Our home is Europe. I am French, my partner is British, but first we are Europeans. We each have our own language, but we understand each other. We each have our own culture, but our household mixes them both. Our … Continue reading
It is more than a week ago already since Marlies and Adrian Haselton and Elly Wright attended the woodland funeral of our much loved In Limbo friend Doro Bechinger English. We’d like to share here the moving tribute from our … Continue reading
A week ago already since Marlies and Adrian Haselton and Elly Wright attended the woodland funeral of our much loved In Limbo friend Doro Bechinger English. We’d like to share here the moving tribute from our Director Elena Remigi, which … Continue reading
These are some of my thoughts on the UK leaving the EU. I live in the Netherlands and have done so since the year 2000. I continue to live here and I will most likely stay. I am single so … Continue reading
“The only thing that can redeem humanity is cooperation.” (Bertrand Russell) Change is the only constant, and we’ve all been exposed to rapid, constant change for a while now, and have had to make the best of it, like it … Continue reading
Young Matt: “I get so angry sometimes. People are so unthinking. They say ’We just don’t want any more newcomers, that’s all. People that are here can all stay, can’t they? Nothing will change for them, right?’ Me: “So what … Continue reading
When I first moved to the UK I was apprehensive, because of my country’s history, how would people see me? On Armistice Day I met a veteran, he asked why I didn’t wear a poppy and I explained that it … Continue reading
I was born a Czech, of two Czech parents, in 1948 in Prague. My father was a Czech refugee in England at the start of WWII, having fled from his boarding school in Dijon when the Germans marched into France. … Continue reading
I have lived in France for four years, I moved here with my husband from the UK a matter of months before the Brexit referendum. We were horrified at the result. Since then, initially we hoped against hope that it … Continue reading
I have lived in the UK since I was 19 years old. I studied, got a job, got married, had a child. My job as a tour guide took me all over Great Britain and Europe, I have travelled and … Continue reading
We departed London in February 2009 for an adventure, living and working in Switzerland and subsequently in The Netherlands where we still live today. The locations were determined by my work. My wife was born in The Netherlands to a … Continue reading
France was my home for seventeen years, then a second home for ten. I moved there, having dreamed of doing so since I first visited when I was six. I moved with my husband and dog, and not much money, … Continue reading
I am a British Citizen living and working in Spain since 2016. My husband is a Spanish resident with Moroccan Nationality. My husband and I met in Barcelona in 2016, moved in together shortly afterwards and married here in 2018. … Continue reading
My name is Richard Wallace, a British Citizen, and I’ve been happily married to Riekje (official name: Hendrika van de Put), from the Netherlands, for over 28 years (August 1993). We have 4 teen/adult children, who are also British Citizens. … Continue reading
I used to be happy in Poland. Married with 3 children our apartment was not big, but with the little we had I turned it into a loving home for the 5 of us and in all those years we … Continue reading
Never have I ever thought that France could eventually become a better prospect than the UK for me. I speak both French and English fluently but have done all my further education in the UK. Though I live in-between these … Continue reading
I‘m writing with a heavy heart about fears I hoped I would never have to deal with. I am Austrian, my husband of 43 years is British. Because of our jobs we have lived in many different countries of the … Continue reading
I am a British Citizen in Austria. My partner is Austrian and we were both quite happy in the UK prior to the Brexit vote. We were probably looking to retire to the EU, but in general, work opportunities were … Continue reading
Almost 34 years ago my parents arrived in France – in a Europe whose borders were still closed, free movement being a thing of the future. Immigration paperwork was still an incredible hurdle. The iron curtain was still standing, the … Continue reading
I’m one of those that they all really hate. I’m one of those that they talk about a lot. But also, one of those that they never talk about. One of those that are blamed for the Leave vote. I … Continue reading
It has been four years since my initial testimony that back then started as a rather random collection of anxious thoughts coursing through my mind. Four mentally very taxing years on, I still clearly see 2016 as a major watershed … Continue reading
I arrived in Scotland from Belgium in September 2013 following my Scottish boyfriend -now husband- after finishing university with a Master in Applied Communications. After having struggled to find a job in my field, working in retailers and some internships … Continue reading
In October 2018 we travelled to the UK from our home in Valpolicella, Italy, to await the arrival of our first granddaughter. Before the referendum I had trusted my country, secure in the knowledge that it was still in some … Continue reading
Here I am, 2.5 years after leaving the UK, moving “back” to Germany, and I still find myself in Limbo. Why? Because I am unemployable. After 19 years in the UK with 6 years of studies there, a CV with … Continue reading
My status in the UK is of crucial importance to me but of greater importance at this very moment in time is to say that I hope you are all ok both physically and mentally during this Covid-19 crisis. Since … Continue reading
The first time I came to Cornwall, I was 1 year old.I have memories of playing on Readymoney Beach with froggy wellies and a Tommy the Tank Engine bucket. I had ice cream with a flake in it. I had … Continue reading
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…are Messages of hope, kindness & solidarity from our members and followers which we share on Twitter and Facebook during the COVID-19 crisis. Nobody anticipated a pandemic outbreak like this, nobody knew that our strength and our achievements could be valuable for other … Continue reading
I feel a “foreigner” in my own country. When Freedom of Movement happened in Humberside, the whole region bloomed. Hundreds of happy, enthusiastic hard-working families, filling our empty communities. It felt like when I was a little girl. Thriving. Inclusive. … Continue reading
This is a difficult time for all of us and the In Limbo admin team has been thinking long and hard how we as the #InLimboProject will position ourselves during this time. #InLimbo has always been about making our voices … Continue reading
I moved to Estonia back in 2010 out of a love for Europe and the drying up of opportunities in my hometown in the UK after the financial crisis. I found work quickly, fell in love quickly and very soon … Continue reading
I came to the UK 25 years ago, recruited by the government for my language skills, on a very low wage, especially for London. I came because I liked the opportunity of living in another EU country for a few … Continue reading
In 1997 I moved to Spain and spent the next 13 years raising my 3 sons as beautiful, bi-lingual Europeans. Then, in 2010, I came back for a few months to sort out my marriage to my second husband. The … Continue reading
Long, long ago I left Iraq for political reasons. I lost „home“ there and never quite got over that. I went to Germany, I became German because my mother was German. That was lucky but I couldn’t settle or integrate … Continue reading
Brexit happened at last and I am fine. Or so it seems. I have been trying to name the feeling that has dominated the last few weeks. I have revisited the four and half years I have spent here. I … Continue reading
I landed in Heathrow on a BA flight from Bologna on 31 March 2016, just a few months after my 51st birthday. My English was basic to say the least. I’d had a Skype interview a month before and had … Continue reading
In early 1996 one late evening the telephone rang. I was in bed but I clearly remember my son, a student at Manchester University, on the other end of the phone recounting the details of a visit to Manchester Town … Continue reading
It’s the middle of the night and sleep has eluded me. I’ve been awake for hours and earlier I felt as if there was a lead weight in the pit of my stomach. I had a sense of looming disaster … Continue reading
Watch the book trailer for the moving and powerful collection of testimonies collected by Elena Remigi and Véronique Martin, edited by Elena Remigi, Véronique Martin and Tim Sykes, with a foreword by George Szirtes.
Freedom of movement is a wonderful achievement and an asset – we value and cherish it and don’t want to lose it for any of #the5million currently #InLimbo – EU27 citizens in the UK and British citizens resident in the … Continue reading
France24 news anchor Eve Irvine interviews Elena Remigi, founder of the In Limbo Project live on Wednesday 30th January 2019. Eve: Elema Remigi who has been living in the UK for over a decade and has put together two not-for-profit books compiling the personal … Continue reading
Founder of the In Limbo Project and editor of both In Limbo books Elena Remigi is interviewed by Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) news reporter Briar Stewart in Maidenhead on Monday 14th January 2019. The interview took place the on the day before … Continue reading
After 905 days or 2 years and 175 days of being #InLimbo please listen to this heartfelt and brilliant speech by In Limbo Project Admin and Advocate Cosi Doerfel Hill Speech by Cosi Doerfel Hill in Liverpool, on Sunday 16 December 2018 … Continue reading
I can tell you exactly when they took my identity. It was on the 24 June 2016 at 4.40am precisely. I will never forget the sharp pain I felt when they wrenched it from my heart in one single rip. … Continue reading
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