Category: Brexit

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Brexit: British Nationals Have to Leave EU Countries by 31 March

March 31st marks 90 days since the end of the transition period, the date when the UK effectively left the EU and therefore the last day that UK nationals who were in the EU before 1st January can stay in the EU without taking up residency or having a visa. UK nationals who don’t have…
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Brexit: Documents to Prove UK National’s Residency in Spain

The British Embassy in Madrid on 18 February, posted an update on travel to Spain for UK nationals resident in the country before 1 January  2021. Because of the COVID-19 situation, currently only travellers from the EU and other Schengen Area countries can enter Spain unless for essential reasons, as well as Spanish citizens and…
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Brexit: British Athletes Demand to be Visa-Free in the EU

British athletes have joined performing artists in the list of those demanding from the United Kingdom government to renegotiate with the European Union the period of visa-free stays in the EU for Brits, and the need of a work permit to perform several types of activities in the Member States. In a petition initiated by…
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Brexit: Staying and Living in the EU – UK Nationals in the EU

Brexit is a done deal and the UK joined the likes of Australia, Canada and USA in becoming a ‘third country’ national within the EU. Brexit means UK nationals losing the automatic right to study, work and live in the EU.  The EU’s ‘90-day rule‘ governs how long non-European citizens can spend in the bloc…
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Brexit: UK Launches Erasmus Replacement, The Turing Scheme

The British government has officially launched its new Turing Scheme to replace the EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme.  The United Kingdom’s Department for Education has today announced the “next phase” of the international student exchange programme by launching a website which outlines its funding rates and eligibility criteria ahead of a six-week bidding process in…
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