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Part-year living is not allowed by UK either. ETA cannot be used to live nor work in UK.
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Part-year living is not allowed by UK either. ETA cannot be used to live nor work in UK.
Also: UK ETA can't be used to live nor work in UK. Dixit UK gov.
December 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Also: UK ETA can't be used to live nor work in UK. Dixit UK gov.
Yes. It's an interesting read.
December 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yes. It's an interesting read.
Only existing life choices protected under EU law were included in WA. See below excerpt from De Rynck's book for an example of an EU right that was lost if it had not been explicitly used already: family reunion. I don't think there is a section on part-year residency rights in the treaties.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Only existing life choices protected under EU law were included in WA. See below excerpt from De Rynck's book for an example of an EU right that was lost if it had not been explicitly used already: family reunion. I don't think there is a section on part-year residency rights in the treaties.
UK does not allow this either. You cannot use ETA to live in UK through frequent and successive visits. You cannot do paid or unpaid work for a UK company or a self-employed person.
www.gov.uk/eta/what-you...
www.gov.uk/eta/what-you...
Get an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to visit the UK
Apply for an ETA to come to the UK if you’re a tourist, visiting family or for certain other reasons for up to 6 months. It costs £16. Find out if you need an ETA or a visa instead.
www.gov.uk
December 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
UK does not allow this either. You cannot use ETA to live in UK through frequent and successive visits. You cannot do paid or unpaid work for a UK company or a self-employed person.
www.gov.uk/eta/what-you...
www.gov.uk/eta/what-you...
It's not just the WA it is not recognised as a legal status in EU treaties afaik. If it had been, then it could have been recognised in the WA. Is there a part-year resident status for EU citz in UK? I doubt it.
December 13, 2025 at 12:59 PM
It's not just the WA it is not recognised as a legal status in EU treaties afaik. If it had been, then it could have been recognised in the WA. Is there a part-year resident status for EU citz in UK? I doubt it.
It' in Stefaan De Rynck's book on the negotiations.
December 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
It' in Stefaan De Rynck's book on the negotiations.
The principle in the WA negotiations was that only existing life choices would be protected, not potential future ones. Part-year resident is not a legal status/life choice in EU treaties.
December 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The principle in the WA negotiations was that only existing life choices would be protected, not potential future ones. Part-year resident is not a legal status/life choice in EU treaties.
Some of them founding members even.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Some of them founding members even.
Seems UK already had the same deal as Canada. The 2bn was for a better deal.
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Seems UK already had the same deal as Canada. The 2bn was for a better deal.
To be fair to the author, he only said a deal along the lines of EEA. I think Ivan Rogers was right when he said only hard Brexit makes sense (or similar). EEA(-like) would be worst of both worlds: subject to most of the rules without a vote. UK isn't Norway.
December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
To be fair to the author, he only said a deal along the lines of EEA. I think Ivan Rogers was right when he said only hard Brexit makes sense (or similar). EEA(-like) would be worst of both worlds: subject to most of the rules without a vote. UK isn't Norway.
I am not part of JUST REJOIN. I am from EU. I do think that a UK that is too EU-sceptic to join EU is also too EU-sceptic to join EEA. I also think we should not give non-members voting rights in EU mattters. If UK public opinion becomes pro EU: do not hesitate to join. The more the merrier.
December 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I am not part of JUST REJOIN. I am from EU. I do think that a UK that is too EU-sceptic to join EU is also too EU-sceptic to join EEA. I also think we should not give non-members voting rights in EU mattters. If UK public opinion becomes pro EU: do not hesitate to join. The more the merrier.
Indeed. So everything starts from a fundamental change in UK public opinion.
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Indeed. So everything starts from a fundamental change in UK public opinion.
That logic applies equally well to EU giving UK a vote on the bits of EU rules and regulations it would like a say in. Or on Norway giving UK a veto in EFTA/EEA I should think.
December 3, 2025 at 1:04 PM
That logic applies equally well to EU giving UK a vote on the bits of EU rules and regulations it would like a say in. Or on Norway giving UK a veto in EFTA/EEA I should think.
The possible path is joining EU.
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The possible path is joining EU.
It's being realistic. EU blocked UK joining Lugano, PEM. Negotiations on SAFE failed. Norway, about as close as you can get to EU without actually being in it, does not get a vote. If there is publicly available info that EU would be willing to give a non-member voting rights then I missed it.
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's being realistic. EU blocked UK joining Lugano, PEM. Negotiations on SAFE failed. Norway, about as close as you can get to EU without actually being in it, does not get a vote. If there is publicly available info that EU would be willing to give a non-member voting rights then I missed it.
So not EEA then. What are the chances EU is willing to give UK a vote on EU fin serv reg without it being a full EU member?
December 3, 2025 at 12:26 PM
So not EEA then. What are the chances EU is willing to give UK a vote on EU fin serv reg without it being a full EU member?
Do you really think UK would be willing to be subject to financial services regulations on which it was not allowed a vote?
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Do you really think UK would be willing to be subject to financial services regulations on which it was not allowed a vote?
What would be the benefits of UK joining EFTA? EFTA is not EEA.
December 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
What would be the benefits of UK joining EFTA? EFTA is not EEA.
Aha! An adherent of the David Davis school of EU negotiations.
November 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Aha! An adherent of the David Davis school of EU negotiations.
Also. Doesn't the bag he holds in his left hand at the start of the film transmogrify into a rifle?
November 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Also. Doesn't the bag he holds in his left hand at the start of the film transmogrify into a rifle?
You say you didn't vote for Brexit, so why do you keep repeating all the old Brexiteer talking points?
November 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
You say you didn't vote for Brexit, so why do you keep repeating all the old Brexiteer talking points?
Spain cannot give exemptions without treaty change. Treaty change requires unanimity. "It's the fault of Brussels." "They are punishing us." Why the Brexiter talking points?
November 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Spain cannot give exemptions without treaty change. Treaty change requires unanimity. "It's the fault of Brussels." "They are punishing us." Why the Brexiter talking points?
Everybody who had the legal status of part-year resident was protected by the WA.
November 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Everybody who had the legal status of part-year resident was protected by the WA.