Scots currently living in another EU country, but who hope to return to live in Scotland one day, will find it much harder to bring family members with them when they return, if and when the UK leaves the EU.
EU citizens living in Scotland are to be supported to remain in Scotland during and beyond the uncertainty associated with an EU exit, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Two disabled people who moved to the UK from other EU countries have won an important Appeal Court case which entitles them to disability-related benefits in the UK from shortly after they arrived rather than having to wait two years.
EU citizens in Scotland worried by the impact on their residency following the UK's exit from the EU are to be offered an advice and support service by the Scottish Government.
Two campaign groups have launched legal action against the government’s Immigration Exemption, contained in the Data Protection Act 2018, which passed into law in May this year.
Substantial numbers of UK residents could be at risk of losing their legal status after Brexit, with particularly vulnerable groups including victims of domestic abuse, elderly people and children, finds a report from Migration Observatory.