Brexit news: Brussels could make Britons buy £52 visas to travel to EU countries

Brussels could make Britons buy £52 visas to travel to EU countries after Brexit.

A draft plan by the European Commission proposes that Britain be put on either a 'visa required' or 'visa free' list.

Martin Selmayr, a senior civil servant in the European Commission told MEPs last week that the EU has to decide whether UK citizens would need visas after Brexit.

Should Britain be placed on the visa required list, travellers could be charged £52 for a visa for a short stay of 90 days or less in any 180 day period.

Alternatively, should Britain be put on the 'visa free' list, UK nationals will not require a visa.

According to The Times, officials in Brussels said it was "unlikely" that Britons will have to apply for visas.

However, it is likely that Britons will have to pay a €7 travel authorisation fee, in separate plans.

It comes as plans for European citizens living in Britain was revealed on the Home Office website.

European Union citizens living in Britain will pay less than £200 for a family of four to have the right to stay permanently after Brexit.

Under the proposals, there will be a fee of £32.50 for every child and £65 charge for each European adult seeking "settled status" in the UK.

Applicants will also have to prove their identity — usually by using an app to scan their passport or identity card — and declare that they have been living in the UK for five years and have no serious criminal convictions.

The application process will be phased in later this year and be fully operational by next March. The deadline for applications will be June 2021.