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.
Brexit Consequences: Britons Residing in EU Unable to Vote & Stand as Candidate in Municipal Elections
16/06/2022
The Court of Justice of the European Union has listed the inability of British nationals to vote or stand as a candidate in municipal elections in the EU state they are residing as one of the many Brexit consequences.
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 British government has left us out in the cold," says Terence Knott. He's the man behind EUBritizens, an action group of British people living in Europe whose lives have changed dramatically due to Brexit.
After Brexit, British nationals living in EU cannot participate in local elections: Court
09/06/2022
This is consequence of UK's sole sovereign decision to withdraw from EU, says bloc's top court.
The European Union’s top court says British citizens living in the 27 EU member countries have no right to vote or stand for office in the bloc unless they have obtained a European nationality.
UK nationals who have lived in Spain for more than six months will no longer be able to use their DVLA-issued licences.
"We spent £20,000 on a conversion. Now we wonder if it was worth it," he said. / A British immigrant in Spain has complained the area he lives in is becoming a ghost town because of Brexit.
A Lincoln-based luxury hamper specialist has opened a European hub in Holland so that it can ensure deliveries to ex-Pat customers, post Brexit, throughout the EU this Christmas.
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.
The pro-Brexit Daily Express has been quick to complain about 'expats' having to go back to where they once came from...
The UK's exit from the European Union is said to be making it tougher for elderly people looking to retire in the Spanish sunshine.
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.
A British couple's retirement plans have fallen apart leaving them without a home of their own to live in thanks to post-Brexit visa rules.
British ex-pats forced to abandon Spanish retirement say they’ve been 'screwed over' by Brexit
04/10/2021
This is mainly due to changes to immigration rules, but other components like increase healthcare costs are contributing factors.
Travel experts have noticed a decrease in the number of Brits in Spain since Brexit. This is due to more stringent immigration rules, as well as higher healthcare costs.
“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.
Marmite falls victim to Brexit red tape
04/07/2021
“I have been trying to find Marmite for days at various supermarkets, but everywhere I’ve been told it’s out of stock, it’s never happened before,” Stephanie Wilson, who moved to Cyprus from Milton Keynes in 1998, told the Sunday Mail.
Expats recognised in Queen’s Honours list for post-Brexit campaigning say ‘nothing will take away the pain’
15/06/2021
“Countless people have suffered because of Brexit and no awards will make up for that," one said. / British campaigners living in the European Union promised they will continue the fight for citizens rights post-Brexit upon appearing in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Problems are mounting for thousands of Britons in Spain and the rest of Europe who chose not to apply for residency after Brexit.
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.
The way the UK state pension is calculated is changing for some expats moving to Europe because of Brexit.
UK visitors to Spain who want to stay with friends or family may need to get a letter from the police due to post-Brexit red tape.
Reports say that because of Brexit, at least ten banks and financial institutions have decided to close accounts held by Brits living abroad and the BBC has said that thousands of British expats living in the EU have been informed.
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.