Category: Brexit

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

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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Brexit: £2K Incentives offered to EU citizens to exit the UK

EU citizens are being offered financial incentives to leave the UK and return to their country of origin.  A report claims that EU nationals are being quietly added to a voluntary return scheme with the Home Office offering to cover the cost of flights and hand out £2,000 for resettlement. The news comes with just…
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Brexit: EU threatens to cut COVID-19 vaccines supplies to the UK

The Coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with over 100 million confirmed cases and more than two million deaths across the globe. The countries with the highest number of confirmed cases are the US, India and Brazil, closely followed by a number of European countries. The UK has just passed a sad milestone of…
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