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This one:
"Right for EU citizens to leave the UK for long periods will be restricted post-Brexit."The article says that if you're a 'settled citizen', if you leave for two years you may be restricted in coming back. That seems so bonkers, perhaps because I'm used to EU citizenship / freedoms.
Is that normal in other countries (outside the EU). If I'm an expat / citizen in Australia, would I face the same restriction?
christianSpaceman-
You know, I honestly don't know. Only ever lived in EU countries (Netherlands / Austria)
As you say we compare it to what we have now, if only the UK was more relaxed compared to EU rules :)
PR lapses after 2 years away. I don't think that's EU mandated though...
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I used to work for NZ immigration and residents needed to demonstrate a commitment to living there to retain their resident status.
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I think that's pretty common. Basically you don't get unlimited rights to pick and choose. If you want to be there for the long haul then you have to be there for the long haul.
JWestland
dancing james
aggi
http://uk.businessinsider.com/all-the-rights-eu-citizens-in-the-uk-are-set-to-lose-after-brexit-2017-6
So, ya. Of course a lot of this is caused because the UK needs to be so strict/xenophobic about immigration. To the extent UK judges said that income requirements for UK citizens to bring in non-UK spouses may be legal under UK law, but they acknowledged the issues this brings.