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Brexit briefi ng for British MATT SALUSBURY

teachers working in the EU

By Matt Salusbury online form confirming that they plans to allow UK nationals to
What will happen to British are on the population register, continue living and working in
teachers working in the EU in the with a view to securing their legal Portugal with continued access
increasingly likely event of a “no status in the event of a disorderly to public health systems, social
deal” scenario? The advice below Brexit. UK nationals have until security rights, and recognition
was valid as of 22 January 2019. 30 June 2019 to register. of qualifications. UK nationals
must register by 29 March 2019
Czech Republic: UK nationals Ireland: The Common Travel to qualify. The offer appears
will have 21 months from March Area agreement between the UK to be conditional on the UK
29 to apply for a residence and the Republic predates the EU, offering reciprocal rights to
permit. Only UK nationals who and it will continue to operate. UK 300,000 Portuguese currently
have an EU temporary residence nationals and Irish nationals can in the UK.
certificate will be able to live and live and work in both countries.
work in the Czech Republic after Poland: A draft Bill has been
31 December 2020. Spain: As of late December 2018, announced to give UK nationals An anti-Brexit protest in
the Spanish government was a residency permit for five years London in October, 2018 drew
France: UK nationals will need reportedly seeking to reach a deal (three years if they have been more than 700,000 people
to register and apply for a Carte to guarantee rights to residency, resident in Poland for less than
de Sejour via their local prefecture healthcare and the recognition five years) as an emergency Status for which EU nationals
office. See our report on page 6 of academic qualifications for the interim measure in the event (except the Irish) will have to
on draft legislation to protect UK estimated 300,000 UK nationals of a no deal. A special residency apply will be valid regardless of
nationals teaching in the public in Spain, and reciprocal rights for card for these residents will whether or not there is a deal. As
sector. the 116,000 Spanish nationals in include the word “Brexit”. we go to press, fees for registering
the UK. have been waived. Settled
Germany: The immigration EU citizens in the UK: B Status applications open on 30
ministry requests all UK nationals Portugal: Foreign minister Prime Minister Theresa May March 2019, and EU nationals
living in Germany to fill in an Augusto Santos Silva announced has pledged that the EU Settled have until June 2021 to register.

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