Youth mobility scheme may be delayed to ensure success of UK-EU summit
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A possible six‑month delay to the youth mobility scheme could affect thousands of young people planning to study or work in the UK, and signals broader tensions in post‑Brexit negotiations.
Visa quotas, university fees and NHS surcharges remain sticking points ahead of post-Brexit negotiations next month A deadline for a youth mobility scheme between the EU and the UK could be deferred by six months in a bid to ensure Andy Burnham has a successful “reset” summit on 20 November, diplomats have said. EU ambassadors in Brussels on Wednesday heard that the UK was still insisting on international tuition fees, quotas and an NHS surcharge for EU students. This has fuelled fears the summi
The youth mobility scheme allows young EU citizens to live, work or study in the UK, and its terms are part of the wider post‑Brexit talks on issues such as visa quotas, tuition fees and NHS charges for EU students.
- •Outcome of the "reset" summit on 20 November
- •Any official announcement on postponing the scheme’s deadline
- •Further negotiations on tuition fees, quotas and NHS surcharges for EU students