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The number of Britons who got citizenship in another country of the European Union (EU) has exploded since the referendum that led the UK to leave the EU, according to the data collected by the British public service, 17 EU countries (representing three quarters of the applications) have obtained the nationality of another EU country. This number, compared to the year 2015 before the referendum, is seven times higher.
The most requested nationality by the British was German, which saw its number multiplied by 12 between 2015 and 2017 – 594 to 7,493.
In Portugal, the number of badignments of nationality to the British increased by 13 times between 2015 and 2017 – last year 147 were awarded, while in the three countries
According to the BBC, in most cases registered, the British became citizens dual nationality, ie they have kept their original pbadport.
With the nationality they added to guarantee for themselves – and subsequently for their children – the possibility of continuing to travel, live and work without restriction in the 27 countries of the EU after the departure of the United Kingdom of the Community.
A 23 In June 2016, 51.9% of voters in the referendum approved Brexit, which ordered the UK to leave the European Union.
London and Brussels continue to negotiate the terms of the Brexit, but the UK officially leaves the EU on March 29, 2019, which will be followed by a 21-month transition period, during which it will continue to be integrated into community structures, notably in the single market and the customs union
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