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<p>When the UK leaves the European Union on 31 October, free movement as it currently
stands will end, if the UK leaves without a deal. The details of new immigration arrangements
for EU citizens moving to the UK after a no deal Brexit were announced on 4 September
(<a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/"
target="_blank">https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statement/Commons/2019-09-04/HCWS1817/</a>).
<br></p><p>To remain in the UK after 2020, EU citizens moving to the UK after a no
deal Brexit, and their close family members, will be able to apply for European Temporary
Leave to Remain. Under this scheme, EU citizens will be granted a period of 36 months’
leave to remain in the UK, which will provide them and their employers, with greater
confidence and certainty during the transitional period before the new points-based
immigration system is introduced from January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The rights of EU
citizens resident in the UK before Brexit are unchanged and will be protected by the
status they can obtain under the EU Settlement Scheme, as more than one million of
them have already done. They will have at least until 31 December 2020 to make an
application under that scheme. <br></p><p>Until the new points-based immigration system
is introduced in 2021, EU citizens will be able to prove their right to take up employment,
as now, by using their passport or national identity card. Alternatively, those with
status under the EU Settlement Scheme or with European Temporary Leave to Remain may
choose to use the Home Office on-line checking service to demonstrate their entitlement.
When the new points-based immigration system is introduced from January 2021, employers
will need to check that, in respect of any new recruitment, an EU citizen has a valid
UK immigration status.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office continues to undertake extensive
communications activity with employers. This includes events, webinars, and an online
guide to employing EU citizens after Brexit. We have also published an employer toolkit
to enable employers to provide reassurance and information to their staff. Advertising
and local events are now underway to support the cross-government Get Ready campaign.</p><p>
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