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<p>Leaving the EU with a deal remains the Government’s top priority. This has not
changed. However, a responsible government must plan for every eventuality, including
a no deal scenario.</p><p>As laid out in the policy paper ‘Immigration from 31 October
2019, if there is no deal’ published on the 28 January 2019, if the UK leaves the
EU without a deal there will be a transition period, once free movement has ended
and before the UK’s new skills-based immigration system begins on 1 January 2021.</p><p>Arrangements
for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens arriving after free movement ends, coming to visit,
work or study, for the duration of less than three months, will not look any different.</p><p>To
stay longer than three months during the transition period, newly arrived EU citizens
will need to apply for European Temporary Leave to Remain, which lasts for a further
36 months. Those who want to stay in the UK beyond the granted 36 months will need
to apply and qualify under the new skills-based immigration system, which will start
to come into effect, deal or no deal, from 2021.</p><p>The future system will focus
on skills and not nationality, welcoming talented and hardworking individuals who
will support the UK’s dynamic economy, en-abling business and employers to continue
to compete on the world stage.</p>
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