Brexit: EU agrees three-month visa waiver for Britons

04/04/2019

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BBC News

The European Union has agreed in principle that British citizens visiting the EU for short periods after Brexit will not need a visa.

The three-month visa waiver would apply whether or not there is a Brexit deal.

However it would be conditional on the UK granting the same rights to EU citizens in return.

The legislation containing the offer had been delayed over its description of Gibraltar as a “colony”.

The European Parliament approved the law on Thursday, meaning it will come into effect once EU states have given it the final sign-off.

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