The number of EU citizens in the UK is declining

WORLD  16 August 2022 - 09:43

It was reported that the number of EU citizens in the country decreased after Britain left the European Union (EU) (Brexit).

According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 43,000 EU citizens were granted visas in 2021 for family, work, education and other reasons, TRT Haber reports.

According to the information on the Schengenvisainfo.com website , 230-430 thousand people visited the UK before Brexit.

5 percent of the number of visas issued to EU citizens from the UK in 2021 was related to immigration.

The business sector is adversely affected.

The Immigration Observatory (MO) at Oxford University and a group of experts have prepared a report revealing that Brexit has negatively affected the workforce.

In the report, it was revealed that Brexit, which was stated to limit the visit of EU citizens to the UK, negatively affected some business sectors.

In the accommodation sector, it was stated that the UK lost 98 thousand EU citizens as a workforce in 2020-2021, while 64 thousand EU workers remained in the cleaning and repair sector.

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