The deadline for applications to be made to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) is Wednesday 30 June 2021.
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen and you were living in the United Kingdom by 31 December 2020, you and your family must apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue to work, study, and access free healthcare and benefits in the UK after 30 June 2021.
Even if you have been in the UK for many years and/or you have a permanent residence document or EEA Biometric Residence Card (BRC), you still need to apply to the EUSS (or apply for British citizenship) by the 30 June 2021 deadline to secure your existing rights in the UK.
Making an application for a child
Your children must also apply, even if they were born in the UK, unless they have British citizenship. If you are not sure, you can use the gov.uk British citizenship checker to find out.
You can, of course, apply on their behalf.
Non-EEA/Swiss family members
Family members who are living with you in the UK and are not from the EEA/Switzerland must also apply to the EUSS to make sure their existing rights continue after 30 June 2021.
If you have close family members living overseas, they can apply to join you in the UK at any time, as long as you were living here by 31 December 2020.
Help is available
Help with making an application to the EUSS is available via the gov.uk site – this includes over-the-phone advice and other one-to-one support. You can also find out about community support for vulnerable citizens
After you have applied
You will receive a letter confirming your new status. If you have a passport with a biometric chip, you will not receive any physical proof of your status. If you do not have a passport with a biometric chip, you will receive a Biometric Residence Card (BRP) – any non-EEA/Swiss family members will get one of these too.
If you do not receive a BRP but need to prove your status to anyone, for example a future employer or a landlord, you will need to give them a ‘share code’ and your date of birth so that they check your status.
You should also update your profile if you receive any new documents following your application to the EUSS (for example, a new passport). Existing documentation such as National ID card can also be added to avoid any delays at the border when re-entering the UK from 1 July 2021.
If you miss the deadline
It will be possible for eligible people to apply to the EUSS after 30 June 2021. However, you must have “reasonable grounds for failure to meet the deadline”. These include physical/mental capacity, serious illness or abusive relationships – see page 31 of the Home Office’s guidance on the EUSS for details (opens as PDF). Every late application will be considered on its individual merits.
If you are unsure whether you need to apply to the EUSS, please speak to your school or departmental contact, or faculty or service human resources.
Your right to work in the UK
If you have already provided your passport or national ID card as proof of your right to work in the UK, you do not need to tell us if you have pre-settled or settled status. If you would like to tell us so we can update your personnel file, please log into your online government account and send a ‘share code’ to your school or departmental contact, or faculty or service human resources.
More information
Further information on applying to the EU Settlement Scheme is on the GOV.UK website. You can also contact the Staff Immigration team for further details
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