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732492
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her Department's policy is on the eligibility criteria for non-UK EU citizens who wish to settle permanently in the UK but arrive after the specified date in the UK's agreement with the EU when the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South remove filter
tabling member printed
Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
uin 1102 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-30more like thismore than 2017-06-30
answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p>
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
grouped question UIN
1103 more like this
1104 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-30T08:13:45.563Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-30T08:13:45.563Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
tabling member
4461
label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
732493
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will ensure that non-UK EU citizens who are (a) residing in the UK and (b) posted abroad for work will still be able to apply for settled status after five years after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South remove filter
tabling member printed
Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
uin 1103 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-30more like thismore than 2017-06-30
answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p>
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
grouped question UIN
1102 more like this
1104 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-30T08:13:45.64Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-30T08:13:45.64Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
tabling member
4461
label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
732494
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office remove filter
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Immigration: EU Nationals more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure EU citizens who have not acquired five years residency and arrived before the cut-off date are able to prove their UK residency when travelling between the UK and the EU after the UK leaves the EU. more like this
tabling member constituency Glasgow South remove filter
tabling member printed
Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this
uin 1104 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-06-30more like thismore than 2017-06-30
answer text <p>The Government’s policy paper (Cm 9464), which was laid before Parliament on 26 June, proposes that EU citizens who arrive in the UK before the specified date, have five years’ continuous residence and who do not breach the requirements in relation to criminality, public policy and public security, will be able to apply for UK settled status. The specified date is subject to negotiation, but will be no earlier than 29 March 2017 and not later than the date of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.</p><p>For those who arrive after the specified date, there will be no change to their rights while the UK remains in the EU. After exit, a grace period of blanket permission will apply to them, while they make an application to the Home Office for permission to stay in the UK in accordance with the new rules applying to EU citizens, which are yet to be determined. The ability of EU citizens arriving after the specified date to subsequently obtain further or indefinite permission to stay will depend on the rules in place at the time. Proposals for managing EU migration post-exit will be published as soon as possible, allowing businesses and individuals time to plan and prepare.</p><p>It is our intention that all EU citizens living lawfully in the UK before the specified date are covered by our proposals. It will not be necessary to be present in the UK on the specified date and – as is currently the case under the Free Movement Directive - there will be flexibility for temporary absences. This will be subject to negotiations and a reciprocal deal with the EU.</p><p>All EU citizens (and their families) in the UK, regardless of when they arrived, will, on the UK’s exit, need to obtain an immigration status in UK law. They will need to apply to the Home Office for permission to stay, which will be evidenced through a residence document.</p><p>Further details of the Government’s proposals are in the policy paper on ‘Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU’, which is availableat the following link: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safeguarding-the-position-of-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-and-uk-nationals-in-the-eu</a></p>
answering member constituency Great Yarmouth more like this
answering member printed Brandon Lewis more like this
grouped question UIN
1102 more like this
1103 more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-06-30T08:13:45.767Zmore like thismore than 2017-06-30T08:13:45.767Z
answering member
4009
label Biography information for Sir Brandon Lewis more like this
tabling member
4461
label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald more like this