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IET Members and BREXIT

Michael Wrigley
As the crunch date in March approaches, I can only express a degree of surprise that it appears to me that the IET has not considered it necessary to give any advice to the one thousand (in round figures) IET Members in the European Union countries outside the UK. As a "Professional Home for Life", shouldn't it be taking an interest in its Members' situation?

At the very least, the attention of IET Members in France should be drawn to the website of the British Community Committee where they will find some good advice:
http://www.britishinfrance.com/

Of course, if all these people have already acquired a French passport then there is no need but, somehow, I doubt it.

As an addendum, I have just noticed that those who are living in France on a UK pension have suffered from the Sterling devaluation of no less than 25% over the last three and a half years. That's not nice by any standard.
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    I think that the vital message is not to leave things until March 29th. In the worst case scenario, Brits will cease to be EU citizens and won't be entitled to the fast-track route for a Carte de Séjour (or its local equivalent) as from March 30th. The spectre that looms is the "reciprocity issue". Several countries have said that they will treat Brits as before but I think this is more often than not conditional on the UK treating EU citizens kindly. That aspect seems to have fallen by the wayside in the current debates.

    As I see it, the IET should have encouraged every Member living in an EU country outside the UK, whether of British nationality or not (since the IET doesn't collect this information), to at least consult the British Embassy web site in their country of residence. The nitty-gritty detail varies country by country.
    https://www.gov.uk/uk-nationals-living-eu

    The French government has set up a special site:
    https://brexit.gouv.fr/sites/brexit/accueil.html

    This thread has been aired for a couple of days now but I don't see any staff or Local Network reaction.
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    I think that the vital message is not to leave things until March 29th. In the worst case scenario, Brits will cease to be EU citizens and won't be entitled to the fast-track route for a Carte de Séjour (or its local equivalent) as from March 30th. The spectre that looms is the "reciprocity issue". Several countries have said that they will treat Brits as before but I think this is more often than not conditional on the UK treating EU citizens kindly. That aspect seems to have fallen by the wayside in the current debates.

    As I see it, the IET should have encouraged every Member living in an EU country outside the UK, whether of British nationality or not (since the IET doesn't collect this information), to at least consult the British Embassy web site in their country of residence. The nitty-gritty detail varies country by country.
    https://www.gov.uk/uk-nationals-living-eu

    The French government has set up a special site:
    https://brexit.gouv.fr/sites/brexit/accueil.html

    This thread has been aired for a couple of days now but I don't see any staff or Local Network reaction.
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