The referéndum had a expected for ones and unexpected for others result
Last June 23rd British citizens went to the polls to decide about the future of their country. The referéndum had a expected for ones and unexpected for others result: they decided that the United Kingdom should go out of the European Union.
A bit less than the 52% of the citizens voted that their country shouldn’t be a member of the Union anymore.
And now British expats and tourists in Spain have a lot of questions about what’s going to happen now.
Now what?
The only thing that we can absolutely affirm is that, by now, everything remains the same. The exit process will start from October 2016 onwards.
Tourists
We have receiced a lot of questions from british tourists asking about currency exchange and Custom rules. Now, we are going to answer them.
Currency exchange
From Brexit nothing has changed. In Eurochange we continue selling and buying currencies as usual. If you come on holidays, we are going to be able to accept your Pounds. Moreover, we will accept them in the future too as we exchange many currencies from EU and non-EU countries.
Custom rules
HM Custom rules are also the same. By now all British citizens still being able to bring the amount of tobacco they want for their own consumption.
Expats
If you are a British citizen living in Spain, don’t panic. By now your situation still the same. Your rights still the same: e.g. about having a home, renting a house, having a bank account, using the healtcare system,…
There is a bit of uncertainity about what is going to happen but there are lots of British citizens living in Spain. There is no doubt that both Governments will set treaties to minimize the adverse consequences for expats living here.
On the site of the European Union you can find your rights, liabilities and requirements to travel, work or live in any country of the EU. They will be valid until further notice: European Union
