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Dependent Parents Applying Under the EU Settlement Scheme

In This Article 1. Introduction to Dependent Parents of EEA Citizens: EUSS 2. Application Deadline for Dependent Parents 3. Appendix EU Rules for Dependent Parents 4. Required Evidence and Guidance 5. Transitioning...

EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS): Key Updates for Family Members

In This Article 1. Overview of the Recent Changes to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) 2. Who Qualifies as a Joining Family Member Under the EUSS? (Simplified Definition) 3. Key Changes in EUSS Application Deadlines...

Upper Tribunal: No 'Realistic Prospect' Policy in EUSS Zambrano Cases

In This Article 1. Introduction 2. The Home Office Guidance on EU Settlement Scheme 3. The EU Settlement Scheme Application 4. The Appeal Before the First-Tier Tribunal 5. The Appeal Before the Upper Tribunal 6....

British Passport Applications for Children of European Nationals

In This Article Introduction to British Passport Applications for Children of European Nationals British Citizenship at Birth: The Role of Treaty Rights and Parental Settlement Status in UK Passport Applications When...

More Changes to Pre-settled Status Under the EU Settlement Scheme

On 21 May 2024, the Home Office announced yet more changes to the EU Settlement Scheme. These changes will impact those who currently hold pre-settled status in the UK. The announcement includes significant changes...

Updated Guidance on Late EU Settlement Scheme Applications

Our previous post summarised Home Office guidance on what counts as reasonable grounds for making a late application to the EU Settlement Scheme.  As of 16 January 2024, the Home Office guidance was updated again....

Update on EU Settlement Scheme Deadlines and Late Applications

The EU Settlement Scheme provides a basis for nationals of the EU, other EEA countries and Switzerland, who were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020, to apply for an immigration status that will allow them to...

Upper Tribunal Considers Extended Family Members and the EUSS

The case of Batool and Ors (other family members: EU Exit) [2022] promulgated on 19 July 2022 relates to the position of ‘other family members’ under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). It is one of the first published...

Settled Status, Permanent Residence and Indefinite Leave to Remain

With the UK’s exit from the EU, the Government created new appendices to the Immigration Rules, Appendix EU and Appendix EU (Family Permit). The purpose of Appendix EU is to set out the basis on which an EEA citizen...

Challenging Delays to EU Settlement Scheme Applications

In an earlier post we looked at how to avoid delays in EU Settlement Scheme applications.  In this post, we consider how applicants can challenge delays in the processing of EU Settlement Scheme applications effectively.  Challenging...

Durable Partners under the EU Settlement Scheme

As discussed in my previous blog post, in order to make an application as a family member of an EEA national under the EU Settlement Scheme, the family relationship is required to have existed before 31 December...

EU Settlement Scheme Deadlines and Late Applications

This post has been updated: Updated Guidance on Late EU Settlement Scheme Applications and Update on EU Settlement Scheme Deadlines and Late Applications Appendix EU of the Immigration Rules contains the provisions...