The Portuguese Immigration and Borders Services (SEF) together with the British Embassy in London have launched a new campaign in order to remind the UK nationals who are currently living in Portugal to register for continued residence in the country.
“UK nationals who are living in Portugal, or plan to by the end of the year, should register for residence before the end of the year,” Britain’s government statement reads.
According to the statement published by the UK’s government, Britain nationals who live in Portugal and are interested in remaining there after the end of this year, as well as those who arrive in Portugal by December 31, 2020, and want to reside in Portugal, should register with their local Town Hall, in order to get their Certificate of Registration, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports.
The registration is mandatory for the UK nationals to have their rights protected under the Withdrawal Agreement between Britain and the European Union. The rights of UK nationals include the rights to work, access, education, healthcare, after the United Kingdom’s transition period comes to an end on December 31, 2020.
The UK’s government latest statement emphasizes that the residence document held by December 31, 2020, will continue to be accepted post-Brexit.
Last year, the Portuguese Minister for Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva said that there are nearly 20,000 United Kingdom citizens in Portugal. At the same time, according to the British Embassy, there are at least 35,000 UK nationals in Portugal.
Authorities in Portugal passed a law that permitted to extend the period for registering as a resident of Portugal, until December 31, 2020.
Britain’s citizens resident in Portugal will continue to be permitted to travel throughout the European Union countries, using their Portuguese residency.
Other European countries have also undertaken the necessary steps to inform Brits living in their territory to undertake the measures needed to continue living in their territory and retain their rights.
Earlier this month, Norway’s government promised that it would protect the rights of Norwegian citizens who remain in the United Kingdom, as well as the rights of the United Kingdom’s citizens in Norway after the transition period comes to an end. The decision was revealed by Norway’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
At the same time, Finland’s Ministry of Interior has also reminded the UK’s citizens who wish to remain in Finland, post-Brexit, to exchange the European Union right of residence for the permanent right of residence.
As for EU people living in the UK, in order to continue living in the UK after Brexit, the latter must apply for an EU Settlement Scheme. There is an additional eight-month extension for submissions, until 30 June 2021.
The Home Office has so far announced that more than four million applications for the EU Settlement Scheme have been filed, which means that the target has been reached in advance.
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