Funnily enough, I was just reading up on some of this stuff yesterday.
I'm an EU citizen, but my wife is Canadian and my son was born here too. In particular, I was interested in the freedom of movement and residence to see what possibilities may be open to me in the future, and so I went to the EU website -
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/citizen/...e/index_en.htm
Quote:
Citizens of the EU and their family members have the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the EU, subject to certain conditions. This right is conferred directly on every EU citizen by Article 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. As specified in directive 2004/38, the following rules apply:
- Article 6: EU citizens can reside on the territory of another EU country for up to three months without any conditions other than the requirement to hold a valid identity card or passport;
- Article 7: To reside in another EU country for more than three months, EU citizens are required to meet certain conditions depending on their status (i.e. worker, student, etc.) and may also be required to meet certain administrative formalities;
- Article 16: EU citizens can acquire the right to permanent residence in another EU country after legally residing there for a continuous period of five years;
- Article 3: The family members of EU citizens have the right to accompany or join them in another EU country, subject to certain conditions.
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I had absolutely no idea about the family members part of it, so that was pleasing to find out. I did a little bit of extra reading and all that is really required for the family is some extra paperwork and the associated fees.
I was then curious as to what exactly constituted the EU. Obviously I know of the member states but specifically, I was wondering about their various overseas territories. Unfortunately, none of the British Caribbean territories follow EU law (though some of the French ones do)
Here's a guide -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specia...nd_territories
It seems for the most part the OMR territories follow EU law (Canaries, Azores) but OCT territories don't. Man, the Azores looks lovely - average highs of 25 and lows of 11. If only jobs existed and we were able to speak Portuguese.