‘My Brexit nightmare in Spain’: The British expats forced to jump through hoops to keep jobs
21/07/2023
Chris Pellow, 64, will get to vote in Spain’s election on Sunday, but says it’s no compensation for the problems caused by the UK’s exit from Europe
‘I voted for Brexit and was told it wouldn’t affect expats – now I can’t live in my £13,000 Italian house’
28/07/2023
Greg Walter, from Winchester, says he feels betrayed as he and his partner are struggling to get visas to live in Italy. / A British couple in their sixties have bought a bargain €15,000 (£13,000) three-bedroom house in Italy for their retirement – but they cannot get a visa to live in it because of post-Brexit travel rules.
‘I felt like something had died’: British expats scrambling to replace passports after Brexit
20/08/2023
Diana Kanter, 71 and from Surrey, told i she wanted a new passport after Brexit to beat queues at the airport – and to feel European again.
Collapsed trade talks, new border checks, 14-hour queues at the border and medicine shortages... it's just another day in Brexit land.
Among the local government team in Spain's Costa Blanca region, a name with a distinctly British ring to it stands out.
In 2020, there were over 360,000 UK nationals reported to be living in Spain. But many expats are said to be leaving due to complications that have arisen after Brexit.
Brits living and working in other European Union countries fear for their future.
British nationals who have retired to EU countries including Spain and France will no longer have their healthcare covered by the NHS in the event of no Brexit deal, the government has said.
Japan this week started offering a digital nomad visa, which will allow Britons to work remotely from the country for nine months without paying local income taxes.
UK Ambassador urges British residents in Romania to get new post-Brexit residence documents… and a Romanian driving license
04/11/2021
British Ambassador Andrew Noble has appealed to thousands of UK nationals in Romania to get their new post-Brexit residence documents before the Dec. 31 deadline and apply for a Romanian driving license.
Lloyds and Barclays among banks taking action due to lack of post-Brexit trade deal.
The Britons abroad forced to go back to school to ‘master’ French as part of post-Brexit requirements
30/07/2022
British expats are known for sticking together when they move abroad, but new rules have provided a challenge – and an opportunity to integrate.
The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...
According to financial experts, EU rules will force UK banks to cancel accounts and credit cards of any expat that does not have a UK address.
Tens of thousands of British people in Europe could soon become 'undocumented migrants' thanks to Brexit
04/06/2021
10,000s of British expats in Europe have less than a month to avoid becoming undocumented migrants.
Desperate Brits trying to stay in the EU post-Brexit have been accused of creating 'fake documents', and an arrest has been made in Tenerife.
The Spanish dream is over as Brits leave Spain to avoid being deported as illegal immigrants
Spain is poised to approve a new law containing contingency plans in the event that Britain crashes out of the European Union on March 29th without ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement.
EU rules post-Brexit limit UK nationals to maximum 90-day stay per 180 days.
The Spanish Prime Minister has announced plans to end the so-called 'golden visa' scheme in a major blow to thousands of British expats.
Spain and UK struggle to reach post-Brexit agreement on driving licences, causing stress and family rows
19/11/2022
Thousands of British expats are unable to obtain driving licences – and some say the isolation and difficulty of not being able to drive has harmed their health.
Experts express concern over the loss of Britons’ free movement rights after Brexit.
Raw deal for expats post-Brexit
10/02/2021
There are fears in the market that some expats could become mortgage prisoners as an impact of the Brexit trade deal.