The UK formally left the European Union on 31 January 2020. The pro-Brexit campaign focused on ‘taking back control’, and migration was a key part of this narrative. Since the UK left the EU, a ‘points-based’ system has been introduced, whereby migrants from all around the world could come to live and work in the UK, subject to acquiring sufficient points, based upon qualifications held, being able to speak English, having a job offer and the proposed salary.
When the UK was a member of the EU, citizens of the UK had free movement across the EU. This meant that a citizen of any member of the EU could come to live, work or study in the UK, and similarly, any UK national could move to any other EU country, without any need for a visa.
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