Do you have to be a UK citizen?

[violet]

I was wondering cos my friend is from Thailand [go Kat, haha], and he was wondering if you have to be a citizen to try out for Big Brother. I've never tried auditioning myself so I wouldn't know.

[MrGaryy]

Nope there's been quite a few non brits. Nadia, Kat, Ahmed, Makosi, Darnell.

[Bright-Eyes]

^But they all have had citizenship right?

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by Bright-Eyes
^But they all have had citizenship right?

No, Makosi didn't. Nor does Darnell, IIRC.

[noahman]

Seany is irish

[Rocko]

I thought Darnell was born in Britain.

[Sticks]

You need to have a valid work permit, which was why Makosi was in trouble

[Arneldo]

You need to have been living in the UK or Ireland, legally of course, for at least two years - I think.

[MrGaryy]

Originally posted by noahman
Seany is irish

No, he was British, he's from Derry, which is in Northern Ireland

[Sticks]

Originally posted by Gazbo
Originally posted by noahman
Seany is irish

No, he was British, he's from Derry, which is in Northern Ireland


Londonderry :nono:

[Tom]

You need to live here for three years and work here I think, and because Makosi only had a work permit its why she got threatened with deportation because it was in her agreement to work or something like that.

Darnell was born in Britain but moved to America and was deported. No idea where that stands with him being born here, whether he would need to reapply for a visa etc.

[andybigbro]

You can be Irish, Its Big Brother UK & Ireland.