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<p>As set out in the Government’s white paper ‘The UK’s future skills-based immigration
system’ (Cm 9722, published 19 December 2018), if we leave the EU with a deal, we
intend to phase out the use of insecure national identity cards as soon as practicable
after the end of the implementation period and will give fair notice of moving to
a different arrangement, and time to adjust.</p><p><br>EU citizens covered by the
citizens’ rights deal will be able to travel using a national identity card or a passport,
as now, for five years from the end of the implementation period (so until 31 December
2025) and thereafter if the cards meet the relevant International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO) biometric standards.</p><p><br>As set out in DExEU’s policy paper on citizens’
rights (published 6 December 2018), in the event that we leave the EU without a deal,
EU citizens will be able to enter the UK by showing either a valid national identity
card or a passport until 31 December 2020.</p>
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