From January 1 British and EU citizens will be confronted with the reality of Brexit as the transition period ends. From January 1 British and EU citizens will be confronted with the reality of Brexit as the transition period ends and borders done away with decades ago return. EU citizens proving residence in Britain, or Britons already living in a European Union country, will theoretically retain their rights under a Withdrawal Agreement struck in late 2019. According to UK parliament research, there were 143 000 EU students in British universities in the 2018 to 2019 school year. Without an EU-UK deal, British students will be excluded from the Erasmus+ programme offering subsidised exchanges to EU countries.

Source: News 24 December 09, 2020 12:45 UTC