UK: Government starts to register EU citizens
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On Saturday the British government formally launched the system created to register the stay of about 3.3 million EU citizens, including one million Poles, living in the UK. The process is free. People need to submit the applications at least until December 2020.
To obtain the so-called "settled" status, citizens need to prove that they have been in the UK for at least 6 months in any 12-month period during a continuous 5-year period. Those who have lived in the UK for less than 5 years can apply for "pre-settled" status, which they can convert to settled status after 5 years.
If London agrees with Brussels on the conditions of leaving the Union, EU citizens will have time until the end of June 2021 to register in the new system. If Britain leaves the EU without a deal, this time would be shortened until the end of December 2020.
