Friday, 1 February 2019

British citizens' rights comparison table

BiE Steering group member, Kalba Meadows, has produced a very useful table which compares our present status as EU citizens with the rights we will have, after the end of the transition period, under the Withdrawal Agreement and what will probably happen from 30 March this year in the case of a no deal (though this could vary from country to country). Under the Withdrawal Agreement, our rights will be the same as now, apart from political rights, until 31 December 2020.

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✔  Covered in all EU states
⭕  Covered in some EU states
?   Still unknown or details unknown
❌  Not covered

  BiE SCENARIO COMPARISON TABLE 
  Right as a British citizen currently
  resident in the EU 
 Current
 right as
 UKinEU 
Withdrawal Agreement / ring-fenced rights 
  No
 deal
Reside, work and study in current country of residence 
        ✔ 
           ✔
  ?
Residence rights acquired (if conditions met) and status doesn’t have to be applied for 
       ✔ 
           ⭕ 
  ❌ 
Automatic right to move, reside or work in EU country other than country of residence  
        ✔ 
           ❌ 
  ❌ 
Be joined by existing family members (spouse, partner in durable relationship, ascendants /descendants who are directly dependent on you) 
        ✔ 
          ✔ 
  ?
Be joined by future spouses 
        ✔
           ❌ 
  ?
For those with permanent residence: move away from host country - return within 2 years and retain status 
       ✔ 
          ✔
  ?
For those with permanent residence: move away from host country - return after 3-5 years and retain status 
      ❌ 
            ✔ 
  ?
Return to UK with EU or non-EU family under EU régime 
       ✔ 
            ❌ 
  ❌ 
Continue working in more than one country as frontier worker 
       ✔ 
            ✔ 
  ?
Recognition of professional qualifications in host country 
       ✔ 
            ✔ 
 (if specific recognition decision) 
  ?
Recognition of professional qualifications beyond host country 
       ✔ 
           ❌ 
  ❌ 
Provide cross border services as self-employed persons 
       ✔
          ❌ 
  ❌ 
Study in UK on ‘home fees’ rather than international fees 
        ✔
       ?  
  ?
Social security aggregation: previous periods of insurance in other EU countries taken into account to calculate pension benefits 
        ✔
            ✔
  ?
Export of benefits 
        ✔
            ✔ 
  ?
Reciprocal health care for those eligible for S1 
       ✔ 
            ✔ 
  ?
UK driving licence remains valid in host country 
       ✔
        ? 
  ❌ 
Participate in local elections in host country 
       ✔
            ⭕ 
  ⭕ 
Stand in local elections in host country 
       ✔ 
           ⭕ 
  ⭕ 
Participate in European elections in host country 
        ✔
           ❌ 
  ❌ 
Seek consular protection from other EU states in third country 
        ✔
           ❌ 
  ❌ 
Oversight and governance: binding rights with direct effect 
        ✔            ✔   ❌  
Same rights apply to British residents in all EU states        ✔            ✔   ❌ 
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