EU settlement scheme doesn't work, say couple held at airport

Ezgi and Arthur Vissing say BA ‘puzzled’ by system as couple struggled to return from Turkey

The first flaws in the new immigration scheme for EU citizens who want to remain in the UK after Brexit have been exposed after a couple who live in Oxford were blocked from getting a flight back from Turkey to the UK.

Arthur Vissing, a Danish citizen, and his Turkish wife, Ezgi Vissing, called on the government to urgently review its procedures to allow those who hold residency rights in the UK to travel unhindered.

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from The Guardian http://bit.ly/2VARZXT