KNOWLEDGE

CENTRE

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...

EU Settlement Scheme: Suitability Ground Refusals

Primarily, whether an applicant will be refused under the ‘suitability’ grounds in an EU Settlement Scheme application relates to previous criminal conduct, see also the previous article on criminality and applications...

New Guidance on Late Surinder Singh Applications

In our previous blog post, we discussed the closure of the route for British Citizens to make applications under the EU Settlement Scheme for family permits for their family members to return with or join...

Dual Citizens of the EU and the UK and Comprehensive Sickness Insurance

On 1 February 2022, the government agreed to amend the Immigration Rules to end the unfairness faced by EU citizens who successfully obtained British citizenship, despite a historic lack of Comprehensive Sickness...

‘Surinder Singh’ Route to Close On 29 March 2022

On 29 March 2022 at 2300 GMT, the route for British Citizens to make applications under the EU Settlement Scheme for family permits for their family members to return with or join them in the UK will close. Looking...

Pre-Settled Status and Access to State Benefits

In the case of Fratila and another v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 53, the Supreme Court determined whether individuals with Pre-Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme are required...

Policy Change for Extended Family Members of UK-based EU Citizens

As has been set out in previous articles, some extended family members of UK resident EU citizens may no longer make applications to remain in or join their family members in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme.  However...

British Citizenship and the EU Settlement Scheme - Section 10A of the British Nationality Act 1981

The deadline for applications under the EU Settlement Scheme passed on 30 June 2021, as discussed in our previous post here. Home Office statistics, published on 21 September 2021, showed that as of 30 June 2021...

How Apply for Pre-Settled Status with an EUSS Family Permit

In this post, we explore how to apply for Pre-Settled Status under Appendix EU if you have already been granted an EU Settlement Scheme (“EUSS”) Family Permit. This will allow you to stay in the UK after your...

How Do Criminal Convictions Affect Applications Under the EU Settlement Scheme?

In this post we ask how do criminal convictions affect EU nationals and their family members present or applying under the EU Settlement Scheme? The answer to this question is complex, and involves when the convictions...

Akinsanya judgment: High Court ruling on Zambrano carers may extend eligibility, despite expired EU Settlement Scheme deadline

The deadline for most applications under the EU Settlement Scheme, 30 June 2021, has now been and gone. However, on 9 June 2021, the High Court handed down its judgment in the case of R (Akinsanya) v Secretary...