Brexit Immigration Update: Agreement Reached On The Transition Period

On 19 March 2018 the EU and UK held a joint press conference to announce that they had reached agreement on a number of key areas of the withdrawal agreement. Most notably for employers in the UK, the length of the transition period has been agreed, as well as key features of the process and timing for EU nationals in the UK to apply for residence documentation. This follows a number of negotiating sessions over the past weeks, since the initial publication of the draft withdrawal agreement on 28 February 2018.

While the draft withdrawal agreement has been largely agreed by the UK and the EU, it will only be ratified later this year (likely in the autumn). This means that a degree of uncertainty remains for businesses and EU nationals in the UK.