Search Results for: Brexit

March 9, 2018

When it comes to Brexit, one of the EU27’s core negotiating principles, as set out in the European Council’s April 2017 negotiating guidelines, is that “nothing is agreed until everything is agreed”. As of now, there is no legally binding withdrawal agreement between the UK government and the EU27, and so any proposals from either […]

January 11, 2018

Politics can be a very topsy-turvy world, and none more so than in the UK in 2017 as Prime Minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, thus leading the country into one of its biggest political and administrative challenges of the century. The Brexit process has thus far been a measured process […]

January 3, 2018

In collaboration with London-based HR networking group, Corporate and Cocktails, Newland Chase's Annette Wright and Dhanjaye Damhar host practical and interactive sessions with tips for HR professionals from an immigration perspective. Covering what Brexit will mean for your business and how to ensure your business will operate effectively post-Brexit, this event will bring the HR community together to ensure their businesses are Brexit-proof from 29 March! PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH DATES ARE NOW FULLY SUBSCRIBED!

December 11, 2017

On 8 December 2017, the negotiators of the United Kingdom and the European Union jointly published a report on the progress made in the first phase of negotiations under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) on the UK’s orderly withdrawal from the Union. The report states that, under the caveat that nothing […]

November 10, 2017

The UK government has published a technical note which sets out a proposed application process for EU citizens wanting to stay in the UK after Brexit. The five page paper details the administrative procedures forming the basis for the UK’s proposals for a streamlined application system for EU citizens to obtain settled status. In the paper, which has […]

June 29, 2017

The UK Government has published a policy paper outlining the rights of EU citizens in the UK post-Brexit. The 15-page paper sets out the government’s proposal that qualifying EU citizens would have to apply for residence status, granting them settled status under UK law. To qualify, EU citizens must have been resident in the UK […]

February 24, 2017

Net migration to Britain fell by 49,000 to 273,000 in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, with approximately 12,000 Polish nationals and other eastern Europeans leaving the UK. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show net migration, the difference between people arriving in the UK and those leaving, has dipped below 300,000 […]

January 19, 2017

Ministers are putting pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May to let in tens of thousands of migrants every year, even after Britain leaves the EU. Cabinet ministers have raised concerns about the effect this will have on certain industry sectors;…

January 18, 2017

Yesterday, the UK Prime Minister changed the landscape of Europe, clarifying her commitment to limit the free movement of European citizens to the UK. Theresa May said she wanted continued cooperation with the EU to tackle terrorism and international crime,…

December 23, 2016

At this stage it is impossible to predict how the rights of UK nationals living in remaining EU states will be affected, as UK policy towards EU nationals and the terms of the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement – once agreed – will impact EU immigration policy towards UK nationals.