Ireland is a great choice I think. Not only can UK people work there without a visa, after 5 years you can get an Irish passport which will entitle you to live and work throughout the EU. That will give you a lot more options if Ireland goes fash. I don't think it will, but I definitely see the value in having exit pathways.

Do we have people here that have lived in Iceland? 
How is it there for us?


Chrissy

As a tourist I had no issues in Iceland.
There are a number of LGBT+ expressions, such as a rainbow sidewalks there.
It is an interesting place to visit.
Rather cool, not warm temperatures.

There are a number of relaxing geothermal pools there.
You do not need to go to their most famous one, although I did make a stop there.
Now an active volcano keeps that one closed a lot.

Whale watching was fun, dining was fun, all the mountains and hiking were fun.
Many interesting sites, they have.  Lots of waterfalls. 

I wore pants my entire time there, it was not that warm.  Take a jacket.


Chrissy

Quote from: kira21 ♡♡♡ on April 28, 2025, 03:09:29 AMIreland is a great choice I think. Not only can UK people work there without a visa, after 5 years you can get an Irish passport which will entitle you to live and work throughout the EU. That will give you a lot more options if Ireland goes fash. I don't think it will, but I definitely see the value in having exit pathways.

I'm really interested in this idea. So much so that I bought a DK guide book to Ireland yesterday

Quote from: ChrissyRyan on April 28, 2025, 07:22:23 AMAs a tourist I had no issues in Iceland.
There are a number of LGBT+ expressions, such as a rainbow sidewalks there.
It is an interesting place to visit.
Rather cool, not warm temperatures.

There are a number of relaxing geothermal pools there.
You do not need to go to their most famous one, although I did make a stop there.
Now an active volcano keeps that one closed a lot.

Whale watching was fun, dining was fun, all the mountains and hiking were fun.
Many interesting sites, they have.  Lots of waterfalls. 

I wore pants my entire time there, it was not that warm.  Take a jacket.


Chrissy

I find myself increasingly preferring cold climates as opposed to the tropics where I've lived so much of my life. I was in Iceland in November and can say that I don't think I've ever been so cold as I was in Reykjavik but as I'd flown in the Pacific Ocean I didn't have the gear with me. I loved it there. It was dawn and I dived into a coffee shop and got chatting over hot chocolate with 3 travelling girls from New York. Was just a lovely time. People were so friendly and I found it an easy place to be.



 

I wonder if it's possible to claim refugee status in Ireland as a trans woman fleeing persecution from the UK, following the Supreme Court ruling?

https://www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/become-an-irish-citizen-by-naturalisation/proofs-of-identity-and-residence/

Who can apply for international protection?

You can apply for international protection in Ireland for two separate reasons:

You have a 'well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion', and you cannot seek the protection of your country. This is called refugee status.
You cannot return to your own country because you are at risk of serious harm, but you do not qualify as a refugee. This is called subsidiary protection status.'

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/moving-country/asylum-seekers-and-refugees/the-asylum-process-in-ireland/applying-for-refugee-status-in-ireland/#8dcb45

Shall I become a test case?!

(I did once have to claim refugee status under the UNHCR when I fled a coup d'etat. It was the only way I could get back into the UK without any documentation.)