Brexit Update – UK Settlement System For EU Citizens

The Home Office and Department for Exiting the European Union issued a technical note today. It covered citizens' rights and administrative procedures in the UK, setting out details on the procedures for a streamlined applications system for EU citizens.

The note is the long-awaited first document that offers a concrete proposal for the application procedures for EU nationals once the UK leaves the EU.

It is clear that EU citizens wishing to remain in the UK will have to regularise their status by making applications to the Home Office. There will be a specified period of time within which all EU citizens in the UK will be required to apply for a document certifying their status.