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Originally Posted by 1andrew1
What's wrong with their passports?
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They get renewed, lost, stolen etc. In that situation, how do you distinguish between somebody who was resident in the UK on the specified date, and somebody who came here after then? Same goes for U ex-pats in the rest of the EU. There has to be a document that shows not only entitlement to reside, get benefits etc, but to travel freely.