Which do I choose?

Hi all. I've been working towards moving to the UK and up until recently thought I had it figured out. I was simply going to apply for my right of abode visa, which I do qualify for, and just head over there. Later on I was planning on registering and becomming a british citizen.

Now here's my new dilemma. Plans have changed a bit and it seems my girlfriend and I will be heading to Greece to live for a while (she's already a british citizen) Will a UK Right of Abode visa suffice for me being able to live and work in Greece? Should I just skip the Right of Abode visa and register as a british citizen?(through my mother, I qualify)

The thing is, I was going for the visa because the cost and the wait time were less. Registering for citizenship, and then applying for my british passport would be much more costly (in the short) and a bit of a longer wait time.

Please help, it would be muh appreciated.

Your UK right of Abode visa is for the UK only not for other countries. To have the right to work in Greece(or other Eu countries) you will either need your British passport or you will have to apply for a visa to the country your wish to immigrate to (in this case Greece).
If you qualify to apply for your British citizenship that would be the way to go about it.

Hope this helps
Joanne

That's what I was afraid of. Any idea on the wait time for registering for british citizenship? Passport?

I know that the Netherlands must follow the EU directives; those with EU passports have the right to live and work in any EU country, and so do their partners and dependents. You may have no problem at all just following your girlfriend to Greece. But I would do some research into that to be sure.

For some weird reason, it's more complicated for an EU citizen to bring a non-EU partner into their OWN country!