A UK national (United Kingdom national) refers to a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as defined in the declaration made by the Government of the United Kingdom as of 31 December 1982 regarding the definition of the term “nationals” (Official Journal of the EU C 23 of 28.01.1983, p. 1), and Declaration No. 63 annexed to the Final Act of the Intergovernmental Conference which adopted the Treaty of Lisbon amending the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, signed on 13 December 2007 (Official Journal of the EU C 306 of 17.12.2007, p. 270).
According to these declarations, the term “UK national” includes:
• British Citizens, excluding those from the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man*,
• British Subjects with the right of abode — a residence status that is no longer granted,
• British Overseas Territories Citizens with a connection to Gibraltar.
In general, a UK national is considered a beneficiary of the Withdrawal Agreement if they exercised their right of residence in an EU Member State in accordance with EU law before the end of the transition period (i.e. before the end of 2020) and have continued to reside there, or if they exercised rights as a cross-border worker in at least one EU Member State before the end of the transition period and have continued to do so.
* The rights of holders of passports issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey (as well as the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Isle of Man) depend on whether the passport contains the following endorsement:
“THE HOLDER IS NOT ENTITLED TO BENEFIT FROM EU PROVISIONS RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OR ESTABLISHMENT.”
If this endorsement is not present, the passport holder is subject to the legal provisions applicable in connection with the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU.
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