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by GoodGrape
Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:07 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 62
Views: 1783395

Re: Stock market investments

PS.. It's all App based . They are recognised as a bank and you have Anlage Sicherung until 100k as with a normal bank.
Deposits over 20k get split.. usually between Deutsche Bank and a Blackrock fund
by GoodGrape
Fri Jan 23, 2026 12:04 pm
Forum: Investments
Topic: Stock market investments
Replies: 62
Views: 1783395

Re: Stock market investments

Trade Republic currently pays 2% interest on cash deposits. It may vary according to the ECB rate ( they pass that on to the customer ) So, if the ECB rate rises to say 3% you get 3% and vice versa if it falls. Having said that, customer relations suck. I've been with them since around 4.5% and have...
by GoodGrape
Mon Jan 19, 2026 7:26 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 78
Views: 9050

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

alma.freya wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:48 pm
yesterday wrote: Mon Jan 19, 2026 5:45 pm
Who is it supposed to target for non entry ?
Just GoodGrape, I think.
:mrgreen: :mrgreen:
by GoodGrape
Mon Jan 19, 2026 1:32 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 78
Views: 9050

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

kiplette wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 10:28 pm and an ETA which she sorted online the other night and said she didn't have to make any false declarations for.
So no question(s) about dual nationality?
by GoodGrape
Sun Jan 18, 2026 8:17 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 78
Views: 9050

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

GaryC wrote: Sun Jan 18, 2026 7:55 pm Whether you choose to ignore it is up to you but it does all sound like, "I don't like this so I am going to try to drive head-on into wall
Sounds about right.

After further research, an old passport isn't acceptable either.
by GoodGrape
Sun Jan 18, 2026 3:24 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 78
Views: 9050

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

N If the worst comes to the worst, i can show them my pension payments from the DWP in my banking app :D I think, this are two completely different things though, passport is linked to citizenship. The UK state pension is not linked to that at all, you can draw this without being a UK passport hold...
by GoodGrape
Sun Jan 18, 2026 2:22 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 78
Views: 9050

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

No longer have my expired UK passport and my birth certificate is practically unreadable. I'll just take my chances .Edit: Don't remember seeing a question on the ETA about dual nationality back in March 2025. If the worst comes to the worst, i can show them my pension payments from the DWP in my ba...
by GoodGrape
Sun Jan 18, 2026 1:50 pm
Forum: Traveling in Europe
Topic: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?
Replies: 78
Views: 9050

Re: Can British citizens travel to the UK using a non-British passport?

FWIW, I last entered the UK in May 2025 on my German passport with an ETA thats valid till September 2026. I'll be going again ( or trying to ) in the next 10 weeks or so and will report back how it went. ( Haven't had a UK passport since 2017 or so ) I'll be damned if I'll renew my UK passport just...