Who gets to be a citizen and how do you set up immigration rules?
At independence any UK citizen and anyone normally resident is entitled to become a citizen. Immigration and naturalisation rules need to be set at the time of independence too.
Immigration policy
Scotland’s new choice; Independence after Brexit
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2021
Fast Facts
, we have drawn together leading experts to examine the key issues, opportunities and challenges surrounding the prospect of independence. Much has changed since the 2014 referendum – most notably, the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
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A Scottish Approach to immigration post-Brexit
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November 2017
Fast Facts
Devolving immigration and employment law together can give Scotland the opportunity to create a workers rights-based approach to immigration post-Brexit that benefits all workers.
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