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by **AlphaM** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:49 am

Now that the UK its getting out of Europe what its going to happen to european Citizen's/students/workers living there

Whats gonna happen traveling from and to the UK. Now you only need an ID to go there will the UK become like the USA that you need VISA and pre approval and stuff like that ?

Whats gonnna happen if you want to go there and you want to become a permanent citizen
How long will it take what will be the presidure ??

Will it take 5-7 years living there like the USA

What will affect the EU people the most with UK's shocking move ??

by **Tim Drayton** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 12:04 pm

Once the UK leaves the EU, I am afraid that citizens of other EU countries will lose their rights of free movement to the UK, and British citizens will lose their rights of free movement elsewhere in Europe. Of course, this will only apply when/if the UK actually leaves, and unless some kind of deal is done. Nobody really knows at the moment.

by **Smiler Brian** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:30 pm

There are, as far as I know, no plans to require current EU UK residents to leave UK. No idea what might happen if they should go back home on holiday though!

by **Sotos** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:32 pm

No deal should be done with the UK. The UK didn't want the euro, didn't want schengen, they voted to leave... Either the EU should devolve back to EEC or they should say bye bye to the UK and proceed without it. The EU leadership should finally get a clue otherwise the EU will cease to exist soon. For starters the EU should create a strong European identity that would unite all European people... Lets have a more powerful EU president elected directly by the people, lets build an EU army, lets make EU a world power, equal to US, Russia and China. It is either that or back to EEC!

by **CBBB** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:20 pm

Sotos wrote:No deal should be done with the UK. The UK didn't want the euro, didn't want schengen, they voted to leave... Either the EU should devolve back to EEC or they should say bye bye to the UK and proceed without it. The EU leadership should finally get a clue otherwise the EU will cease to exist soon. For starters the EU should create a strong European identity that would unite all European people... Lets have a more powerful EU president elected directly by the people, lets build an EU army, lets make EU a world power, equal to US, Russia and China. It is either that or back to EEC!

Today Europe, tomorrow ze vorld!

by **supporttheunderdog** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:12 pm

The only good thing so far coming out of Brexit is that Turkey will lose a major supporter in their campaign to join the EU....

by **kurupetos** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:40 pm

I don't think any of these will change.

The UK will probably have a similar arrangement as in Norway or Switzerland.

by **Tim Drayton** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:54 pm

Smiler Brian wrote:There are, as far as I know, no plans to require current EU UK residents to leave UK. No idea what might happen if they should go back home on holiday though!

Well, no, it's the day after the referendum and negotiations to leave have not even started. Until the UK actually departs from the union, the old rules will continue to apply.

by **Robin Hood** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:00 pm

You all assume that 'free movement' is literally what it says ..... but it isn't! It simply means you are no longer free to enter the EU to work or avail yourself of common services, like benefits. There was no problem going on holiday to or with travelling through Spain, Italy, Cyprus etc. before we were all in the UK, so there will be no difference. We were not a member of Schengen .... neither is Cyprus so we needed a passport/ID card to travel. We live in Cyprus as EU citizens but we still need a residents permit .... so no change there either. You will not require visas but you may require a work permit, contributions to the social fund of the UK will no longer be assumed to be the same as contributions in the country you now reside in and visa-versa.

In Cyprus as far as I know pensioners will still be entitled to use the State Medical services but maybe we will no longer be able to use those of other EU countries unless the UK has the same arrangement with them as it has with Cyprus.

This idea that the doors will be shut and bolted and anyone with a UK passport will be locked out, is the sort of scare story that IMO cost the 'remain' camp the vote. It does not make sense ..... it is not the end of the World or even the UK. :roll: