TheSeeker
Member
Not sure if this helps but my own situation pre-brexit was :-
Graduated University in South Wales in 1998.
Found a job in Slough for a UK firm.
Was immediately sent to Belgium for a big project they had won (fixing the Y2K problem for an insurance company)
Met a woman in a bar.
Eventually quit my job in Slough and found one in Brussels.
Moved here full time in 2000.
Things to note even when the UK was in the EU :-
On arriving in Belgium to live I had eight days to register at the town hall.
I had to show my new work contract or proof of being able to support myself (bank balance etc).
Proof of good conduct, i.e. no criminal record from South Wales police.
A policeman came to my flat to check I was living there, looked through my clothes, checked my name was on the doorbell and letterbox etc.
I was given an EU citizens "E" ID card, after five years this was upgraded to "E+" meaning permanent residency.
I was obliged to take health insurance (although this is generally not for profit and not expensive in Belgium).
So things may be worse for UK citizens post Brexit but freedom of movement in the EU/Schengen has always come at a cost of administrative overhead.
Post-brexit vote I applied for and received Belgian citizenship.
Graduated University in South Wales in 1998.
Found a job in Slough for a UK firm.
Was immediately sent to Belgium for a big project they had won (fixing the Y2K problem for an insurance company)
Met a woman in a bar.
Eventually quit my job in Slough and found one in Brussels.
Moved here full time in 2000.
Things to note even when the UK was in the EU :-
On arriving in Belgium to live I had eight days to register at the town hall.
I had to show my new work contract or proof of being able to support myself (bank balance etc).
Proof of good conduct, i.e. no criminal record from South Wales police.
A policeman came to my flat to check I was living there, looked through my clothes, checked my name was on the doorbell and letterbox etc.
I was given an EU citizens "E" ID card, after five years this was upgraded to "E+" meaning permanent residency.
I was obliged to take health insurance (although this is generally not for profit and not expensive in Belgium).
So things may be worse for UK citizens post Brexit but freedom of movement in the EU/Schengen has always come at a cost of administrative overhead.
Post-brexit vote I applied for and received Belgian citizenship.