EU, non-EU nationals to face similar post-Brexit immigration rules: Theresa May

NewsBharati    18-Sep-2018
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London, September 18: British Prime Minister Theresa May today gave the first major indication that immigration rules for non-EU citizens such as Indians are set to be closely aligned with those for European Union nationals once Britain has left the economic bloc by next year.


 

The UK is at present bound by the EU's freedom of movement rules, which offers nationals from the 27 EU member-countries an automatic right to work and settle in Britain. On the other hand, non-EU countries like India are subject to a strict visa regime and quotas under specific categories.

In an interview, the Prime Minister said that the vote in favour of Brexit in the June 2016 referendum was a vote to end this dual system of migration.

The PM said the vote in favour of Brexit in the June 2016 referendum was a vote to end this dual system of migration. “The message from the British people was very simple. It was they didn’t want a situation where they could see people coming from the EU having those automatic rights in terms of coming here to the UK, and a set of rules for people outside the EU,” May said in response to a question about the UK’s post-Brexit immigration plans. “What we will be doing is putting forward a set of rules for people from the EU and people from outside the EU.”

The government is set to publish its detailed immigration proposals in the coming months, which is widely expected to be a general toughening of stance on controlling the numbers that come into the country in line with the Conservative party's target to reduce migration.