{"id":173,"date":"2017-04-10T18:12:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T18:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.immigrationdirect.co.uk\/blog\/?p=173"},"modified":"2021-07-15T10:25:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T10:25:45","slug":"advice-for-eu-national-living-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationdirect.co.uk\/blog\/citizenship\/advice-for-eu-national-living-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice for EU national living in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the process around Brexit moving forward, a greater sense of urgency exists for European Union nationals who live in the United Kingdom to apply for citizenship<\/a>. Compounding the urgency are the ambiguous implications the British pullout from the EU has for immigrants living and working in the country. British officials don\u2019t yet offer guidance to EU nationals in terms of requirements for staying in the UK after the completion of Brexit. However, reported comments from Home Secretary Amber Rudd say \u201csome sort of documentation\u201d will be necessary for those living in the country through the exercise of their EU treaty rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Up until November of 2015, EU citizens living in the UK for six years or longer could directly apply for British citizenship<\/a>. Since then, however, EU nationals categorized as having Indefinite Leave to Remain under British immigration rules have been required to apply for a Permanent Residence Card prior to filing a citizenship application with immigration authorities.<\/p>\n

Applying for Permanent Residence in the UK is similar to applying for the Indefinite Leave to Remain status. Applicants who are granted Permanent Residency have no restrictions attached to leave in the UK.
\nPermanent Residency for EU nationals requires five years of continuous residence in the UK as a European Economic Area (EEA) national who is one of these:<\/p>\n