BREXIT: Possibility of ID cards for EU nationals after free movement ends
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Caroline Nokes, the British Minister of State for Immigration, floated the possibility of ID cards as response to residence rules in the UK after free movement ends with Brexit.
Giving evidence to the EU home affairs subcommittee in the House of Lords, Nokes said particular difficulties could arise in the event of a no-deal Brexit, as there would be seven separate ways under which EU nationals could legally be in the UK but said she personally opposed the idea.
Nokes said the idea had come up during talks with groups representing EU nationals in the UK, some of whom came from countries where ID cards are normal.
Nokes also accepted a no-deal Brexit would bring particular complexity in working out whether or not EU nationals had the right to stay in the UK.
Nokes listed seven ways under which people could stay if there were no deal Brexit:
Indefinite leave to remain.
Settled status.
Pre-settled status.
Transitional one-year visa.
European temporary leave to remain for three years.
Three months without leave.
People who were legally in the UK before departure under free movement and had not applied for any subsequent permission to stay.
