UK, Norway citizens' right to remain agreed after Brexit
British citizens already living in Norway and Norwegian citizens living in Britain will have the right to remain residents, even in case of a no-deal Brexit, the prime ministers of Britain and Norway said on Tuesday .
The agreement announced on Tuesday was the first concrete step agreed between Britain and the Nordic country on terms that would apply after Britain leaves the EU in March. Norway is not a member of the EU but is part of the single market as a member of the wider European Economic Area (EEA).
"Prime Minister May and I agreed that Norway and UK will put in place a comprehensive citizens rights' agreement," said Erna Solberg, prime minister of Norway.
"We will treat all UK citizens living in Norway... so they will have the same opportunities as they had before also after March 2019," she said, adding that Britain and Norway were "very close" on agreeing a deal to mirror any Brexit deal London concludes with Brussels.
British Prime Minister Theresa May, visiting Oslo, said she was making the same commitment to Norwegian citizens, as part of a wider pledge to grant such rights to citizens of all EEA countries already living in Britain.
