Citizens' rights of residence in the withdrawal agreement—general principles, enforcement and related issues

Produced in partnership with Graham Denholm of Landmark Chambers
Practice notes

Citizens' rights of residence in the withdrawal agreement—general principles, enforcement and related issues

Produced in partnership with Graham Denholm of Landmark Chambers

Practice notes
imgtext

This is the first of two linked Practice Notes covering the rights of residence agreed in the Withdrawal agreement between the UK and the EU issued on 17 October 2019. These are the minimum, guaranteed rights of residence that apply to EU27 citizens in the UK, and British citizens in any EU27 Member State—and their third-country national family members—who were present in the respective state prior to the end of the Brexit transition period, and who fall within the personal scope of the Withdrawal Agreement.

The citizens’ rights provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement are contained in Part Two, which is structured as follows:

  1. Title I: General Provisions

  2. Title II: Rights and Obligations

    1. Chapter 1: Rights related to residence, residence documents

    2. Chapter 2: Rights of workers and self-employed persons

    3. Chapter 3: Professional qualifications

  3. Title III: Coordination of social security systems

  4. Title IV: Other Provisions

This Practice Note looks at:

  1. key General Principles contained within the Withdrawal

Powered by Lexis+®
Jurisdiction(s):
United Kingdom
Key definition:
Withdrawal agreement definition
What does Withdrawal agreement mean?

is defined in EU(WA)A 2020, s 39(1) as the agreement between the UK and the EU under Article 50(2) of the Treaty on European Union which sets out the arrangements for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU (as that agreement is modified from time to time in accordance with any provision of it).

Popular documents