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Aug 10, 2020 9 tweets 3 min read Read on X
A necessary thread as the end of transition draws ever closer and we see immigration 'advice' being shared across social media. How we at BiE can (and, equally as important, how we can't) help individual British citizens living in the EU. Image
British in Europe can explain your rights and the law from which they derive in general terms, pointing you towards information that is relevant for you and helping you to understand what it says. Image
What we can't and won't do is give you specific personal advice - we can't apply that law to your own personal situation or make recommendations about what course of action you should take. Only an immigration lawyer can do that. Image
British in Europe has been working on the Withdrawal Agreement now since its earliest draft days, when we regularly input into the negotiations on it, so it's fair to say that we know our way around it - and we also know just how complex it is.
This is why BiE was invited to input into the recent Specialised Joint Committee (and why Betty and Fred from your local FB group weren't).

In addition, all the information articles produced by British in Europe are legal-checked by two of our lawyers before they're published. Image
The consequences of wrong or incorrect information - and even worse, wrong or incorrect advice - can be serious: with your future rights at stake we strongly suggest that you take care if you're seeking personal advice and that you don't rely on enthusiastic amateurs.
We ask that, for your own protection and that of others:

1) you exercise caution before accepting as fact anything you read on social media about citizens' rights and the Withdrawal Agreement that has not come from British in Europe or one of our country groups; and
2) when responding to others, you refrain from giving personal advice or from posting anything that you can't back up with a factual information source. In other words, no hearsay, no guesswork.
For a reliable Facebook group, ours can be found at:
facebook.com/groups/british…

(just answer the questions to be accepted).

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Mar 18, 2022
📢 Two important updates covering elements of our advocacy for UK nationals have been published by the European Commission:
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Scroll down on this link to download both notes:
ec.europa.eu/info/strategy/…
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In 7 days, thousands of UK citizens who have applied for residency in France, some many months ago, face being accused of being illegally resident with all the harm that brings. From the 1/10 the law states you must possess a card and that law has not yet been officially amended.
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📢Important conclusions and recommendations on the rights of UKinEU from @LordsEUCom in its report published today following its inquiry on Citizens’ Rights.

A 🧵

britishineurope.org/articles/78570…
Our oral and written evidence highlighted what is not covered by the WA e.g.

❌EU-wide Freedom of Movement

❌interlinked rights such as recognition of qualifications
🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️The Committee regretted that our onward movement was not addressed in the WA or TCA and called on the Government to raise it with the EU through WA and TCA institutional arrangements (para 24)
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