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<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>
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