UK Brexit white paper creates yet more issues for expats
If you’re stuck between deciding to leave the UK before March 2019 and staying put whilst hoping for the best, the recent White Paper’s stance on the UK expat dilemma may help – or it may not!
Both Britons still in the UK and their counterparts who’ve made European Union states their permanent home could be forgiven for giving up on planning their futures, as no-one knows what’s set in tablets of stone and what isn’t. The UK government’s recently released white paper attempts to clarify the position to date but one fact is certain – there’s no full agreement on Brit expats’ legitimate concerns over their future lives. One major cause for near-panic is the continued payment and uprating of the British state pension, with another considered even more crucial – the continuance of free healthcare in the chosen EU country of residence, especially for Brit expats arriving after March next year. In the document, the UK states it wants to maintain both, but admits neither will form a legally acceptable part of the finalised exit agreement – if there is one.
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