far away that dream really is. I don't have a lot of money, I work in hospitality and my only real skills are in the arts (specifically music and video). I'm an Australian citizen so logically as that's part of the Commonwealth it wouldn't be that hard...right? Wrong! If I were 7 years younger, if one of my grandparents was a citizen of the UK, then there'd potentially be a few easier options, but as it's stands the more I look into it, the harder and more complicated it seems. I can understand that they don't want to let people in who won't contribute, but despite being a hard worker, I'm at best eligible for minimum wage jobs. I'd have to be extremely lucky to get the kind of job with the right company.
@matpk 3 жыл бұрын
Please voice out and support the creation of Canzuk Union, with 4 freedoms of movement between Canzuk Citizens!
@tomhumphries38 5 жыл бұрын
This is something I've had to deal with recently. I was born in Amsterdam and moved here when I was 2. My family was told that I wasn't eligible for a British passport because neither of my parents were born here and only one of my grandparents was born here by descent. Because of the uncertainty of brexit and me only having a european passport we felt it was a necessity for me to gain british citizenship. I think it appalling justifying me having to pay over £1000 to gain citizenship to a country I have lived in for almost all of my life.
@ubermensche60 5 жыл бұрын
Tom I can feel you. And do you know why? Cuz strangely the same thing is happening to the Middle Eastern countries like Saudi, Bahrain, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait. I am an Indian and was born and brought up in Bahrain. My parents have been living here for almost 40 years and still aren't eligible for citizenship. In order to be naturalized, you'd have to spend a "continuous period of 30 years in Bahrain" but that rule isn't being applied anymore cuz they want to keep immigrants off the country. Plus, they've raised living expenses and the immigrants are suffering while nationals benefit from welfare programs who contribute nothing to the nation. I think it's a global thing at the moment. Globalization is backfiring big time...
@FatboySim 5 жыл бұрын
Tom Humphries that’s sooooo grim man
@AZ-ze5xb 5 жыл бұрын
£1000 well it's hard but relax I have spent almost in excess of £60,000 from 2010 till now still not an resident and citizen!
@bashisobsolete.pythonismyn6321 5 жыл бұрын
£1000 is dirt cheap. with a british passport, you'll have the freedom of the commonwealth. historically, the british and dutch are the great explorers, global traders, venture-capitalists, bankers, scientists, economists, modern christians... dutch/british nationality is the next best thing to a swiss passport!
@cmmndrblu 5 жыл бұрын
I completely agree with you.
@Mademoco 5 жыл бұрын
the UK is my birth country and in all honesty... i cant wait to get out. this place is a mess.
@MonTheWell1886 5 жыл бұрын
Mademoco It really aint
@christianfreedom-seeker934 5 жыл бұрын
Come to the United States! If you are skilled you can find good work here, just get used to constantly being fired and laid off however.....
@mafiososamgiancana 5 жыл бұрын
Yes get out leave your mother land and let people like anjum chaudry takeover. Fucking coward
@FairysHuff 5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. Sadly I'm stuck here. Too damn poor.
@Mademoco 5 жыл бұрын
@P.O. you have it spot on there, people honestly wont realise the state of this country untill they have lived here for a number of years or better yet been born and bred in the uk, it's truly a mess and you wont be able to see it from the outside.
@TheRealArjun206 4 жыл бұрын
Yes going through this exact pain now! I’m applying for ILR and the fees is quite daunting!
@nidhibhatt4698 5 жыл бұрын
I will be applying for ILR this year too Evan!!! Congratulations for reaching this point. :)
@HeyItsOlive415 5 жыл бұрын
Once you get your citizenship and you're more secure, you should create a startup or a way to raise awareness on this. You have a platform which most don't. As a British person, I honestly had no idea the cost of the process. I work at a private school in the admissions department and we get a lot of students on tier 4 visas who need sponsorship, but apart from that, I had no idea about the complexity of it all!
@Miquelalalaa 5 жыл бұрын
Olivia Seidler British citizenship is a privilege, not a right.
@glenn1111 5 жыл бұрын
People like to bitch and moan Olivia. You get what you pay for. Compared to the USA, Australia seems like heaven in regards to public services and standards of living (aka no mass murders from gun violence, free to see any doctor, prescription-medicine costs sweet-fuck all, streets aren't dangerous and air is clean). But then someone from the UK could look at Australia and say "fuck we have it so much better" and in many respects they do due to paying more tax - so we definitely get what we pay for in that regard. But at the end of the day for a person in the USA to say other countries have high costs associated to get permanent residency or citizenship is an absolute farce considering it's basically impossible to become a US citizen.
@bee9775 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Evan! I want to study/live/teach in the UK someday, and your videos are really, really helpful. I need to start saving up more money :'(
@luce3619 5 жыл бұрын
the information was interesting, thank you.
@CloakedPerv 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video man, not enough people mentioning this!
@skylerfellenz680 5 жыл бұрын
Love this. I’ll have to refer back to it when I am old enough to go through this process!!!
@DrMattsuu 5 жыл бұрын
There's a reason the UK is suffering from serious brain drain right now, and I say that as a UK citizen.
@RaimonTarou 5 жыл бұрын
bcuz u keep out all the brain from your country? lol
@Mabsusa1 5 жыл бұрын
i moved out the UK 3 years ago . . Born and Raised there only to move abroad . . seems like a growing trend . .
@drahcirnevarc9152 5 жыл бұрын
The UK isn't suffering a brain drain. Quite the reverse: its population has been growing by about 400,000 annually for the last 15 years, and is now a place where Spanish engineers pull pints, and Slovakian brain surgeons work in call-centres, and Ivorian pharmacists wipe old people's arses.
@drahcirnevarc9152 4 жыл бұрын
@Cropper The trouble with people like you is that you make it almost impossible for the grown-ups to make the sensible argument for the immigration controls which the UK so desperately needs, because the open borders brigade will just say that we're stupid witless bigots like you. Shut the fuck up.
@dulasvlogs2570 Жыл бұрын
We went through the same and it’s only yesterday Me and my husband got our citizenship. Our cost was twice like that coz it was two applicants. I feel your pain and thanks for being the voice for others
@MA-uh8vl 5 жыл бұрын
Very well presented mate
@nabeelwork2747 5 жыл бұрын
Not worth that depressing wet island is not worth it!
@nabeelwork2747 5 жыл бұрын
@Fhjthnl Lol Iuyo unless your escaping a war zone or laundering money no one wants to go to that rain soaked rock with bad food and ugly woman and America despite all its problem is THE GREATEST country in the world!!
@Maliothemaster 5 жыл бұрын
@@nabeelwork2747 yeah those endemic meth heads, daily shootings and healthcare surcharges REALLY make me want to visit.....
@divcrfc 5 жыл бұрын
Don't come here then if you feel that way 😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠😠
@Liofa73 5 жыл бұрын
Nabeel Work --- Hmmmm, the UK has produced some of the greatest literature, music and scientists throughout history. And still does. It's landscape is extremely beautiful and diverse, as is the wildlife and nature. It's not really all that wet and rainy compared with other parts of the world. That's a misconception many people have. I've visited the US many times I wouldn't describe 95% of it's people extremely attractive, much like the rest of the world. When you grow up you'll realise that superficial attributes like the way a person looks, doesn't define who they are, or what they can achieve.
@nabeelwork2747 5 жыл бұрын
@@Maliothemaster I dont think you you understand me the first time America DESPITE all of it problems is the greatest country in the world!! Im sure all the terror and acid attacks with 1 in 4 people being homeless is all hunky dory
@chrisxx2370 5 жыл бұрын
I was born in Nigeria but my dad is British so I was eligible for citizenship, i now have a British passport, but to get one my family had to travel up and down the country to prove our eligibility, paying both exorbitant train fees on top of the fees for citizenship. Let’s not forget how my mother was pregnant at the time. But it’s either she did it then or got deported.
@thehrprofessional733 4 жыл бұрын
And your American, Imagine coming from a 3rd world country. It must be like 5 times harder and more.
@goatlemons2.077 3 жыл бұрын
U call America a 3rd world country?
@lewwho1647 3 жыл бұрын
Its easier for them depending on the situation. Refugees are allowed citizenship for free and are given grants up to 30000 and housing.
@ahmedkazi9238 3 жыл бұрын
You’re**
@taliyahanne7995 5 жыл бұрын
love how his face changed when he said croydon ahahhahahah literally me loool
@princehamdafazza5349 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from the crown prince of Dubai ❤️,♥️
@minnieatkins 5 жыл бұрын
the queen is starting to embrace you! welcome to being broke forever
@racheltodd2836 5 жыл бұрын
I'm the opposite of you. Born and raised in the UK and moved to the US when I was 16. Legal immigration here is hell... 10 years later, approx $200,000 later, Im still not eligible to become a citizen because the system is so messed up
@MattTheMatt1 5 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but how? How did you spend $200,000 and get nothing?
@racheltodd2836 5 жыл бұрын
@@MattTheMatt1 They are so backlogged on their applications. I started as a dependent on my dads visa when I was 16 and we applied for green cards when I was 19. The application process was so backlogged that I turned 21 before we got green cards so I got disqualified as a dependent even though I was under 21 when we applied. I was in the middle of college so I had to switch to a student visa to stay in the country. I met my husband in college and we got married 3 years ago. I got a conditional green card which is 2 years (they do that to stop people getting married and divorced quickly for immigration purposes) After 2 years we got interviewed to check our marriage is legit and so they could grant me a permanent green card (which they did.) I have to wait another 2 years of having this green card before applying for citizenship. So its not like I didn't get anything but every single transition and application has cost money.
@alexalexy1809 5 жыл бұрын
why didn't you marry with an american?
@racheltodd2836 5 жыл бұрын
@@alexalexy1809 I am married to an American. You still have to go through all the interviews and processing even if you were already living here before meeting them
@alexalexy1809 5 жыл бұрын
@@racheltodd2836 my cousin married with an american after 2 years of relationship and after 3 more years she got US citizenship.
@montyollie 3 жыл бұрын
@geofry.o9672 5 жыл бұрын
Since your video was first published, the priority fee has increased by £190 to £800 per appointment as of 29.Mar.2019, therefore, your total fee will need adjusting based on requirements. I went through similar journey with less cost but my mrs will have an estimated higher cost by the time of citizenship😢
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