Should a get a British passport or a visa?

Question

Here's the situation. I am going to Spain for a study abroad program this spring. A student visa costs $100, is good for six months, and does not allow me to work. On the other hand, I am dual citizen, which would allow me to purchase a $200 UK passport that would last for 10 years. The question here is whether or not the British passport conveys any additional benefits that would be worth the $100 difference in price (plus, the symbolic fact that I, an American, would be statistically recorded as a Brit). Is it easier for someone with a UK passport to get work in Europe than someone with a US passport? Please help me figure out what the pros and cons are for each option. Thank you!

Ugh, how the heck did I put "a" and not "I"??? My apologies, everyone.

Answer 1

ABSOLUTELY YES!! Get a British passport..


As a British Passort holder you are also a citizen of the EU which Spain is of course too..
All EU citizens have the same right to study, and work and live in any EU country..

So if you travel to Spain on a British passport you are allowed to work..also you qualify for the same benefits as Spanish citizens on the same terms such as free education.



Most jobs you are likely to get as an English speaker are in the tourist industry..These are often casual black market jobs such as working in a bar where it is cash in hand..so your pass port doesn't matter then...

But I still think it is much better to get a British passport.. You would them qualify for the same subsistiesed health care as Spanish citizens and not need health insurance.. And of course you can travel to any EU country with out any paperwork .