Brexit Update

[Dominic]

Just had the meeting with the British High Commission this afternoon, in Paphos. He gave a speech about the current state of affairs, and took questions.

Summary of Current State of Affairs:

1. It is expected that a deal will be reached. Neither side want no deal.
2. Contingency plans are being made in the event of no deal, but that is just good planning. It does not mean that no deal is expected. See point 1.
3. If you live in Cyprus, get your MEU1 sorted out, at the very least. Plus, you should have a Cypriot driving license. This wasn't part of the Brexit discussion but it got mentioned so I thought I would mention it here.
4. There will be more public meetings, in late November, in Paphos and Peyia.

In addition to the above, the BHC took away various questions, relating to holiday homes, business start-ups and pensions. He will provide answers at a future date.

Most of us then went on to the Palia Ilekriki for some nibbles and a speech.

It was nice to meet some other faces. I had a nice chat with Neil from Paphos People, and caught up with Wendy from Caritas, who was thrilled with what Paphos Life has been able to do for them this year. I also bumped into some nice people who may well be organising what turns out to be Paphos Life's charity of 2019. More on that in the coming months though.

I promised Wendy that I would post the full gallery of Lloyd's photos very soon, so I will be getting on with that now.

The general feeling I got from the meeting was that Brexit negotiations are progressing a lot more positively than the media is portraying. There won't be another referendum, so we may as well accept what is going to happen and make the best of it.

[Dominic]

We were also provided with these useful links, which I will add to the pinned post at the top:

UK Consular in Cyprus:
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/cyprus

Living in Cyprus Guide:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-cyprus

Cyprus Traval Advice:
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/cyprus

Foreign Office:
https://www.facebook.copm/foreignoffice

Overseas Passports:
https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports

Emergency Travel Document:
https://www.gov.uk/emergency-travel-document

All Uk Government Services and Info:
https://www.gov.uk

Latest Brexit Information:
https://www.gov.uk/world/brexit

No Deal Preparation:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collectio ... th-no-deal

Brexit Alerts:
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/ ... ail-signup

[ApusApus]

Thanks for the update Dominic, much appreciated!


Shane

[smudger]

Many thanks for the update Dominic.

[Mrblobby]

Just had the meeting with the British High Commission this afternoon, in Paphos. He gave a speech about the current state of affairs, and took questions.

Summary of Current State of Affairs:

1. It is expected that a deal will be reached. Neither side want no deal.
2. Contingency plans are being made in the event of no deal, but that is just good planning. It does not mean that no deal is expected. See point 1.
3. If you live in Cyprus, get your MEU1 sorted out, at the very least. Plus, you should have a Cypriot driving license. This wasn't part of the Brexit discussion but it got mentioned so I thought I would mention it here.
4. There will be more public meetings, in late November, in Paphos and Peyia.

Thank you Dominic .

So did he not mention the MEU3 ? Only the MEU1 .

[Dominic]

No, he mentioned the MEU3 as well. But in terms of future problems, not having an MEU1 is an issue. Not having an MEU3 isn't. Surprisingly, there are only 600 MEU3s out there, with another 800 in the pipeline.

It is irrelevant to us, as we haven't been here 5 years and don't qualify for the MEU3 anyway. However, if you do want to apply for the MEU3, you don't need to have the application in place before next March. There is a Brexit transition period when effectively, everything stays as it is now.

The following text comes from the ROC's document:

The following table shows which documents UK nationals and their family members will be able to use to evidence their right to reside in Cyprus. (note that highlighted documents are not currently issued):

DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD
Passport or
Valid Certificate of Registration, or
Valid Certificate of Permanent Residence.

AFTER THE END OF THE TRANSITION PERIOD
Valid Certificate of Registration, or
Valid Certificate of Permanent Residence, or
Valid Residence document, which includes a statement that it has been issued in accordance with the withdrawal agreement.

[Dominic]

Regarding the recently announced Public Meeting dates, this just in:

We would like people to indicate their interest on the button so that we can gauge the level of interest.




For those that don’t have Facebook:

27/11 14.00-16.00 Peyia Old Cinema Building, Peyia, Paphos
27/11 17.30-19.30 Palia Elektriki Cultural Centre, Pano Paphos

[Dominic]

There is a copy of this thread in the politics section, for those of you who want to discuss it in more depth.

[ApusApus]

I really can't think why any of us would want to do that Dominic?


Shane

[galexinda]

Where is Peyia Old Cinema Building, Peyia?