Brexit? More than 2,000 Britons have been kicked out of the EU, but the reasons are not known

One of the strongest forces behind the campaign for success Brexit Restricting the access of immigrants to the country was the wish of a considerable part of Britain. The European Union (EU) was able to refuse permanency to British citizens who did not have the necessary documents to stay in the European space at the end of the transition period – in December 2020 – and that happened to 2,250 people. Between the end of that period and September last year people were forced to leave the Member States where they lived. you Dice Quarterly and released this Friday by Eurostat, the European Union’s statistics and data collection body.

Although the data does not specify the reasons for each departure, experts believe that most departures are related to a British citizen not being able to apply for residence in a particular European country. UK residence permit.

“We don’t know the exact reasons why people are being told to leave, so we need to be cautious and not draw too many firm conclusions. However, these figures are a stark reminder that 26 EU states – apart from Ireland – can apply immigration restrictions on UK nationals. The UK from the EU This is the result of leaving”. said To the editor of “The Guardian”. Lancaster University’s Michaela Benson led studies on demographic change, post-Brexit immigration and issues of national identity.

Despite promises by politicians who argued that the UK’s exit would reduce the number of people entering the country, they have turned out to be false. If not many Europeans are entering, the fact is that between June 2021 and June 2022, the British government’s own figures show that 1.1 million immigrants arrived in the United Kingdom. Many left the country, mostly European citizens, but net immigration, at 504,000, was the highest it had ever been.

Portugal and Spain are the EU countries where the majority of British nationals live, leaving no British nationals out. Of the total number (1050), the Netherlands repatriated another 615, followed by Sweden. Malta plus 115, France repatriated 95 Britons, Belgium 65, Denmark 65, Germany 25 and Austria 10.

Jane Golding, head of the British group in Europe, told the daily “The Guardian” that there was a “worrying” high number of departures, but said the data did not distinguish between people who arrived after December 2020 and residents. Instead, they should, in principle, retain rights under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. “Without more information, we cannot say whether some of these countries have problems implementing the withdrawal agreement and whether the matter should be investigated,” Golding said.