Wednesday 30 June is deadline day for the EU Settlement Scheme
EU nationals are being told “you’re welcome here and we want you to stay”, on deadline day to apply to stay in the country legally.
From Thursday, those who have not applied to the EU Settlement Scheme will become “undocumented”, and will lose their previously guaranteed rights to access the NHS, public sector housing, care services and unemployment benefit, as well as their rights to work and rent in the UK.
‘They all deserve so much better’
Scotland’s Europe Minister Jenny Gilruth now says the Scottish Government will do “everything within its power” to help EU citizens who want to stay in Scotland to do so.
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Audio 05:13 Scotland s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon intends to use the May vote for the parliament in Edinburgh to make the case for a breakaway from the UK. Andy Buchanan POOL/AFP/File By: Assa Samaké-Roman 10 min Brexit is now a reality: since the start of this year, the United Kingdom is no longer part of the European Union. In Scotland, which voted against leaving the EU in 2016, there are intense debates about when and how the Scots can re-join the continental bloc. However, Scotland could only do that by becoming an independent country, a prospect that could be closer than we think.