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https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/blue-card_en https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/blue-card_en

by corty 6y ago

LatteLazy 6y ago
This is a really useful site, I looked at it when the Brexit vote happened but I was told I couldn't apply until the UK actually exited. Since we have now technically left the EU, but we haven't actually left it for any legal, economic or trade purposes, do you know if I can start applying? God this whole thing is a huge mess...
- csunbird 6y ago
  At least in Germany, they give special residence permits right now for British citizens as a temporary solution. Edit: if you live in Berlin: https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328595/ https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328595/
- skissane 6y ago
  "Blue Card" is a directive. That means that the EU legislates the high-level principles, but implementation is up to each member state. So each member state's government and immigration authorities gets to fill in the missing details in the rules for themselves. Hence, the answer to your question is likely going to depend on which member state you are applying to. Not all EU member states have implemented Blue Card. Ireland and Denmark have an opt-out of EU immigration policy under the EU treaties. (So did the United Kingdom prior to Brexit.) All other member states are supposed to implement it, but the issue with directives is that member states often fail to do so at all, or fail to do so properly. The European Commission can prosecute them in the European Court of Justice for those failures, which can result in them being fined by the EU.
- dcminter 6y ago
  Under the withdrawal agreement you don't need a visa to move to or work in an EU country until the end of the withdrawal agreement. If you do so, get a job there, and register that you have done so (details depend on country), then you can stay there after the end of December. What you won't then be able to do is move freely to another EU country, and it does potentially get tricky if you lose your job. So if you seriously plan to move, now is a very good time to do it. Lots of info here: https://britishineurope.org/ https://britishineurope.org/

https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/blue-card_en https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/blue-card_en

by corty 6y ago

https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/blue-card_en https://ec.europa.eu/immigration/blue-card_en

This is a really useful site, I looked at it when the Brexit vote happened but I was told I couldn't apply until the UK actually exited. Since we have now technically left the EU, but we haven't actually left it for any legal, economic or trade purposes, do you know if I can start applying? God this whole thing is a huge mess...

csunbird 6y ago
At least in Germany, they give special residence permits right now for British citizens as a temporary solution. Edit: if you live in Berlin: https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328595/ https://service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/328595/
skissane 6y ago
"Blue Card" is a directive. That means that the EU legislates the high-level principles, but implementation is up to each member state. So each member state's government and immigration authorities gets to fill in the missing details in the rules for themselves. Hence, the answer to your question is likely going to depend on which member state you are applying to. Not all EU member states have implemented Blue Card. Ireland and Denmark have an opt-out of EU immigration policy under the EU treaties. (So did the United Kingdom prior to Brexit.) All other member states are supposed to implement it, but the issue with directives is that member states often fail to do so at all, or fail to do so properly. The European Commission can prosecute them in the European Court of Justice for those failures, which can result in them being fined by the EU.
dcminter 6y ago
Under the withdrawal agreement you don't need a visa to move to or work in an EU country until the end of the withdrawal agreement. If you do so, get a job there, and register that you have done so (details depend on country), then you can stay there after the end of December. What you won't then be able to do is move freely to another EU country, and it does potentially get tricky if you lose your job. So if you seriously plan to move, now is a very good time to do it. Lots of info here: https://britishineurope.org/ https://britishineurope.org/