Thread by @the3million

1/ Following the delay of the immigration white paper to Autumn this year the @CommonsHomeAffs has written to @AmberRuddHR asking some majorly important questions. Affecting all EU #citizensrights.

2/ We wonder too what the legal status will be for those unable to register during the proposed Grace Period. Especially the most vulnerable could struggle with registration which is planned to be online only.

3/ Life is not as straight forward as agreement makes it out to be. Will longstanding residents currently absent from the UK qualify? Will they be able to apply from abroad?

4/ many non-EU citizens are dependent on current EU rights held under EU law by their family members. Will they be covered in the same way as EU citizens?

5/ not only EU citizens' rights are #inLimbo but also those EEA citizens who came to the UK under freedom of movement. Will they be covered?

6/ The Prime Minister stated that EU citizens arriving after Brexit day will have different status and rights to those who arrived before. This is creating many issues

7/ with two different sets of rights how will banks, landlords and employers be able to distinguish between EU citizens arriving after and those already here at Brexit day? Especially if they have not been granted official Settled Status documentation.

8/ will there be different border checks for EU citizens and how will the border guard distinguish between the two sets of EU citizens with different rights while the registration process is still ongoing?

9/ how will the Home Office treat those who failed to register for Settled Status or arrived after Brexit day after Grace Period?

10/ will the Home Office apply 'Hostile Environment' measures even to those EU citizens who are currently working & living in the UK?

11/ and last but not least are there any plans on what will happen if there is a 'no Brexit deal' scenario with the EU?

12/ there are more questions than answers on #citizensrights post Brexit. Thus, politicians like Amber Rudd publicly announcing that EU citizens' rights have been sorted is completely disingenuous. We are looking forward to her response to this letter /end