The fate of expatriates, for example: Europeans residing in the UK until December 31 of this year, like Britons residing in the EU, will be entitled to long (or even permanent residence permits in the UK, beyond five years of continuous residence). Discussions appear to have been concluded regarding customs controls in the Irish Sea, although details are not yet known.
However, we must not hide our face: on January 1, 2021, a lot will change, especially for the British – and also for Europeans trading with the island. The free movement of people will have disappeared, that of goods too. This will mean a lot of “paperwork”, which everyone had largely lost the habit of (visas for long stays in the EU or in the United Kingdom for non-residents, systematic customs declarations, tuition fees multiplied by au minus two for foreign students in England, etc.).
