Non UK EU national's opinions on Brexit?

[Jeanniejampots80]

As an Irish MN I find the whole refferendum a bit mad. In so far as you are all being asked to make a massive decision between A&B where there is absolutely no concrete info on what will happen with an exit. I have been following it a lot as it will impact Ireland but as far as I can see what team A say team B contradict and visa versa. It would scare me silly to be making a decision based on guess work.

Now as a citizen of a small country that I feel def needs and benefits from the EU I would definitely be voting remain but even if I lived in the UK and had different opinions I think I would vote remain purely based on lack of concrete info.

I am also just back from a holiday in the UK and was shocked by the lack of posters on lampposts! In Ireland there would be millions!!!

Grr, same period in 2015, not 2016 of course. Think one thing and you type the other...

A 25% application rise as compared to the same period in 2016 is a surge, in my eyes.

25% of a very low number is still a very low number, tens of thousands of people who are eligible still haven't applied in the face of brexit. It is still only a tiny percentage of the eligible population applying

I think IoraRua is right about the reasons why people don't "naturalise"'to the UK. Being Irish is very much a strong identity and while some naturalise to dual citizenship with US or Aus to get a British Passport would even in this day cause more "social" grief than people would have felt it was worth in the past. Besides prior to Brexit what really was the need for Irish people to naturalise??

There was no need prior to Brexit, what I don't get is the 100% confidence that there'll still be no need indefinitely after Brexit. I think that's a bit over optimistic, when we're talking about people whose entire lives are in England now. It's more trusting of the home office than I would be. I'ld want a safety net incase they suddenly back track on the Ireland "understanding" in the same way they've pulled the rug from under other people recently. I wouldn't leave it to chance.

Oh in that case I agree. If my entire life and family were now based in the UK and I had no intention of going "home" it would have been sensible to gain dual citizenship or whatever as a safety net yes.