UK will not automatically deport EU nationals after Brexit - Verhofstadt

Britain will not automatically deport European Union citizens who have not appli...

LONDON - Britain will not automatically deport European Union citizens who have not applied for the right to remain in the country after Brexit, European Parliament Brexit coordinator Guy Verhofstadt said on Friday.

Verhofstadt, who met with British ministers including Brexit minister Stephen Barclay on Thursday, said he had been reassured there would be a grace period for those who have not applied for Britain’s “settled status” scheme by the June 2021 deadline. “After the grace period they will have a possibility to apply, giving the grounds why it was not possible to do it within the normal procedures.”

Reuters reported in November that Britain was threatening to deport EU citizens if they failed to apply on time and would grant leniency only in exceptional circumstances.

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