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How do EU citizens living in UK and UK citizens living in the EU feel since 2016 referendum?

28th August 201913th August 2019 by In Limbo Project

Since the 2016 referendum, EU citizens living in the UK and UK citizens living in the EU were asked: how do you feel in a word?

In Limbo Voices

21st July 201919th July 2019 by In Limbo Project

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Dear Leavers

13th April 20195th April 2019 by In Limbo Project

Dear Leavers,

Have you any idea how much heartache and headaches your vote and the Brexiteers’ subsequent handling of this vote have caused nationwide and on a European scale?

Joan Pons Laplana speaks at the People’s Vote March on 23rd March 2019

25th April 201927th March 2019 by In Limbo Project

Joan Pons Laplana won the British Journal of Nursing’s Nurse of the Year award for 2018.

I was probably one of the proudest non-British Brits

11th March 20198th March 2019 by In Limbo Project

Please listen to Corinne, the “proudest non-British Brit you can imagine” as she describes herself before the referendum and hear about her struggles now and how she lost all sense of belonging since that vote in 2016.

Three Katys tale

2nd May 201822nd February 2018 by In Limbo

When I was in Year 4 there were three Katys in my class. Mrs Bell asked us if we could think of any way of making sure we didn’t each have to turn round every time anyone called: “Katy?”

An Italian/American’s Story

10th June 201823rd November 2017 by In Limbo

Here’s what’s happening to me. I think it comes under the heading of “anxiety” with a large dollop of anger and sense of betrayal thrown in. The uncertainty about my future…

Isabelle’s Story

10th June 201827th October 2017 by In Limbo

I first came to the UK as an au-pair girl aged 19½ in 1986. At the time, I saw the UK as a member of the then Common Market…

A former forces wife’s tale

2nd May 20185th September 2017 by In Limbo

I was born in Belgium but grew up in Zurich/Switzerland. My parents only ever spoke French to me and my (younger) sister, so we were both really lucky to grow up bilingual French/German. I’d say that I have very much a French culture as I grew up with French nursery rhymes, French music and virtually all my school holidays were spent in my mum’s family in Liege/Belgium.

Laure Ollivier-Minns’ speech for the book launch of ‘In Limbo’ on 26th July 2017

5th March 20182nd August 2017 by In Limbo

I don’t feel at home anymore…

I’ve been settled in Britain for 31 years, but I don’t feel at home anymore.

I’ve been married to a Brit for 27 years and I have British children. But… as the rules stand, I don’t qualify for Permanent Residency and settled status because I don’t meet the Home Office criteria.