2004/38/EC is the Directive on the right of citizens of the Union to move and reside freely within the Member States, which brings together the piecemeal measures found in the complex body of legislation that has governed this matter prior to enactment of this new directive, effective 30 April 2006. It replaced Articles 10 and 11 of Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 , Directive 64/221/EC , Directive 68/360/EC , Directive 72/194/EEC, Directive 73/148/EEC , Directive 75/34/EEC , Directive 75/35/EEC, Directive 90/364/EEC , Directive 90/365/EEC and Directive 93/96/EEC are withdrawn.

Corrigendum DIRECTIVE 2004/58/ECOF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 29 April 2004 - on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC.

There are a few simple guidelines required to be eligible for registering and voting in the UK once you have left the country to reside overseas, be it in an E.U. country or externally. If you are living abroad and need to know more about postal registration and proxy votes - the UK electoral forms can be completed after downloading here.

Whether you are liable to UK tax or to the Greek tax authorities if you move to Greece, depends on many factors. The revised Inland Revenue booklet, IR20 outlines most of the common circumstances that could affect you and is a handy reference guide especially the rule of days permitted to visit UK each year before you are categorized as "tax resident in the UK for tax purposes" even if you live abroad. Update yourself now on the revised law on tax residence in the UK. Download here.

For BRITISH CITIZENS: Get information on how to handle death of a British person in Crete or anywhere else in Greece on a dedicated "Dying in Crete" page. Researched by Brits in Crete with the help of the British authorities. Download the information to your desktop for future reference. Do it here - Bereavement in Crete (Greece): British Nationals and how to handle the necessary arrangements in Crete/Greece and back home in UK.

For IRISH CITIZENS: Read up on how to handle in Crete or elsewhere in Greece the Repatriation Home of Deceased Friends or Loved-ones who are Irish nationals on a dedicated Irish information page. Researched by Brits in Crete with the help of the Ireland's Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin.