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Talking with our local council here in Germany about what (else) we need to do in case of no-deal Brexit, learned that chances are that the German government will have to give out “Aufenthaltsgenehmigungen”, permission to reside. Tentative...
Tentative enquiries from British consulate about the 116000 or so Brits in Germany and their employment status and whatnot to help work out who left I presume (if only they had a citizen register or some sort... 🙄). Also...
Also whether or not you had freedom of movement before Brexit d-day might impact if your permission to reside is time-bound in any way. Long chat about the differences between being a 3rd country citizen having migrated to the EU or a citizen from another EU country. Like...
Like the need to carry a form of official ID at all times. Less pressure on EU nationals from other countries. More attention on migrants from 3rd countries. Also differences when it comes to German citizenship applications. 3rd country migrants have to do an integration class...
..., learning about German government structure and its different functions, “Sozialkunde”, German social studies. Of course very important & useful, though having to do it to preserve one’s EU rights by taking another EU nationality is rather different than choosing to. After...
After 17 months “back” in Germany we have settled in fairly well, all systems are relatively stable. We feel we escaped, swapping me being in limbo and set to loose rights for my husband being in limbo and preserving his rights. That...
That the U.K. government’s irresponsible, idiotic and ill-informed actions would force him to have to go through the stressful process of having to sort out this kind of paperwork is abhorrent. 116000 Brits in Germany are in this boat and a further 1.4 million all across the EU.
EU citizens who stay in the UK face an application process for settled status, which means a loss of rights, being at the mercy of the U.K. government, and which could be denied, meaning they’d have to move before they’re deported. If they are granted settled status they then...
If they’re granted settled status they can then apply for British citizenship, which means marginally more rights than they’d have as EU citizen with settled status (i.e. voting rights) but still less rights than EU citizens living in the EU but not their birth country. This...
This whole process sets them back some £2k or thereabouts, not to mention the stress and anxiety accompanying this process. To end up with less rights than they had before. Less. Rights. And under the rule of this insane bunch of clowns. Inconceivable. And...
And the Brits in the EU27? They’re left without any information from their U.K. government as to what is happening with their pension, their rights, their legal status and have to look to their country of residency for help. Their fate will vary from country to country, they...
They are not “safe” yet and they might loose rights they currently still have as EU citizens in the EU 27. They might not know yet what their process will be to get permission to reside, retain voting rights, ensure stability for their family. 80 odd days before Brexit. But...
But you knew exactly what you voted for. Gee, thanks.
