Showing:
◈ deportations×
Unregistered British expatriates living in Spain are close to breaching the 90-day limit on their visa and must leave by March 31 or risk being fined as an illegal immigrant and possibly banned from returning.
Michel Barnier protests at risk to independent watchdog meant to protect residents’ rights – as prime minister seeks to open trade talks.
Boris Johnson’s hard line on immigrants risks ‘retaliatory deportations’ for UK citizens in Europe
14/10/2019
UK citizens fear ‘consequences’ of British government’s announcements after Brexit.
Oxford researchers warn design of scheme could see people lose right to stay in UK.
Problems are mounting for thousands of Britons in Spain and the rest of Europe who chose not to apply for residency after Brexit.
Brits now can only stay without a permit in most EU countries for 90 days out of every 180 days.
British expats flee Spain to avoid deportation as post-Brexit rules turn them into illegal immigrants
07/04/2021
Thousands of undocumented British expats in Spain are heading back to the UK as they fear being fined or deported as a result of post-Brexit immigration rules in the southern European country.
Phillip Russell says he filed his paperwork just four days late, yet has failed in his appeal.
Will Hill, 37, is heartbroken to be leaving behind his cybersecurity career and his fiancee, Ida Bøgelund Larsen in Denmark due to post-Brexit rules
British resident to be deported due to Brexit, but can a new government intervene before December 6 deadline?
18/11/2022
Philip Russell, a British national, was four days late with his residency application early this year. It would appear he has paid the ultimate price for his country’s decision to leave the EU.
Immigration authorities have told the family they plan to deport Kathleen Poole after 18 years in the county.
“It’s scary stuff when you consider that British applicants might have sold up in the UK to buy their dream home here, shipped all their furniture and belongings over and their pets - what do they do?” a representative for British immigrants in Spain said.
The home secretary is wrong, the decision not to deport an illegal immigrant had nothing to do with the pet cat.
Detained man facing deportation after being ‘blocked from applying’ for EU settlement scheme
29/05/2021
Under the Government’s EU Settlement Scheme, Joey Bediako is entitled to apply to remain in the UK – but instead, he’s been detained
EU citizens face deportation after Brexit if they miss application deadline, under hardline UK rules
14/11/2019
EU citizens who miss the deadline to apply for residency after Brexit will only be granted leniency from deportation in exceptional circumstances, according to people briefed on the plans.
EU citizens eligible to stay in the UK post-Brexit are at risk of "slipping through the net" and being deported, a group of Senedd members have warned.
EU citizens will be deported for minor offences under Priti Patel’s post-Brexit immigration crackdown, lawyer warns
14/07/2020
Alarm that long-standing UK residents will be ‘separated from their children and families, returned to countries they barely know’.
For all the reassurances about their status, the risk of being kicked out still haunts those without a British passport.
Brandon Lewis says people who do not apply before 2021 may be removed from UK.
EU Settlement Scheme: Home Office must ensure older EU nationals are not at risk of deportation after Brexit, says charity
27/09/2019
The Government must ensure older EU nationals are not blocked from using NHS services or put at risk of deportation if they do not apply for the EU Settlement Scheme by the deadline, a charity has warned.
European Parliament could block Brexit deal over Boris Johnson's treatment of EU citizens, Guy Verhofstadt says
18/12/2019
Problems with Home Office settlement scheme have raised concerns.
Government denies U-turn on giving EU citizens physical proof of right to remain in UK, despite 'new Windrush' fears
17/01/2020
Questions raised about EU chief Guy Verhofstadt - after his claim of a partial climbdown is quickly rebuffed.
Legal experts condemn ‘disgraceful and illegal manipulation of system’.
‘Unprecedented levels of self-harm and suicidal thoughts’ were recorded at the Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in late 2020
Dahaba Ali told there is ‘no evidence’ she lives in UK despite having attended school in London, studied at University of Cambridge and currently working as a freelance writer.