SpinningHugo wrote:Who has suggested compulsion?
EU citizens will lose their rights upon Brexit.
He UK doesn't register those resident here.
If we don't give them the option to register, they'll just lose those rights.
The suggestion that doing so is unlawful discrimination against them is silly.
As a fallback position, it is quite clear that compulaory registration for greater than 3 months residence is lawful under EU law itself.see the link I gave you.
But please do carry on. Revealing.
On compulsory registration
Theresa May, Florence
So during the implementation period, people will continue to be able to come and live and work in the UK; but there will be a registration system – an essential preparation for the new regime.
The is an optional one now so the assumption can be fairly made this will be compulsory
Amber Rudd
EU citizens will still be allowed to come to the UK to live and work after Brexit as long as they register with the Home Office, Amber Rudd has announced.
you are right that registration is allowed under Article 8
1. Without prejudice to Article 5(5), for periods of residence longer than three months, the host Member State may require Union citizens to register with the relevant authorities.
but then there is Article 24 which muddies the water a bit - does registration fall under this. I haven't seen any comments on that
1. Subject to such specific provisions as are expressly provided for in the Treaty and secondary law, all Union citizens residing on the basis of this Directive in the territory of the host Member State shall enjoy equal treatment with the nationals of that Member State within the scope of the Treaty.
and actually the MEP also talked of Article 26 which is conflating registration and registration documents
Member States may carry out checks on compliance with any requirement deriving from their national legislation for non-nationals always to carry their registration certificate or residence card, provided that the same requirement applies to their own nationals as regards their identity card. In the event of failure to comply with this requirement, Member States may impose the same sanctions as those imposed on their own nationals for failure to carry their identity card.
This is all based on the assumption that the transition and future agreement leave us subject to the rules of the EU - if we leave without that then none of this is relevant, but do we want to be outside to that extent?
