| Topic: | Re:Re:Migration control | |
| Posted by: | Ken Munn | |
| Date/Time: | 13/12/18 16:47:00 |
| European Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC allows EU member states to repatriate EU nationals after three months if they have not found a job or do not have the means to support themselves and to immediately exclude them if they have no prospect of finding work or supporting themselves. Other countries, such as Belgium, regularly repatriate thousands of individuals based on this directive. If you want the nitty-gritty look here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/factsheets/en/sheet/96/cohesion-fund If not, in summary: Freedom for a citizen of another EU member state to move to the UK applies to • Economically active EU-citizens (i.e. working), plus their families if EU-citizens • Non-economically active EU-citizens for up to 3 months • Non-economically active (not working) EU-citizens longer than 3-months provided: They can show they have sufficient finance They take out a comprehensive sickness insurance policy FoM does not apply to: • Non-economically active EU-citizens without funds • Non-economically active EU-citizens without sickness insurance • EU-citizens who have no realistic chance of working Benefits • EU-citizens working in the UK acquire rights to Benefits after working for a period • EU-citizens not working do not have rights to Benefits The UK has the right to restrict FoM through: • Suspension of the FoM for up to 7 years from when a new member country joins by preventing or prohibiting movement or by insisting on work permits before admission Benefit/Welfare “tourism” is illegal |