Now Home Affairs are bringing in their own EU settlement scheme which will also not have any registration fee.
Theresa May announced yesterday she would waive the settlement fees for EU citizens residing in the UK – which would have cost £65 and £32.50 for adults and children respectively – so that there would be “no financial barrier for any EU nationals who wish to stay.”
Pictured: Deputy Mary Lowe has announced her committee will be running a fee-less scheme.
Similarly, Guernsey’s Home Affairs’ President, Deputy Mary Lowe, said: “I am pleased to announce that an EU Settlement Scheme will be introduced. The scheme follows a resolution by the States to seek to respect the rights of EU nationals resident on Brexit day, whatever the outcome of the exit negotiations.
“This will provide certainty for residents and businesses to help their planning as we continue to respond to the evolving situation, as the UK Parliament considers the UK’s next steps and we move towards the date the UK expects to leave the EU.”
Guernsey’s scheme will start on the 30 March.
More detailed information on how exactly it will work will be made available closer to the time, but the process is expected to be in line with the UK. It will essentially see people applying for ‘settled status’.
The scheme will remain open for a sufficient period of time to ensure everyone has the opportunity to register. The Population Management Law which operates in Guernsey, and any domestic laws controlling employment and residence in Alderney and Sark, will continue to apply as now.