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Anonymous asked in TravelUnited KingdomLondon · 4 years ago

Europeans or British people, does it look like the freedom of movement without visa in EU and the UK will really end after Brexit?

Hi. We don't see much news about Brexit here. I wonder what you guys here over in Europe and the UK.

They talked about it here right after Brexit but IDK what is going on now.

Do you think French and German people will eventually have to get visas to work and live in the UK and British people will have to get visas to work and live in Swiss and Germany in the near future? Or will they still keep the current freedom of movement after some debates?

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  • 4 years ago

    Freedom of movement for tourists maybe O.K. but not for those seeking work or

    benefits in the U.K. ,

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    I hope so we need to control who comes into the UK

  • miffy
    Lv 5
    4 years ago

    Freedom of MOVEMENT for Eu & British passport holders will continue.

    British tourists spend Billions of pounds annually in the rest of Europe and the EU will not want to stop that inflow of cash.

    What will change is freedom to work , claim benefits and rights to state funded healthcare.

    This is whats up for negotiation when Brexit is triggered.

    The British need to stop many hundreds of thousands of unqualified migrants moving to the UK every year . The benefits system , NHS , education system , transportation (basically the entire infrastructure of the UK) has been SWAMPED by this uncontrolled influx both from the EU and non EU countries.

    That's why BREXIT WILL happen (despite the Remoaners) and the right of EU citizens to work in the UK WILL END and be replaced by a visa system.

    The EU officials and bureaucrats can threaten the UK if they wish, but they need to wake up and realise their dream of a EU superstate is over.

  • 4 years ago

    Europeans OR British people?

    I am European thanks. European and proud!

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  • Clive
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    It most certainly will. Ending unrestricted immigration was one of the main reasons people voted to leave the EU. BTW we ARE considered to be part of the continent of Europe.

    It is also a condition of the Single Market. The Single Market allows totally free trade with no Customs barriers or taxes, but what goes with it includes accepting regulations about it made in Brussels, and freedom of movement. Not wanting to accept law made outside the UK was another reason why people voted Leave, so all that has to go - it's all or nothing. "Hard Brexit" as it is being called.

    It's possible to be in the Single Market without being in the EU. A few countries are and Switzerland (not "Swiss") is one of them. But this is not the government's plan - it's very clear that what the UK voted for is cutting all ties completely.

    So yes, living and working in the remaining EU will require an immigrant visa afterwards, and the same for people from other EU countries to live and work in the UK.

    As we speak, a Bill is going through Parliament to allow the government to tell the European Council "we're going" and start negotiations about a new trade deal and how it will all work afterwards. Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union allows 2 years for this so realistically, nothing will change until at least 2019.

    Meanwhile, tourists will notice no difference. The UK never joined the Schengen Agreement, so there has never been passport-free travel between the UK and the rest of the EU. And it will be extremely unlikely that the UK and the EU will impose tourist visa requirements on each other. They never did before the UK joined the EEC (as it was called back in 1973).

  • 4 years ago

    The PM has advised that freedom of movement (part of being inside the EU) will end when Brexit happens - what will replace this is unconfirmed

  • Ray
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    There is no such place as "Swiss". There is however a country called Switzerland which is populated by Swiss people. Switzerland is not a member of the EU.

  • 4 years ago

    This sort of question is generally asked by people who have no experience of foreign travel at all. What do you understand by 'no visa'? What do you think travel to countries requiring a visa generally involves? What sort of procedure do you think is involved in US citizens getting their UK tourist visa, for example?

  • 4 years ago

    Not for tourism, but you will probably need to have study or work already promised, or have someone sponsor you, if you want to stay long term.

    I expect there will be a public outcry about the cost of policing all these extra border checks. Even the most strident brexit supporter wants their hospitals adequately funded as a priority.

  • 4 years ago

    British people are Europeans.

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