Immigration

(asked on 6th July 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, whether the Government plans to implement any of the proposals in his Department's policy paper entitled, Safeguarding the position of EU citizens in the UK and UK nationals in the EU, published on 26 June 2017 before the conclusion of the negotiations on the UK leaving the EU.


Answered by
Robin Walker Portrait
Robin Walker
This question was answered on 12th July 2017

We are planning to set up an application process before we leave the EU to enable those who wish to do so to get their new settled status at their earliest convenience. For those who have already obtained a certificate of their permanent residence, we will seek to make sure that the application process for settled status is as streamlined as possible.

The UK Government and the Commission have stated that providing certainty to citizens is a priority. This is why we want to reach a reciprocal agreement for EU citizens in UK and UK nationals in the EU as quickly as possible. It is already clear that there is much common ground between the UK and EU positions and we are confident that we can reach an agreement on this important issue early in negotiations.

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