more thread creep: as a Canadian citizen (a current, not former, Commonwealth nation) with one parent and two grandparents born in Scotland, I did the paperwork many years ago to get my certificate of patriation for right of abode in the UK. (After all these years, I've never even visited let alone lived there).

According to Craig's knowledgable explanation, it appears that that doesn't entitle me to residence, or presumably employment, in other EEC countries...I had assumed that it would, there certainly isn't much border control in any case, n'est-ce pas? Anyone know where I can get the direct info on this?

Thanks
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