France’s new no-deal Brexit law was meant to reassure more than 150,000 UK nationals living in the EU27’s second-largest economy about their future status. We therefore cannot process British citizens as long as we do not know exactly what to do. One department in France which has received a high number of Carte de Séjour applications is Gironde in the south west, which is home to around 2,800 Britons. READ ALSO:Either way, some local authorities are having to focus resources to address the concerns of anxious UK nationals resident in their area – such as Dordogne, where more than 7,000 British nationals live. READ MORE: 'I am not alone' – How Brexit's Facebook groups can be life-saving therapy for anxious Britons

Source: The Local February 22, 2019 11:58 UTC