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IMPACT – MEDIUM
The U.K. government has published a technical note setting out the details of a proposed streamlined system for EU citizens to register for settled status after Brexit.
The rules that will ultimately be determined within the U.K.’s Withdrawal Agreement with the EU will affect approximately 3 million EU nationals living and working in the U.K.
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Background: The details of the system for EU citizens to apply for settled status follow the government’s leaked plans for EU migration in September. Prime Minister Theresa May has since indicated that the EU and U.K. are within “touching distance” on the issue of EU citizens’ rights.
BAL Analysis: The proposals should ease some concerns for EU citizens in that the government has emphasized that in order to process 3 million applications in the two-year post-Brexit transition period, the process of applying for settled status will be mostly administrative and refusals may only be based on agreed upon grounds. Additionally, this casts much needed light on what the simplified process will look like for those who have already applied for permanent residence and may encourage continued applications for permanent residence now instead of waiting for the new system.
This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice group in the United Kingdom. For additional information, please contact uk@bal.com.
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