歐盟公民對英國永久居留權申請量大爆發
BBC News –These are anxious times for the 2.9 million citizens of other EU countries currently living in the UK. Not to mention the estimated 1.2 million British expats who live in the rest of the EU.
BBC新聞 – 這些日子是當前居住在英國的290萬其他歐洲國家公民最焦慮的時候。更別提約120萬居住在歐盟其他國家的英國僑民了。
The free movement rights which allowed EU citizens to set up home here and take jobs (there are just over 2 million EU citizens in the UK workforce, according to the latest ONS figures) could be scrapped if Britain votes to leave on 23 June.
如果英國在6月23日投票脫離歐盟，讓歐盟公民得以在英國安家和就業的自由遷徙權利可能被取消。根據國家統計局最新數字，英國勞動大軍中有兩百多萬歐盟公民。
Nobody - not even the most ardent Brexiteer - is talking about mass deportations. The Leave campaign has repeatedly assured EU citizens that their right to live and work in the UK will not be affected if Britain votes to leave. There are longstanding conventions protecting the rights of citizens acquired under international treaties.
沒人在談論大規模遣返 – 哪怕是最熱心的脫歐派。脫歐運動一再向歐盟公民保證，如果英國投票脫歐，他們在英居住和工作的權利不會受到影響。英國有着根據國際條約形成的保護公民權利的長期慣例。
It might be a different story for new arrivals, depending on the kind of deal a post-Brexit government eventually strikes with the EU.
對新來者或許是另一回事，取決於退歐後政府最終與歐盟達成何種協議。
But EU citizens are not taking any chances, it seems. Many are reported to be applying for British citizenship ahead of a possible Brexit vote next week, in the hope that it will protect them from being deported if the rules change in the future.
但看來歐盟公民並未心存僥倖。 據悉，許多人趕在下週可能舉行的英國退歐公投前申請英國國籍，希望如果今後規則改變，這能保護他們免遭遣返。
EU citizens qualify for permanent residence in the UK after five years of living there as a worker, partner or family member of a worker, a student, someone who is "economically self-sufficient", or is a "credible" job seeker. They can then apply for full British citizenship.
歐洲公民在英國作爲打工人員，打工人員的伴侶或家庭成員，學生，“經濟自給自足”人員，或“可信的”求職者，在英國居住5年後，即有資格獲得永久居留權。然後就可申請英國本土公民身份。
Immigration lawyers, who rarely hear from EU nationals in normal times, are reporting a big increase in applications…
平時很少接到歐盟國家公民電話的移民律師報告說，申請數量大增……
