Brit Expats - Europe
Such as Spain, France, Greece
Living as retired pensioner in a European country or pensioner and working part time / self employed / small business in a European country
application for permanent residence
There is no UK equivalent for UK citizens living in an EU member country, to the Independent Monitoring Authority, which exists to protect the rights of EU citizens in the UK.
POLICY -
- Bring about help from UK to Brit Expats seeking permanent residence applications, in an EU member country, so workers and pensioners can access benefits and services.
- Direct employ local English speaking Spaniards, Greeks, etc with professional knowledge, to help with the application by Brit Expats.
Also see page below by clicking on below link:
Background:
15 June 2023 -
Brits cannot keep citizenship rights,
EU top court confirms
..."In a judgement that upheld a previous General Court ruling, the Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice ...the EU’s top court confirmed on Thursday (15 June) 2023... that “the loss of the status of citizen of the European Union, and consequently the loss of the rights attached to that status, is an automatic consequence of the sole sovereign decision taken by the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union, and not of the withdrawal agreement or the Council’s decision.”
The ruling, which does not come as a surprise, effectively confirms that people from third countries or former member states can only acquire EU citizenship by becoming a citizen of a member country in the bloc."...
..."In May, 2023, the UK parliament’s EU committee raised concerns with Home Secretary Suella Braverman that resources to support UK citizens in the EU had been scaled back substantially since 2021 with no official organisation to provide advice to British people settled in the EU."... "EU-UK committee on citizens’ rights"...
Culture Shock Prevention for Brit Expat Pensioners living in Europe
- Keep in contact with family and friends back home in England.
- Get a local SIM card to avoid EU roaming charges when calling family and friends back in UK.
- Visit back to England at least once a year, especially for family events and Christmas etc.
- Make contact and socialise with fellow Brit Expat pensioners living permanently abroad nearby you.
- Visit such as local Brit Expat run fish and chip shops and other English food restaurants / cafes.
- In tourist areas you'll find your favourite English foods / cereals etc in the supermarkets.
- Stay where the locals can speak English.
- Get British satellite packages for your television. And for Freeview:
- When in UK, get your 6 year old grandson or great grandson to sort the below for you:
- Freeview is a UK-based service so not set up for broadcasting in other countries, who have their own TV services.
- Happily, there is an easy solution for your grandson to sort for you. Before you leave the UK, just use the Freeview mobile app to find any on demand or catch-up content you want to watch, then download the programme within the individual player. You can then watch it through that player, wherever you are.