Pink slip stay requirements

I have a local friend who has got the same as they were on holiday here in 2021 I think. I asked them how they got the PR and they said just by proving they were here b4 Brexit. Not sure if the rule was in the year just prior to Brexit or just being here in any year pre Brexit. This might be worth looking into in more detail as it would be easier than the 5 year route!

Yes it's not the first time I have heard this .. but was never sure it was fact. But now am hearing of it too.many times for there not to be any truth in it.

I don't really follow why it's possible considering the hoops everyone else is advised to jump through .. I guess there is a level.of corruption going going on

Part of the withdrawal agreement with the EU and the then free movement prior to 01 Jan 2021 - any individual who was in a member state was entitled to apply for settled status as long as they could demonstrate the means to support themselves by working or income from pensions etc

7.9 million EU citizens applied for this in U.K. and can still apply if they can prove they were in U.K. prior to Brexit and have family members with settled status

@Toon Part of the withdrawal agreement with the EU and the then free movement prior to 01 Jan 2021 - any individual who was in a member state was entitled to apply for settled status as long as they could demonstrate the means to support themselves by working or income from pensions etc

7.9 million EU citizens applied for this in U.K. and can still apply if they can prove they were in U.K. prior to Brexit and have family members with settled status

All the other immigration criteria must be met with regard to monthly income levels etc (health checks and cyprus bank deposits not applicable as were not a required pre 3rd country national status)

Part of the withdrawal agreement with the EU and the then free movement prior to 01 Jan 2021 - any individual who was in a member state was entitled to apply for settled status as long as they could demonstrate the means to support themselves by working or income from pensions etc

7.9 million EU citizens applied for this in U.K. and can still apply if they can prove they were in U.K. prior to Brexit and have family members with settled status

All the other immigration criteria must be met with regard to monthly income levels etc (health checks and cyprus bank deposits not applicable as were not a required pre 3rd country national status)

Interesting slant

@Toon

Just got a copy of the neighbours residency card and key information is:

ISSUED UNDER ARTICLE 18(4)

OF THE AGREEMENT 2019/C 384 I/01

This not only entitles individuals to pre brexit residency but additionally access to certain U.K. benefits

High Commission of Cyprus in the UK

Navigation

Brexit: Residence Rights and Residence documents in the Republic of Cyprus under the Withdrawal Agreement

Press release

Residence Rights and Residence documents in the Republic of Cyprus under the Withdrawal Agreement

The UK is going to Withdraw from the EU on 31/1/2020. The implementation of the Withdrawal Agreement, which is legally binding for all Member States will start on 1/2/2020.

Under the Withdrawal Agreement, UK nationals who are eligible for residence rights as well as their family members, including family members that are third country nationals, can continue to live, work or study in Cyprus.

Further to the UK’s withdrawal from the EU on 31/1/2020, the Withdrawal Agreement has a provision for a transitional period, which will be enforced from 1/2/2020 until 31/12/2020.  During the transitional period, current EU Law on Free movement will continue to apply and the residence rights of UK nationals and their family members will continue to be subject to the same conditions as those under the EU Law on free movement. UK nationals covered by the Withdrawal Agreement will have the right to take up employment or to carry out economic activity as a self-employed person. They will keep all their workers’ rights based on EU law.

Residence documents issued under the directive 2004/38/EC will continue to be valid throughout the transitional period, and these documents may voluntarily be replaced with the new residence document to be issued in the future. The same conditions are valid for the submission of residency applications and will continue to apply during the transitional period under EU Law. Under the Withdrawal Agreement, applications under a new system will be accepted starting as of the 1/1/2021, onwards.

In reference to Article 18(4) of the Withdrawal Agreement, Cyprus has decided that UK nationals and their family members residing in its territory will not be obligated to apply to replace their pre-existing residency documents, in order to obtain the new residence documents that will be issued in the future.

Those UK nationals and their family members, who have residence rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, but will not have applied for residence documents by the end of the transitional period i.e.31/12/2020, will continue to have the right to apply within a new procedure that will be initiated as of 1/1/2021; provided they can submit documentary evidence of their residency prior to the end of the transitional period. Residence documents issued within this new process will include a statement that the document has been issued in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement.

For those UK nationals who will be in scope, and can provide documentary evidence of their residency in Cyprus prior to the end of the transitional period, there will be no deadline for the submission of residency applications within the new process that will be initiated from 1/1/2021.

Further information about the aforementioned new application procedure will be announced during the transitional period.

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus greatly appreciates that UK citizens have been undoubtedly contributing to Cypriot society. Taking this valued contribution into consideration, and in addition to the fact that these UK citizens have been residing in Cyprus in their capacity as EU citizens, the Government’s clear priority is to ensure that the rights of UK citizens are safeguarded.

The Government protects the residence rights of United Kingdom nationals and their family members, including family members who are third country nationals, by implementing all the provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement on Citizens Rights.  UK nationals and their family members, who will exercise their right to free movement and enter Cyprus with the intention to reside before the withdrawal date and/or until the end of the transitional period, will continue to retain the same rights of residence as those under the current EU rules on free movement. In doing so, the Government aims to protect UK citizens and their family members who have already established their life in Cyprus at the time of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, under the Withdrawal Agreement