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Post by RollingEscargot on Jan 17, 2020 18:39:27 GMT
The utility bill / bank statement thing is outdated too, since they are mostly online and don't prove your address.
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Post by tenthenemy on Jan 17, 2020 18:46:39 GMT
But... but... WHAT GAME DID HE PLAY? Shoddy reporting there by The Oregonian, leaving out the most important details. I guess the Switch exists because airport officials can be unreasonable like that, even if the screen is a bit small in comparison. |
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Post by Conchord on Jan 17, 2020 19:04:26 GMT
Try this on for size buddy. Whatever big project you are currently working on, go into your bosses office tomorrow morning and explain you are delaying it for 6 months. Be sure to avoid using terms like "I'm sorry" and "I apologise" and be sure to pick a project in which you have already charged clients under the premise of the initial release date.Then come back and tell us all how you did champ, I'm sure it will all be fine. You realise you can just get a refund, right? CDPR owe everyone precisely fuck all in regards to Cyberpunk. People seem to forget this. Evening all. Apologies for the idiots in the country Tenthen, and again for the idiots that repeatedly vote them in. #Gameschat! Rimworld can fuck right off. Still playing it though. Colony four is going smoothly so far, too smoothly in fact. We'll see how long that lasts. |
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Post by tenthenemy on Jan 17, 2020 19:06:29 GMT
Ten - if you don’t have council tax returns would utility bills or bank statements not serve as adequate replacements if you are named on them? In principle yes, but I'm not aware of having a single utility bill in my name. Annual bank statements do count, but since I share an account with the Preferred Mammal it's still no proof that payments were made by me in the UK. People caught up in the Windrush scandal were presenting evidence that they'd lived their whole lives as British citizens in the UK and were still not believed. Now, I hear that the department dealing with the EU settlement scheme is very friendly and helpful because they are at pains to avoid another such disaster and I've got the means to get lawyered up if need be, so I'm sure it will be "fine" eventually. Still doesn't make the whole process right. Interestingly the fact that I've been on the electoral roll at the same address for 20 years doesn't count as evidence either (it might if it comes to talking to an actual human being but it's not listed as permitted documentation). |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 17, 2020 19:53:41 GMT
I had (indirect) dealings with the Home Office regarding a client.
They don't understand basics of the tax system or how people work.
He is a UK citizen now, but was initially threatened with deportation and lost the right to work for 3 months.
It is crazy. Apart from the several thousands pounds he had to pay to get his family UK passports it cost another £15-20,000 in lost earnings.
It wouldn't be so bad but he was a contractor for the Met Police, so presumably had passed at least basic security checks and may be fully checked.
My advice would be if you want to live somewhere permanently or semi-permanently you need to be a citizen of that country. Anyone else is effectively living somewhere based on the goodwill of the government. Which is not a strong basis to make long term plans.
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Post by tenthenemy on Jan 17, 2020 20:13:05 GMT
My advice would be if you want to live somewhere permanently or semi-permanently you need to be a citizen of that country. Anyone else is effectively living somewhere based on the goodwill of the government. Which is not a strong basis to make long term plans. Again, being a citizen of this country did not help the victims of the Windrush scandal one iota. British/German dual nationality only became a possibility from the German side (and only with another EU country, so it's not going to be an option after the UK leaves) after I had moved here. My understanding is that other countries like the Netherlands still don't allow it. By the time things had become a bit clearer I realised that I wouldn't qualify for permanent residency, therefore couldn't get UK citizenship either. So I'm effectively stuck. I will obviously not give up German citizenship, not with an elderly mother in Germany and the prospect of losing EU citizenship. |
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Post by crankcaller on Jan 17, 2020 20:24:26 GMT
What a shit show.
Sorry Tenthen.
Not long back from the childs Brownie promise badge ceremony. It's how I imagine joining the Masons would be without the veiled threats.
Games! Uncharted 1. Wasn't expecting those guys to turn up. Deary me. That's a twist.
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Post by MrTiddles on Jan 17, 2020 20:27:54 GMT
My advice would be if you want to live somewhere permanently or semi-permanently you need to be a citizen of that country. Anyone else is effectively living somewhere based on the goodwill of the government. Which is not a strong basis to make long term plans. Sheep is quite right. I'd like to point out that there is the question of which arsehole is in charge of your case. In Cameron's Comprehensive Spending Review 2010, we were told to reduce staffing costs of 25% over 3 years. Who had to take a 'voluntary' redundancy? Well it wasn't the feckless middle management cunts. So you were left with a bunch of useless wankers running the show, supporting a bunch of their mates clutching dearly to their pensions because there is no way they would survive in the private sector. There were some good people there, don't get me wrong, but they all fucked off. Fed up with covering for colleagues who's attitude was 'Why bother?'. It makes me mad as a lorry to this day. |
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Post by Sheep2 on Jan 17, 2020 21:10:26 GMT
TenthEnemy
I don't think India allows dual citizenship either. It's a big issue for families, who don't want to tear away all their roots.
Obviously while we were good EU members it didn't seem to matter much.
Can you use your employment records to prove you've worked in Brum for years? Your p60 each year will also have your address on it.
You might be able to check your tax records as well. A lengthy PAYE record should show you have been resident here.
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Post by Destry on Jan 17, 2020 21:12:47 GMT
This fucking country.
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Post by BabyfarkmcGeezak on Jan 17, 2020 21:26:18 GMT
But... but... WHAT GAME DID HE PLAY? Shoddy reporting there by The Oregonian, leaving out the most important details. I guess the Switch exists because airport officials can be unreasonable like that, even if the screen is a bit small in comparison. He is playing Apex Legends, sorry you would probably need to have played it to recognise it. Chicken Madras for dinner. |
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Post by Shenguin on Jan 17, 2020 22:16:05 GMT
Cunts
Not you lot.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 17, 2020 22:18:08 GMT
tenthenemy sorry to hear that you have to go through this crappy and ridiculous process.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 17, 2020 22:19:54 GMT
Maple syrup glazed salmon with boiled potatoes and mangetout.
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Post by MrTiddles on Jan 17, 2020 22:20:57 GMT
If anyone hasn't seen the 2015 TV series 'Not Safe for Work', I suggest you do so. It's very close to the knuckle regarding the Civil Service.
Also, if anyone can tell me where to purchase a DVD of the same, let me know.
Cheers, Tids.
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Post by Felice Landry on Jan 17, 2020 22:25:07 GMT
If anyone hasn't seen the 2015 TV series 'Not Safe for Work', I suggest you do so. It's very close to the knuckle regarding the Civil Service. Also, if anyone can tell me where to purchase a DVD of the same, let me know. Cheers, Tids. It looks like it is on Britbox: "Not Safe For Work S1 - BritBox Not Safe For Work. Not Safe For Work, Episode 1. 2015 30 minTV-MA. Civil servant" Though you'll need to sign up for the free 30 days first. |
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Post by Chumbles on Jan 17, 2020 22:37:26 GMT
Oh, you mean the other cunts. Destry... beaten by a lot of cottagers... still, at last we can rejoice in a decent 1st innings performance This trackball is horrible  |
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Post by Destry on Jan 17, 2020 22:47:35 GMT
beaten by a lot of cottagers... Shit happens. |
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Post by Tuffers on Jan 18, 2020 0:07:51 GMT
I miss Bob Willis.
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Post by Tuffers on Jan 18, 2020 0:12:15 GMT
Alec (it's fucking Alex you posh chinny horse twat) is a ntcu.
"he went to a very good school, has a good family, got good people around him"
Fu k yo u you posh inb read ctun.
Puke.
Edited for legal reasons.
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