Why poles migrate to uk

Around , have yet to apply for status , but of the 2. Related: Northern Ireland still divided by peace walls 20 years after conflict. Polish ambassador in the UK, Arkady Rzegocki, recently asked his countrymen in Britain to consider returning to Poland.

But the Polish ambassador in the UK, Arkady Rzegocki, asked his countrymen recently to seriously consider where home is. Rzegocki wrote to all the Polish citizens living in Britain late last year to advise them on their status after Brexit, and to think about returning to Poland.

One of my dreams was that Poles could live and work abroad in the United Kingdom, but also can come back [to Poland] to fulfill their dreams. Rzegocki says there are almost , fewer Polish citizens in Britain compared to two years ago. For Moskal, who moved to Britain to study law, there was no reason to return to Poland until Brexit happened. The non-citizen population also includes some children born in the UK: in , there were an estimated , UK-born children under the age of 18 who were EU nationals and , who were non-EU nationals, according to the Annual Population Survey.

In total, this is up by 63, compared to For more information about citizenship and naturalisation of UK migrants, see the Migration Observatory briefing, Naturalisation as a British Citizen. For more about the children of migrants read the Migration Observatory briefing: Children of migrants in the UK. The share of migrants in this age range varies by place of birth, with the highest percentage being for those born in the EU-8, Africa, Pakistan, and EU Among the foreign-born, there is a lot of variation depending on the place of origin.

Migrants are much more likely to live in some parts of the UK than others. In comparison, the UK-born population is more evenly distributed. Poland dropped from the first place in after roughly , Poles left the UK over the previous two years. The high shares of family migrants in the non-EU population in part reflects the fact that people who come on family visas are more likely to settle permanently than people who come on work or student visas — as explained in the Migration Observatory briefing, Settlement in the UK.

For more information about family migration, see the Migration Observatory briefing, Family migration to the UK. It is a significant exodus of Poles, which, in my view, might continue in the future. So what are the reasons why people have left or are leaving? Brexit vote, its consequences and post-Brexit uncertainty is definitely one of the key reasons. Will my immigration status change?

Will I be able to work, buy or rent a house? Will my civic rights be safeguarded and protected? Many might have felt that our contribution was not valued and recognised. In my view, the health pandemic repercussions; inability to travel, visiting our loved ones often elderly and in need or job insecurity triggered in people a complete shift in their decision making process.

Other Poles came during the Communist era, escaping from political and economic problems at home. Most Poles now living here came seeking better-paid work after Poland joined the European Union in Young Polish Woman Magdalena.