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#1 ·
hello!

any idea what will follow brexit?
will companies leave, salaries fall, prices go up, property become cheaper?

any idea where would be the next hotspot to go for work after London?

any other idea?

thanks!
 
#3 ·
Nobody knows indeed, but I don't think that general interest in immigrating to the UK will lessen.

Indeed, people who have been moving here for years are looking for better future for themselves and their children - better economic & political system, a stable system of law, best schools and Universities for their children!

All of this will not change... The dust will settle, the markets will stabilise and so will the economy.

What is more, interest in immigration in the UK might go up - those people who have been applying for citizenship in Malta, Cyprus, Caribbean etc will be affected as their ultimate goal was being able to live in the UK (not in the EU) and now they won't necessarily be able to do so.

We just have to wait and see what happens...
 
#4 ·
What is more, interest in immigration in the UK might go up - those people who have been applying for citizenship in Malta, Cyprus, Caribbean etc will be affected as their ultimate goal was being able to live in the UK (not in the EU) and now they won't necessarily be able to do so.
I don't follow you. Citizenship of former British colonies or Commonwealth countries offers no advantage in gaining UK residence or citizenship (unless you have UK ancestry), and this has been so for nearly 50 years - since Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1962 and Immigration Act of 1971.
 
#5 ·
What I mean is that a lot of foreign nationals have been seeking to obtain a EU passport so that they could then move to and live in the UK on that EU passport. Following Brexit, this option is not likely to be open for them any longer hence they might want to apply for a UK passport straight away (Investor Visa, Entrepreneur Visa etc)
 
#6 ·
This is true. We have sold properties to several Chinese Clients who were only buying to get Cypriot PR which would give them access to the Uk for educating their children etc.
There are quite a lot of non EU citizens buying here from many different countries. We have sold to Lebanese and Egyptians as well.
 
#7 ·
I wish to move to the UK, do you think it's a good idea at the moment?

Hi,
as the title imply I'm not yet an expat but wishing to be one with the UK as my final destination.

I'm writing this to get an opinion from more experienced people on what it will be like to move to the UK with the current situation (Brexit).

I'm an engineer with several years of experience and I always wanted to have an experience internationally with the UK being my favourite location mainly because of the language and because is not too far from home.

It looks like I could find a job quite easily (I already started some interviews and it seems people are interested in my profile) so that's not a big problem, what troubles me the most is the current situation in UK, the news is coming out telling us the brits are much less tolerant then they were before especially against europeans from the continent, people like me....

Is this true in your experience? Are there really people who genuinely dislike other europeans? I don't want to move there to find out that maybe some people hates me because I'm "stealing a job from an other brit" , what are your experiences in this area?

Thanks in advance for your replies :)

P.S.
What's the business with these "chavs" I keep reading about? Are they really a problem for the general population? I plan to live in one of the major cities like Birmingham or Bristol, how is it there?
 
#8 ·
Like you, I have wanted to get some International experience, with the UK being my number one choice. I was on the cusp of sending in my deposit for a Master's course in London, expecting the referendum to end with Remain winning. Now I'm not so sure about doing this.

The deadline for paying the deposit is at the end of July; I'm seriously considering asking if I can defer a year and basically wait to see what happens. If the UK is heading into a recession, then my best course of action will be to stay here. At the very least, letting the upset die down would be a good idea.

The receptiveness of the British people to immigrants, both EU and non-EU (like me) has definitely gone down a bad road. It may well be that there is a distinction between the those who come with skills and education versus those who don't. Nobody is more surprised at my change of heart than me. I really hope that things sort out.

One big concern is that salaries in the UK, which are already quite low, are now even lower when compared with the US (and converted to USD). It's quite possible that my earnings in the UK would be half of what they are here.
 
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#20 ·
I quit my 80000 dollar a year job to move here to be with my husband. I can't even find anything that pays that kind of money here. Everything is paying LOW LOW LOW wages here. I'd suggest staying in the United States, getting your Masters degree there and then contemplating doing it. Especially with the dollar to pound at the moment. Rents are very high in London as well.
 
#10 · (Edited)
I will be marry with a polish girl in March 2017 .
I heard that UK will activate the Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.
I want ask how it will the situation after March ?
It will be possible to apply for EEA Family Permit ?
Nobody knows.
 
#12 ·
Even when A50 is eventually triggered, nothing changes. That is when negotiations start.

Until such time as all negotiations are completed, Britain is still a member of the EU, still has to pay, & still has to follow EU guidelines. The only thing that changes when A50 is triggered, is that Britain no longer gets to vote on policies.

As to what the final results of the negotiations will be - as said, that is anyone's guess.
 
#17 ·
It seems once A50 id triggered, under the rules, a Member State has 2 years to dis-engage and leave the Union. In that time the UK hopes to negotiate Trade Terms, for one, and the many other Agreements in existence including Freedom of Movement. Teresa May has made clear this week, too allay the worries of EU Nationals in the UK and UK Nationals throughout European Nation States, this issue is high on the agenda to be Agreed as quickly as possible after Article 50 has been triggered. It is to be hoped this will happen, however negotiations being what they are and the fact many EU Agreements are inter-dependant, decisions could drag on for many months.
Whether agreed or not, by 2019 many EU Nationals in the UK will have completed 5 years residency and under existing rules would be OK.
Hopefully sense and goodwill will prevail in this very sensitive area.
 
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