EU Free Movement
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After Brexit the rights of EU citizens in the UK will be protected under either national law or by the existing international treaties the UK has signed, such as the European Convention of Human Rights. The rights were guaranteed to EU citizens and their families by EU law are wide ranging and often depend on whether the EU citizen is economically active. The Government’s mechanism for determining the right of residence for EU citizens after Brexit is the Settled Status Scheme which was launched on 30th March 2019.
EEA Family Permit
Permanent Residence For EU Citizens
EU Settlement Scheme
Frontier Worker Permit
How can we help you
We are able to assist you in obtaining settled status, especially with cases which are not straightforward, and particularly when there are issues regarding the eligibility and suitability requirements of the EU Settlement Scheme.
The simpler cases are:
- EU citizens and any of their non-EU family members who by 29th March 2019, have been continuously resident in the UK for five years. These individuals are eligible for settled status, enabling them to stay indefinitely.
- EU citizens and their family members who arrived by 29th March 2019 but will not, at this point, have been continuously resident in the UK for five years. They will be eligible for pre-settled status. This will allow them to stay until they have reached the five-year threshold and then they can apply for settled status.
- EU citizens and their close family members will still be able to join the EU citizen who is residing in the UK until 29th March 2022. This is so long as the family relationship existed on the date of Brexit.
It is vital for EU citizens living in the UK to be protected and to make the online application to the Home Office under the Settlement Scheme. The EU Settlement Scheme is under-pinned by certain administrative rules published on 20th July 2018 called Appendix EU. This is where you can find the rules on the Settlement Scheme.