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by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on August 9th, 2009
Help answer this question below.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on August 12th, 2009
Are you asking for you? If so, I think your best bet is to speak directly with Revenue & Customs about this (as nobody hear seems to know yet), since you would have to contact them anyway to tell them about your return. Also ask the Department of Work and Pensions for details of your pension and benefits. I think it is likely you will not have access to all the same benefits, since (going from my sister's experience) she is unable to get certain benefits because she has not been contributing to them by paying taxes. Since you (?) would not have been paying taxes since 1984, it is likely you won't be immediately eligible for them too.
So, although I don't have the answer for you I can say that you won't have *all* the same rights, privileges and benefits - where you will not be on an equal footing with many other British citizens is related to job opportunities, since jobs within certain fields require you to have not left the UK for longer than 6 months over the past ten years. That probably would not matter to you if, as it appears from your name, you work in IT =) Unless you wanted to do IT for the MoD or something!
by The0Rising on November 24th, 2009
Arrr, use your Answerbag passport :P That will get you everywhere lol!
by Marc on August 12th, 2009
If you still hold your british passport, yes you would.
by hong kong phooey on November 24th, 2009
no traitor
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Thank you. +6
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Actually I'm asking on "behalf" of my Ex-Wife who I would dearly love to see benefit from the joys of British Socialism.
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After all she delights in pontificating on how much better everything is there - she so should go back IMO!
by Mister IT is trying to Liahona outta here on August 12th, 2009
Haha! Fair enough!
by Jadey - Vive la difference on August 12th, 2009