Migration was a defining issue in the UK’s June 2016 referendum on EU membership. This page brings together resources and analysis informing the exit process and our previous analysis of the referendum.
Our work on Brexit has been supported by the Migration Observatory’s core funders, the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, the UK in a Changing Europe initiative, Trust for London and other ESRC funding
Rights of EU citizens
- Unsettled Status – 2020: Which EU Citizens are at Risk of Failing to Secure their Rights after Brexit?
- Unsettled Status? Which EU Citizens are at Risk of Failing to Secure their Rights after Brexit?
- Where will the burden of proof lie for EU citizens demonstrating their rights after Brexit?
- Here today, gone tomorrow? The status of EU citizens already living in the UK
Migration policy after Brexit (latest to earliest)
- Unsettled Status – 2020: Which EU Citizens are at Risk of Failing to Secure their Rights after Brexit?
- Calculating the Bill: The projected impacts of the points-based immigration system after Brexit
- The new Immigration Bill: closing the door on freedom of movement
- Locking out the keys? Migrant key workers and post-Brexit immigration policies
- Q&A: The UK’s new points-based immigration system after Brexit
- Not Settled Yet? Understanding the EU Settlement Scheme using the Available Data
- The Australian points-based system: what is it and what would its impact be in the UK?
- Exploiting the Opportunity? Low-Skilled Work Migration After Brexit
- Unsettled Status? Which EU Citizens are at Risk of Failing to Secure their Rights after Brexit?
- The Burden of Proof: How Will the Application Process Work for EU Citizens After Brexit?
- Labour Immigration after Brexit: Trade-offs and Questions about Policy Design
- What would UK immigration policy look like after Brexit? (Pre-referendum)
- Potential Implications of Admission Criteria for EU Nationals Coming to the UK (Pre-referendum)
- EU Migration, Welfare Benefits and EU Membership (Pre-referendum)
- Project unclear: Uncertainty, Brexit and migration (Pre-referendum)
Trends in EU migration before and after Brexit
- What to look for in the quarterly migration statistics after the referendum
- Pounded? Currency devaluation and migration to and from the UK
- Article 50: Shades of grey, or black and white?
- Pulling power: Why are EU citizens migrating to the UK? (Pre-referendum)
Press Releases
- Increase in permanent residence grants after the referendum is just the tip of the iceberg
- Government faces a formidable task registering over 3 million EU citizens already living in the UK
- Migration Observatory reviews potential post-Brexit immigration policies (Pre-referendum)
- Agriculture, hospitality and retail would be most affected by cuts to EU migration (Pre-referendum)
- New guide to data on EU migrants’ use of welfare benefits (Pre-referendum)
- Spain, Italy and Portugal join Poland, Romania and Hungary as key countries driving the growth of the UK’s EU migrant population (Pre-referendum)
- Domestic abuse victims, elderly people and children in the UK at greater risk of becoming illegally resident after Brexit
- Government data are not good enough to understand whether the EU Settlement Scheme is doing its job
- MAC report on salary thresholds and the ‘Australian-style points-based system’
- Pounded, or quids-in? The impact of a weak pound on UK migration
- The great slowdown in EU migration
- Vulnerable EU citizens are at risk of becoming “irregular migrants” after Brexit.
- Where will the burden of proof lie for EU citizens demonstrating their rights after Brexit?
- What is the price of low-wage migration after Brexit?
Data visuals
- Number of UK born people living in EEA countries, 2015 (Pre-referendum)
- EEA citizens living in the UK, by years since arrival, Q1 2015 (Pre-referendum)
- Share of UK workforce meeting income requirements (Pre-referendum)
- Distribution of EU Migrants in the UK (Pre-referendum)
Migration and Brexit
Explained: EU Migration to the UK (Pre-referendum)
