A few weeks ago, journalist Michael Neudecker wrote an article for the Süddeutsche Zeitung to share details about his move from Munich to post-Brexit London: many appointments, an absurd language test, demands that are almost impossible to meet (can you account for all your international travels over the past 10 years?) and a high cost (five figures).
Opinion
September 1, 2021
Post-Brexit immigration: mission accomplished?
The difficulty of UK relocation post-Brexit means trouble for the country's status as a tech hub.
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Nicolas Colin is cofounder of VC firm The Family. He writes a regular column for Sifted

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