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 – 30th 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