A senior EU official proposed visa - free travel for British citizens after Brexit as the bloc stepped up its preparations for a no - deal on Tuesday . The European Commission proposed that Britain would be able to stay in the EU for up to 90 days without a visa , effective from 30 March 2019 in a no - deal exit , or from the end of the transition period if there is a deal . While a deal is possible in December, delays raise the risk of the most damaging scenario of Britain leaving the EU next March without agreements in place to mitigate its impacts. Such an agreement would be subject to a reciprocal agreement with the UK for EU citizens , as well as needing hands - off from the European Parliament and EU states .
A senior EU official proposed visa - free travel for British citizens after Brexit as the bloc stepped up its preparations for a no - deal on Tuesday . The European Commission proposed that Britain would be able to stay in the EU for up to 90 days without a visa , effective from 30 March 2019 in a no - deal exit , or from the end of the transition period if there is a deal . Such an agreement would be subject to a reciprocal agreement with the UK for EU citizens , as well as needing hands - off from the European Parliament and EU states .