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Third-country residents are residents of countries that are not in the European Union, as well as countries and territories whose citizens do not enjoy the European Union right to free movement. These include countries outside the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development or the OECD, a European Economic Area country, Switzerland or Brazil.

The changes will require third-country citizens who have not been issu...