6 years, 2 months ago

Brexit: Theresa May urged to ensure EU citizens do not have to pay to stay in UK after ‘shameful’ treatment

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Theresa May is being urged to ease the “shameful” treatment of up to 3.8 million EU citizens in the UK by ensuring they do not have to pay to stay in the country after Brexit. The government should meet the cost of “settled status” applications by EU nationals working in the public sector – and pile pressure on private employers to do the same, MPs say. The call follows mounting anger after the immigration minister was forced to retract warnings that employers would check the status of existing EU nationals, if there is a no-deal Brexit. “The government should immediately commit to meeting the cost of settled status applications for all EU citizens working for the public sector and publicly encourage private sector employers to do the same.

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

EU sues UK over post-Brexit freedom of movement failures in blow to Starmer’s reset

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to reset relations with the bloc, the …

3 years, 6 months ago

Over 6 million EU citizens apply to settle in post-Brexit UK

Associated Press

LONDON — More than 6 million European Union citizens applied to settle in the U.K. before the end-June deadline that the British government had imposed as part of the country’s departure from the bloc. In a statement Friday, Britain’s Home Office said of the 6.02 million people who had applied, 400,000 applications were made in the final month before the …

4 years, 9 months ago

Hundreds of EU nationals told they don’t have right to stay in the UK, figures show

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of EU nationals have been told they don’t have …

4 years, 10 months ago

Hike to immigration health surcharge will ‘penalise’ NHS workers from overseas, campaigners say

The Independent

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5 years, 2 months ago

More than 500,000 EU nationals apply to stay in UK in single month amid ‘terror’ at prospect of no-deal Brexit

The Independent

5 years, 4 months ago

UK to end freedom of movement for EU citizens on day one of Brexit, under new government plan

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Free movement for EU citizens will end on day one of …

5 years, 6 months ago

Government admits not considering impact of no-deal Brexit on people with a disability

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5 years, 9 months ago

EU citizens’ rights in UK at risk after Brexit, say British MPs

CNN

London CNN — EU citizens living in the UK would be stripped of their freedom of movement, social security and housing rights under legislation designed to regulate immigration after Brexit, according to a UK parliamentary committee. The cross-party committee said in a report published on Monday that the legislation could leave people in a “precarious situation” and that it raises …

5 years, 10 months ago

British expats living in the EU will have to fund their own treatment in event of No Deal

Daily Mail

British nationals living in EU countries who fall ill after a No Deal Brexit will be forced to pay for their own treatment, the Government's 'doomsday committee' has warned. With just six weeks to go until Brexit Day, Health Secretary Matt Hancock is frantically trying to seal a series of reciprocal arrangements with countries such as Spain and France to …

5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: Government will scrap £65 fee for EU citizens who want to stay in UK, Theresa May says

The Independent

5 years, 11 months ago

Theresa May scraps fee for EU citizens as she lays out next steps for Brexit

CNN

CNN — One week after the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal, Prime Minister Theresa May returned to Parliament on Monday to announce that she would be scrapping a controversial fee for European citizens wishing to stay in Britain, saying that it was clear that the government’s approach “had to change.” May said there would be “no financial barrier for …

6 years ago

‘They say we’ll be fine. We are already not fine': EU nationals ‘suicidal’ as no-deal Brexit looks increasingly likely

The Independent

6 years ago

'Should I pay to continue living in my home?': EU nationals express dismay over Home Office Brexit settlement plan

The Independent

6 years, 2 months ago

Ministers accused of 'giving up' on saving European Health Insurance Card after Brexit

The Independent

6 years, 3 months ago

EU citizens won't get preferential treatment on immigration after Brexit, Theresa May hints

The Telegraph

EU migrants will not get special treatment after Brexit, Theresa May has suggested, ahead of the launch of a major report into immigration on Tuesday. The Prime Minister said British people voted for a fairer immigration system as she gave the strongest hint yet that the Government will implement a policy which treats all migrants the same no matter where …

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