5 - Work

5. Work (after Brexit )

Before and during the transition phase EU citizens can move to the UK using their identity card, without needing a visa and they can search for a job once they arrive. Documents required to work legally in the UK are :

Identity card or passport National Insurance Number Bank account in the UK

Who finds a job before the cut-off date will be guaranteed the right of permanent residence on British territory;

Who comes during the transition phase to the UK will have some restrictions on access to benefits or vote in local elections;

The EU wants migrants who come during the transition phase to maintain the same rights of who came before to work in the UK.

After the transition phase:

Forms of control for access to work will be introduced;

A work visa may be required;

Article 22 (referred to the rights of workers) will be maintained which establishes :

The right not to be discriminated against on grounds of nationality as regards employment, remuneration and other conditions of work and employment;
The right to assistance afforded by the employment offices of the host State or the State of work as offered to their own nationals;
The right to tax and social advantages;
The rights and benefits accorded to national workers in matters of housing;
The right for their children to be admitted to the general educational, apprenticeship and vocational training courses under the same conditions as the nationals of the host State or the State of work, if such children are residing in the territory where the worker works.

This is the letter written by Francesca Guy to The British Consulate General Milan about getting dual citizenship after Brexit

Dear Sirs,

I am writing because I wanted to express my concern about future consequences Brexit will have on my university studies and, in general, on my future choices. I am seventeen years old and I am an Italian student living and studying in Friuli Venezia Giulia, in Italy, and currently attending my third year at Liceo “Le Filandiere” in San Vito al Tagliamento (PN). I have lived in the UK for nine years and my father, Antony Guy, has an English passport. However, I have not dual citizenship, for I was born in Italy, so I only have an Italian passport. I was wondering if it is possible for me to ask for the dual citizenship and which steps I should follow. What will your policy be due to the Brexit transitional period from 2018 to 2020?

I very much look forward to receiving your response to my request.

Yours sincerely,

Francesca Guy

Via Dei Comunali 2 Pravisdomini (PN)

ITALY

Here’s their reply

Dear Francesca Guy,

Thank you for your query.

Information on checking if you are a British Citizen, how to become a British Citizen and how to apply for a British Passport can be found in the following online guides:

https://www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen

https://www.gov.uk/british-passport-eligibility

https://www.gov.uk/check-british-citizen

https://www.gov.uk/dual-citizenship

Unfortunately the GOV.UK support team can not provide direct or expert advice on citizenship or guidance.

If you have further queries you must contact the UK Visas and Immigration team (UKVI) directly, please see the link below for contact details:

https://www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk

(Please note contact information for the UKVI on the GOV.UK website is the only contact information available to us, which has been provided by the UKVI, the GOV.UK support team can not advise on alternative contact information for the UKVI. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/customer-enquiry-service-changes)

I hope you find this information useful

Best wishes

Rhiannon

GOV.UK Support Operations Manager

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