EU citizens living in UK.

First reaction from me is no - I need to think a bit more about it - are you sure that UK citizens living abroad will be able to vote? Has that been decided yet?

EU citizens don't need to have 'indefinite leave to remain' as there is still free movement in the EU. Do EU citizens have a right to vote in their own countries of origin? Brits living abroad don't have a right to vote. My sister in NZ certainly doesn't.

annodomini I know of a person living in USA for at least 11 years who was able to do a postal vote in the recent election. Documentation was posted to voter in time for it to be returned, based on the area where the voter last lived in the UK. And I was told by voter that the right to vote lasts for 15 years.

Yes 15 years but not for local elections. I think it's wrong to vote in parliamentary elections if you have gone abroad to live - I can see that it might be temporary for a job for example - but 15 years is far too long IMO

I think that an EU citizen who has settled permanently in this country should have the right to choose to vote here, IF they give up their rights to vote in their country of origin. I don't think that people should be able to vote in two countries.

EU citizens can vote in Parliamentary elections in their home country - that seems fair enough

Brits living in EU have oting rights in UK for 15 years as long as they are registered - however local offices often sed papers out too late to get them returned in time. UK citizens living in France are able to vote in local commune elections but not Naional ones. ,any f us still pay tax in UK too as it is deducted at source.

We can vote in the UK GE for up to 15 years. There is some talk that the current government will abolish the 15 year rule so we can continue voting in the UK after that. Certainly French nationals have the right to vote in French elections for ever and I think that is the case in other countries. There were many problems with postal votes in this GE so we would come to the UK to vote in the referendum, the outcome of which is of huge importance to us as EU residents.
It would be quite wrong, imo, to deprive the many British citizens living and working in Europe under the current EU arrangements, of the right to have a say in their future.
(I am still paying a significant amount of tax in the UK on my occupational pension and also think that "no taxation without representation" is a reasonable position to hold).

I don't think that paying tax on your pensions is a good enough reason to be able to vote

X posts - I would also add that a vote is not just about tax rates but about how that money is spent and if you are not living here( on a long term basis) then why should you have any say in eg the shape and structure of NhS or Education. For the EU referendum, then I think any UK citizen living in Europe should be able to vote - still thinking about whether the 15 year rule should apply

Why should we NOT have say as to who we are happy to have in power to spend our taxes? We are not taking any top up benefits etc only receiving pensions on what we have paid in over a long period - why should we have less right to vote than those who have never contributed at all to the economy and only benefitted? We also have family in UK and return for visits spending a lot of money.

The financial state of the UK still affects us directly though GT. The NHS, not so much, but I would think education still affects us in exactly the same way as it does those on here who are in the UK; the education of our grandchildren. (And as someone who spent all their working life in state education, I certainly feel very strongly indeed about current education policy).

But the OP was asking whether citizens from other EU countries living in the UK should be able to vote in the EU referendum.

I don't think they should, because they would obviously be biased and would presumably all vote to stay in.

Ana's right - we've gone off piste. I honestly don't think you can argue for having a vote because of your grandchildren or because of what you used to do here. Of course you care but you made a decision to leave

Well I honestly think we CAN argue the point and obviously the powers that be also think that too or we would not have it!
I would say with regard to EU nationals living in UK and having a referendum vote that should possibly depend on how long they have lived in UK etc. if it is many years and they have married a UK citizen and have a home and family in UK then they should have the right.

Well I don't think you can bar people from voting just because they might want to stay in!
The point I was making is that our direct interest in education might be no more or no less that of someone living in the UK. Not everyone is affected equally by all areas of government policy.
Financial decisions however, do affect us directly and the UK remains our competent state.
And Bez is right, we will have a vote in the EU referendum.

What about an EU citizen, who has indefinite leave to remain, who has children in school here and has been paying tax, NI and council tax in UK for over 20 years?

Agreements about many things between countries in the EU tend to be reciprocal. We can register to vote in local elections here but not General Elections etc unless we have taken French citizenship. Maybe that applies in UK too.

It seems that which electoral register to use hasn't been decided yet.

I don't think EU citizens, or anyone else for that matter, living in the UK should vote in the referendum unless they have actually acquired UK citizenship.
That would demonstrate a level of commitment to the UK that merely living here doesn't.

Of course the Scottish referendum set a precedent which rather muddied the waters - ie people with no Scots heritage living in Scotland could vote, whereas Scots living in England couldn't.
Not to mention the millions of people in the rest of the UK whose lives would have been affected had the vote gone the other way.
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I always thought that the right to vote in the UK while living abroad depended on whether you had a UK address. rented or owned property.
In Germany we often witness the hoards of Italians and Turks who HAVE to vote in their country's elections, Germany has to provide voting booths for them (human rights?)
I'll wait until voting booths have been got ready for the thousands of Brits living in the EU!
It is important that we who live abroad have a say in this matter. We actually know what being in the EU is like and don't have to depend on the media or the gutter press to form our opions.

correction - opinion

I doubt that there would be any voting booths anywhere but UK - postal votes are the system for UK citizens living in EU.

Brits living abroad can vote

I'm not sure if you mean British people living in EU countries can vote in that country's elections, or if you mean British people living elsewhere in the world can vote in that country's elections. Or that British people living in EU countries can vote in the UK elections?

Certainly you cannot vote in Australian elections even if you are a permanent resident (unless special circumstances apply eg residency pre 1984). You have to have obtained citizenship to be able to vote.