We have recently published an open-access paper using our couple and expert interview data, to explore how our research participants narrate and respond to their migrantisation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Bargaining with migrantisation: UK-EU couples and the post-Brexit family immigration regime

Brexit has been a process of re-bordering and therefore migrantisation – re-classifying movement between the UK and the EU from ‘intra-EU mobility’ to ‘migration’. This change creates particular ch...

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We thank @blackeuropeans.bsky.social for organising the Social Diplomacy Summit in Bristol on 7 May 2026.

Love, Borders, Brexit Podcast: Maria, an Austrian citizen, and John, a UK national, share their experience of returning to the UK with their children after living abroad, and how they were caught in unexpected post-Brexit visa and residency rules. open.spotify.com/episode/4Y8q...

Maria and John

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📣Social Diplomacy Summit 🌏Bristol 📆7th May ⏰1:00-5pm Registration: Racialised European Diaspora post Brexit www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-dip...

The organisation @blackeuropeans.bsky.social hosts the event 'Social Diplomacy 2026: Racialised European Diaspora post Brexit' at Bristol City Hall on 7 May. To join the event, register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-dip...

Social Diplomacy 2026: Racialised European Diaspora post Brexit

This landmark summit brings together communities, civil society, researchers, policymakers and diplomats to foster diversity and inclusion.

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Love, Borders, Brexit Podcast: Sam from Portugal and Sasha from the UK tell us how their relationship was reshaped by the realities of having to apply for a partner visa, complicated by Sasha’s disability and the pressure to marry earlier than planned. open.spotify.com/episode/2bSr...

Sasha & Sam

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Love, Borders, Brexit Podcast Series: Ross from the UK, and Petra from Romania share how their dreams of family life in the UK were shattered due to a dramatic increase in the income requirement, and how Ross had to leave the UK to be with his family. open.spotify.com/episode/6SSn...

Ross & Petra

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UK visa fees have increased again. @rfuk.bsky.social has calculated that families on 5-year route to settlement now pay £6,697 in visa fees and £5,175 for IHS. The profit margin on the first partner visa fee is 77%. See reunitefamiliesuk.co.uk/visa-fees-ha...

The Guardian reports that the UK starts reviewing post-Brexit residency rights of EU citizens who are no longer “continuously” living in the country. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

UK starts crackdown on EU citizens’ post-Brexit rights

Concerns raised over use of travel data in determining whether people are ‘continuously’ in Britain after HMRC fiasco

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If you are travelling to the Schengen area, be aware that the EU has introduced the EU Entry/Exit Scheme (EES). Leave time for delays on arrival to and exit from Schengen countries. More info here: www.abta.com/tips-and-adv...

Upcoming changes for travel to Europe

Advice for travellers on upcoming changes to travel to Europe – the new EU Entry/Exit System (EES), introduced on 12 October 2025, and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS).

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Love, Borders, Brexit Podcast Series: Gavin and Stephanie, a UK-Slovakian couple, tell us about the challenges returning families face when navigating a complex and inflexible visa system. open.spotify.com/episode/79Rd...

Gavin & Stephanie

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Love, Borders, Brexit Podcast Series: Andy, a UK citizen undergoing treatment for cancer, and Linda, a Dutch national, tell us about their experiences with the inflexible and costly UK immigration system, and the impact it has had on their mental health and plans. open.spotify.com/episode/7get...

Linda & Andy

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The 'Earned Settlement' proposals affect not only Brexit couples, but all international families, as this Guardian article shows. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

‘Constant uncertainty’: Mahmood’s ‘earned settlement’ immigration plan has families stuck in limbo

Home secretary’s new ILR rules mean couples such as Felix and Tessa King, from UK and US, face an insecure future

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Our team recently presented our project findings at Parliament! Thank you to the MPs, Embassy and Consulate staff, professional organisations and our advisory board for attending. A special thanks to @rfuk.bsky.social and @the3million.bsky.social for responding to our research at the event!

Join us for the online launch of our project report, podcast, and illustrations tomorrow (11 March)! Click the link below to learn more: brexitcouples.ac.uk/projectrepor...

The BBC has reported on our research. Read "UK-EU couples face 'arduous' system post-Brexit" here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Report shows UK-EU couples face 'arduous' system post-Brexit

A study finds post-Brexit visa requirements for EU nationals has led to separations and trauma.

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Please join us for the online launch of our project report, podcast, and illustrations! Click the link below to learn more: brexitcouples.ac.uk/projectrepor...

Listen to 'Love, Borders, Brexit' - the Brexit Couples Project Podcast Series - on our website or wherever you get your podcasts. brexitcouples.ac.uk/podcast/

🚨MEDIA ALERT 🚨Katharine from the Brexit Couples Team spoke on the BBC Radio Bristol Breakfast show about the Brexit Couples project (segment starts 10:26). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Joe Sims - 27/02/2026 - BBC Sounds

A proper Bristol breakfast, waking you up with a smile every morning.

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We wanted to promote these roundtable discussions and zine workshops, which offer the opportunity to hear about the impacts of hostile laws on cross-border families and from experts in different fields. familymigrationandreunion.eventbrite.co.uk

Zine workshop: 'Til Debt Do Us Part

A zine workshop connected to the roundtable discussion 'Til Debt Do Us Part: Family Migration and Reunion in the UK'

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Check out this new briefing from Free Movement on how to apply for a UK spouse or partner visa: freemovement.org.uk/how-to-apply...

How to apply for a UK spouse or partner visa - Free Movement

With this post, we hope to bring some clarity to the requirements to be met in partner visa applications.

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A new briefing has been published by the Migration Observatory: EU Migration to and from the UK. Click the link to dive into the data on EU/UK migration: migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...

EU Migration to and from the UK - Migration Observatory

This briefing provides an overview of EU migration to and from the UK, including immigration and emigration of EU migrants, registrations for a National Insurance number (NINos), employment, and other...

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Update: Our submission to the Home Affairs Committee "Routes to Settlement Inquiry" has been published! Click here to see our submission: brexitcouples.ac.uk/publications...

Update! The Brexit Couples project final report has been sent to the printers and will be launched at an event in Parliament on 25th February, followed by an online launch open to all. More details to follow...

We are taking a break over Christmas, and wish you a peaceful festive season!

And here's another government inquiry on settlement, citizenship, and integration . Deadline to submit is 23 January 2026. committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...

Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Settlement, Citizenship and Integration

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Back with another consultation this week. The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and on the implementation of those reforms. Deadline to submit is February 12, 2026 www.gov.uk/government/c...

Earned settlement

The government is consulting on how the current settlement system should be reformed and how those reforms should be implemented.

gov.uk

The Home Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine proposals to reform the eligibility criteria for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). Click the link for submission guidelines: committees.parliament.uk/committee/83...

New inquiry: Routes to Settlement - Committees - UK Parliament

The Home Affairs Committee has launched a new inquiry to examine the Government’s proposals to reform the eligibility criteria for Indefinite Leave to Remain.

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We, like so many others, are alarmed at the suggestion that the UK could take inspiration from the Danish immigration system, which is one of the most restrictive in Europe for family migration. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

UK to announce plans to emulate stringent Danish immigration system

Shabana Mahmood’s proposals draw scorn from some Labour MPs, while others want government to go further

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Here is a new explainer from Free Movement on navigating the unmarried partner route under Appendix FM. freemovement.org.uk/navigating-t...

Navigating the unmarried partner route under Appendix FM - Free Movement

In this article we take a look at unmarried partner applications since the changes made to the definition in January 2024, removing the cohabitation

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