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This’ll be the first time a country has been made to leave the EU against the wishes of its majority and the first time such a state would be applying to rejoin. Then of course theres the question of EU sentiment toward a political leader like Johnson and his faction with the Tory Party who’ve not only sought to leave the EU but have publicly voiced intent to undermine it and have active plans to deregulate and compete which will de facto undermine the EU. Context matters.
But it's not 're-joining'. It was never a member in its own right. That's like saying I have a mortgage with a partner in a married name and combined incomes which qualify us for that mortgage. We split up, the mortgage account is closed and I no longer qualify (or earn enough) to have that same mortgage back. I would have to make a new application under my own name and with my solo income.
I've seen this misleadingly said many times (including by the SNP) - Scotland isn't a member of the EU currently, the United Kingdom is. If Scotland leaves the UK (which has left the EU) then Scotland would have to make a new application under its own name and with its 'solo income' as it were.
Which, unfortunately for Scotland, would rule it out of being eligible to join the EU.