Brexit

[Tommy Tainant]

No, the British in the EU would become illegal immigrants overnight without residency or work permits unless the EU establishes a special regime for British subjects.

In all probability the EU will establish the special regime. There will be a deal between the EU and Britain, according to which Britain allows a certain number of the EU citizens to work and live there, and in return the EU allows the same for the British.

It will be very complicated. Just considering unemployment compensation, there are more British subjects receiving benefits, particularly in the wealthier EU states than EU nationals receiving benefits in the UK. To complicate matters worse, unemployment benefits are higher in the states that have more of their nationals receiving unemployment benefits in the UK. France's benefits are three times higher than those in Britain, for example. Not to mention healthcare benefits. Very complicated.

Revealed: thousands of Britons on benefits across EU

This is a point that little englanders forget all to often.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

Airbus sends Brexit letter to ALL its employees

Major UK employer writes to its employees.

Our position, which probably does not come as a great surprise to you, is we firmly believe that it makes good economic sense to stay inside the EU which has helped make the company the global success story it is today.

Apart from anything else, we simply don’t know what ‘out’ looks like.

 

[Mindful]

From The Daily Telegraph.

Could Brexit see expats deported by EU members?
Almost certainly not. First, there are numerous political reasons for EU states not to do such a thing, including the treatment of their own, numerous, nationals living in the UK. Mass expulsions of citizens from another developed economy would also startle foreign investors and potentially cause economic turmoil in the expelling country.

Expats would also enjoy significant legal protections that would apply after Brexit. Many lawyers argue that British expats living elsewhere in the EU at the time of Brexit would have individual "acquired rights" under international law.

This is based on the Vienna Convention of 1969, which says that the termination of a treaty "does not affect any right, obligation or legal situation of the parties created through the execution of the treaty prior to its termination.” The House of Commons Library says that "withdrawing from a treaty releases the parties from any future obligations to each other, but does not affect any rights or obligations acquired under it before withdrawal."

In other words, Brits who have already exercised their right to live in EU states would keep that right after Brexit.

One important point though: this only applies to people who have started expat life in the EU before Brexit.

After Britain had left, Brits’ ability to live and work in EU nations would depend on new agreements the UK negotiated with those nations.

 

[MisterBeale]

EU chief reveals Brexit will begin in early 2017 after private talks with Theresa May
Brexit news for Saturday 17th September 2016 | BrexitCentral