As of February 1st, the United Kingdom has ceased to be a member of the European Union. With the end of a transition phase on December 31, 2020, British nationals in Germany will now have to take care of their right of residence – new residence documents are to be issued in the course of 2021.
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From January 1st, 2021, The Provisions for third countries. Travelers are only allowed to enter Germany if they return to their place of residence, perform an important function or are traveling mandatory is.
Following the signing of the exit agreement by the UK and the European Union ( EU ), Brexit came into force on February 1, 2020.
Initially, nothing changed for citizens and companies – there was a transition phase until the end of 2020 in which EU law in and for the United Kingdom continued to apply in principle, but without British co-determination rights in the EU institutions. The UK continued to be part of the EU internal market and the EU customs union during this period.
From January 1, 2021, British nationals and their family members must take care of their right of residence in Germany. Please see the information below for UK nationals and their family members on right of residence under the Withdrawal Agreement for more details.
What was agreed between the EU and Great Britain in the exit agreement?
After the November 2018 agreement in the British House of Commons did not receive the necessary support, the negotiators on both sides agreed on a slightly modified package on October 17, 2019 with the exit agreement. In addition to the exit agreement itself, these were cornerstones of future relationships that, after further negotiations, led to the further agreement agreed at the end of 2020.
The first of these agreements, i.e. the Withdrawal Agreement, is decisive for the right of residence of British citizens who have previously lived in Germany. The following key aspects are at the heart of this agreement: the rights of EU citizens living in the UK and the rights of British people living in the EU are fully protected; As long as they have exercised free movement rights so far, they can in principle continue to live, work, study and enjoy social security in the respective state in which they were resident. The United Kingdom’s financial obligations were also regulated. The European Court of Justice has an important role to play in monitoring and implementing the agreement.
The EU states are colored dark blue, the non-EU states in light blue. The United Kingdom is colored red. A pale yellow star circle of the EU is depicted over the area on the left.
During the transition period, the exemption for citizens of EU Member States continued to apply to British naturalization applicants. They could be naturalized with continued British citizenship.
As of January 1, 2021, after the end of the transition period, British nationals can in principle only be naturalized if they have previously given up British citizenship.
For British nationals who have applied for naturalization in Germany before the end of the transition period (i.e. by December 31, 2020) , a transitional arrangement applies. You do not need to give up British citizenship provided all other naturalization requirements were met prior to the end of … Read full
