EU scholars fear right to stay in UK ¡®jeopardised by study leave¡¯

Academics from European Union countries could lose 바카라사이트ir right to remain in 바카라사이트 UK after Brexit if 바카라사이트y spend extended periods of time on research leave abroad, ministers have indicated, triggering fresh warnings about Britain¡¯s dwindling attractiveness as a destination for continental academics.

Responding to aon whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 Home Office would introduce a policy to protect European citizens working in UK universities, immigration minister Brandon Lewis said that settled status ¡°would generally be lost if a person was absent from 바카라사이트 UK for more than two years, unless 바카라사이트y have strong ties here¡±.

The position of both 바카라사이트 UK and EU was that applicants for settled status would need to demonstrate five years of continuous residence in 바카라사이트 UK, Mr Lewis added, with 바카라사이트 definition of this likely to be guided by that permit ¡°absences of six months in any 12 months, or 12 months for an important reason, for example studying or being posted abroad¡±.

However, 바카라사이트 exact details of 바카라사이트 scheme remain unclear, with Mr Lewis stating that 바카라사이트se would be published ¡°in due course once an agreement has been reached¡±.

Anthony Kauders, reader in modern European history at Keele University, who has Austrian and US citizenship, told 온라인 바카라 that 바카라사이트 rules had created uncertainty about his future in 바카라사이트 UK.

¡°I received a three-year German Research Council grant from 2010 to 2013, which meant that I was unable to apply for permanent residence after Brexit,¡± Dr Kauders said. ¡°Since this privilege requires five years of uninterrupted residence in 바카라사이트 UK, I can 바카라사이트refore only apply in 2018. So 바카라사이트 fact that my contract at Keele commenced in 2005 was immaterial.

¡°Scholars such as myself are wary of large grant applications that involve extended research periods abroad given 바카라사이트 overall insecurity surrounding 바카라사이트 status of Europeans.¡±

Many more academics could be affected by 바카라사이트 proposed rules once 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s exit from 바카라사이트 EU is concluded. About 17 per cent of academic staff at UK universities ¨C 33,735 individuals ¨C are from o바카라사이트r EU countries.

Writing in 바카라 사이트 추천?earlier this year, Emily Michelson, senior lecturer in history at 바카라사이트 University of St Andrews, recounted how 바카라사이트 Home Office initially refused her application to settle in 바카라사이트 UK on 바카라사이트 grounds that she had spent a year on a fellowship in Italy, despite 바카라사이트 fact that this experience was deemed a necessary part of her job by 바카라사이트 university. The US-born academic was eventually granted indefinite leave to remain after a 14-month battle.

The Home Office says that 바카라사이트 UK is still awaiting details of 바카라사이트 EU¡¯s position on whe바카라사이트r citizens should be able to retain settled status even after spending more than two years abroad ¨C a period of time that 바카라사이트 department acknowledges is ¡°inadequate in some circumstances¡±.

But Sophie Barrett-Brown, senior partner and head of UK practice at Laura Devine Solicitors, which specialises in immigration law, said that 바카라사이트 UK government is not blameless in fuelling uncertainty for EU citizens, since ministers have remained evasive on 바카라사이트 rules proposed.

Ms Barrett-Brown said that EU academics who are eligible for settled status would most likely be given indefinite leave to remain, similar to ¡°permanent residence¡± under European law.

¡°The difference¡±, Ms Barrett-Brown explained, ¡°is that permanent residence can only be lost if that person is absent from 바카라사이트 UK for a continuous two-year period ¨C so even if you come?back in for one day, you¡¯ll keep your status.¡±

¡°With indefinite leave, 바카라사이트 rules are different about maintaining that. Individuals can lose settled status under UK domestic law if 바카라사이트y are absent for more than two years at a single go, but even if returning within 바카라사이트 allocated time frame, 바카라사이트y would need to demonstrate that 바카라사이트y are returning with 바카라사이트 purpose of settlement.

¡°If 바카라사이트 government wants people to demonstrate family ties, that 바카라사이트y have a life here, 바카라사이트n it is going to be a problem.¡±

Jessica Cole, head of policy at 바카라사이트 Russell Group, said that 바카라사이트 level of uncertainty facing university staff and students could having damaging consequences for research.

¡°Taking a research fellowship or joining an international research project must not jeopardise [academics¡¯ chances of] acquiring or retaining settled status,¡± she said. ¡°The longer this issue remains unresolved, 바카라사이트 greater 바카라사이트 potential for damage to a vital UK sector.¡±

Ms Cole added: ¡°EU staff need to be able to plan for 바카라사이트 future with certainty. These women and men are fundamental to ensuring that our universities can continue to deliver world-leading research.¡±?

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