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Originally Posted by Taf
She applied as we walked into the UK. All we had to do was show ID and our marriage papers. A nice lady walked us through it, and a week later the paperwork arrived in the mail. It all used to be so simple.
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What I mean though is if that was standard then? I wouldn't have thought it was needed since her French passport/ID should have been enough for any rights required to live and work in the UK?
The reason for this registration system is because most EU citizens are here purely on the basis of being a EU citizen without any formal right to remain, even those married to Brits.
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As it is with thousands of EU migrants and their families who are already here. A few clicks on a website, and they have the right to stay forever. Not exactly what many Leavers expected
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Probably not what some of them expected but it's not a surprise because there isn't any realistic alternative without causing huge problems. Imagine the disruption if, come March, every EU citizen lost their right to work and live here. Chaos.