TWO EU nationals living in Dunfermline are deeply concerned for their children’s future in Scotland after the Brexit vote.

Representing the Fife Migrants Forum, they told MSPs of the uncertainty they face after the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union.

Auxi Sousa and Victor Arcas, who are both from Spain, moved to the UK seven years ago and have made their home in Dunfermline.

They told the Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Relations Committee in the Scottish Parliament last Thursday that they are worried about what Brexit will deliver in the years to come for their families and their kids’ futures. Auxi is married with two kids and currently works and goes to college.

She told committee members: “The uncertainty means that we do not know what is going to happen to them, but we want certainty for them.

“If Britain does not want us, I do not want to stay in a place that does not want me.

“All I want is to protect my kids, who are aged just six and two.

“We do not know what will happen with them.”

She continued: “My kids do not have British passports; they have Spanish ones.

“I do not know whether I can apply for British citizenship for them. I do not know what will happen with the school.

“I know nothing, because there is no information.

“There is no letter to us from the UK Government saying, ‘Do not worry. We will give you more information’ or giving us an update.

“Nothing is clear at all,” she said.

Victor has lived and worked in Scotland for seven years and wants to continue working to support his family.

He said: “We have been told a thousand times that we do not need to work.

“We have two children and the government pays for them.

“We have been told that we do not have to work, because the government will pay for everything, but I refuse to not work.

“I came here to make a life for myself and my family.

“I don’t want to leave.”

Joan McAlpine, the committee’s convener, reflecting on the evidence session, said: “This was a very powerful evidence session.

“We heard how the uncertainty around Brexit is already having an impact on EU citizens in Scotland with some very concerning stories of families deciding to leave, being rejected for jobs and having mortgage applications turned down.

“EU citizens and their employers want clear information on what will happen post-Brexit, and we urge the UK Government to engage with EU migrants to address the confusion and to recognise the role and value they have in the whole of the UK.”