Brexit: What Is Theresa May Offering?

Since the Brexit vote one year ago, the destiny and the future of millions of EU citizens living in the UK, and about a million UK expats in other EU states has been covered with a veil of uncertainty.

Although full details are yet to be disclosed, the government outlined some of the main points contained within its proposal.

As the Brexit talks start in earnest the prime minister finally outlined her proposal for the status of EU nationals. During a dinner with other EU leaders in Brussels Mrs. May made her "fair and serious offer".

It is understood that the Prime Minister intends that those citizens who have resided lawfully in the UK for at least five years will be permitted to remain and retain the same advantages as British citizens under the newly created status of "UK settled status". The cut-off point for claiming UK settled status is yet to be set but is likely to be somewhere between March 2017 and March 2019; those individuals coming after the cut-off date will be granted a period of grace to allow them to apply for a work permit and find a job. The ability to claim UK settled status will apply right up to the cut-off date, including the day before.

Mrs May commented that she is keen to reassure EU nationals that she does not wish to see families torn apart and aimed to give as much certainty as possible to...