Summary of points:

• Must be reciprocal
• Certainty, wants to put to rest anxiety
• No EU citizen currently in the UK lawfully will be asked to leave
• Any EU citizens with 5 years continuous residence at cut off date will be able to stay and treated as UK citizen for healthcare, education, pensions
• Any here for less than 5 years at cut off date will be allowed to stay until they have the five years
• Cut off date no earlier than the day we triggered article 50 – 30^th March 2017
• No families will be split up – dependents joining family members before exit will be able to stay until they have 5 years
• Family members of settled EU nationals will be able to stay
• Grace period of two years for those entering after the cut of date
• Family members outside the UK will have to meet the UK rules if they don’t enter until after Brexit
• System of registration will be straight forward, light touch
• No need to prove CSI (Comprehensive Sickness Insurance)
• Extend to EFTA countries
• Irish nationals keep their rights, no need to apply for PR
• Want to continue to participate in the EHIC scheme

Full announcement.