EU citizens in UK will have to join special register and could be given ID cards independent.co.uk

Millions of EU nationals living in the UK will have to apply to a “settled status” register and might be given ID cards as part of new plans laid out by the Home Office. The Government’s 15-page policy paper sets out an online application process for the three million EU nationals in the UK to make sure they receive the same rights and benefits as non-European nationals who have lived in the UK for five years. It is unclear whether the “settled status” would result in an identity card or simply be an entry in a Home Office database.