Brexit: How would no deal affect UK citizens in the EU?

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The UK government's Brexit withdrawal deal offers temporary guarantees for Britons living elsewhere in the EU and EU citizens in the UK.

But the UK parliament has rejected that deal twice, so a no-deal exit is still a real possibility. The EU has set 12 April as the new deadline - instead of 29 March - for the UK to resolve the Brexit impasse. By that date, the EU says, the UK must present a viable way forward, or face a no-deal exit. Under no deal a host of things would change overnight - what critics call the "cliff edge". But here we will focus on the situation of Britons living in another EU country (in the EU27). About 1.3m UK-born people are resident in the EU27, while the UK hosts about 3.2m EU27 nationals. The withdrawal deal enables them to keep their current freedom of movement and other EU citizenship rights, until 31 December 2020, when the Brexit transition period ends. The withdrawal agreement - what it all means As for no deal, there is huge uncertainty about what it will mean for Britons living in France, Spain, Germany and elsewhere. The priority for most will be to register as residents, but the rules - including deadlines for paperwork - vary from country to country. The European Commission, in its contingency plan for no-deal Brexit, urges the EU27 to "take a generous approach to the rights of UK citizens in the EU, provided that this approach is reciprocated by the UK". It says the EU27 "should adopt a pragmatic approach to granting temporary residence status".