EU citizens must pay €74 to stay in UK after Brexit

European Union citizens will have to pay up to £65 (€74) to stay in the UK as part of its settlement scheme after Brexit, the government announced on Thursday.

What is 'settled status'?
Under UK plans outlined last year, EU residents who have been continuously and lawfully living in the UK for five years by 31 December 2020 — when the Brexit transition period expires — will be able to apply to stay indefinitely by getting settled status.

Those who arrive before the end of the transition period but who have not resided in the UK for the required five-year threshold will be able to apply to stay until they have reached it and apply for settled status.

Settled status or temporary permission to stay will grant EU citizens the same access as they currently do to healthcare, pensions and other benefits in the UK.

Family members who are living with, or join, EU citizens in the UK by 31 December 2020 will also be able to apply for settled status, usually after 5 years in the UK, while close family members (spouses, civil and unmarried partners, dependent children and grandchildren, and dependent parents and grandparents) will be able to join EU citizens after exit, where the relationship existed on 31 December 2020.

EU 'taking far too long'
Ahead of the settlement scheme announcement, Britain’s Home Secretary Sajid Javid criticised EU countries on Thursday for “taking far too long” to outline their plans for Britons living on the continent after Brexit.

Javid called on EU member states to “set out how they will support British citizens living in their countries.”

“They’re taking far too long,” he posted on Twitter.
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