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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Challenging a Settled Status decision

The EU Settled Status Scheme, under Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules, opened to all applicants on 30 March 2019. Many EEA nationals and their family members have applied under the scheme, with a large proportion...

EU Settlement Scheme Deadlines & 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 As we have explained in previous articles, the deadline...

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...

The Status of EU Settlement Scheme Applicants After 30 June 2021

In this post we look at the legal position and status of EU citizens and their family members who have applied for Pre-Settled or Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme (‘EUSS’) and who are awaiting...

EU Settlement Scheme Toolkit

Over recent months our barristers have published several articles addressing the position of EU nationals and their family members in the UK following Brexit, including under the EU Settlement Scheme (‘EUSS’). As...

EU Settlement Scheme & Covid-19 Related Absences - Updated Guidance

The Home Office has recently issued updated policy guidance on coronavirus related absences under the EU Settlement Scheme, following a legal challenge to the previous policy (published 15 December 2020).  The...