Ex Pats usually still hold a British passport and still receive their income. pension etc. from Britain and are still entitled to come to Britain for medical treatment.
This means they have a lot of ties. financial and otherwise with their mother country and have not taken on the complete nationality of the country they happen to be living in.
Incidentally most British ex-pats now living in Europe are really struggling financially at the moment as the Euro has fallen so much against the pound that their income from Britain has fallen by over a third.
This means they have a lot of ties. financial and otherwise with their mother country and have not taken on the complete nationality of the country they happen to be living in.
i am sure that is probably also true for most 1st generation 'immigrants' in this country. (.. or should that be 'expats'?)
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expat = resident in another country, but retains nationality of origin (exclusively)
immigrant = resident and acquired citizenship of host country
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This means they have a lot of ties. financial and otherwise with their mother country and have not taken on the complete nationality of the country they happen to be living in.
Incidentally most British ex-pats now living in Europe are really struggling financially at the moment as the Euro has fallen so much against the pound that their income from Britain has fallen by over a third.