New Immigration Rules, laid in Parliament today (17 July), validate that from September 2023 individuals with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) will instantly have their status extended by 2 years prior to it ends if they have actually not obtained settled status.
The procedure will be automated by the Home Office and shown in the individual’s digital status. They will be alerted of the extension straight. This will guarantee that no one loses their migration status if they do not use to change from pre-settled to settled status.
The Home Office likewise means to take actions to instantly transform as numerous qualified pre-settled status holders as possible to settled status once they are qualified for it, without them requiring to make an application. During 2024, automated checks of pre-settled status will develop their ongoing constant residence in the UK. Safeguards will remain in location to guarantee that settled status is not incorrectly given.
More than 2 years on from the EUSS application due date of 30 June 2021 for those resident in the UK by the end of the shift duration on 31 December 2020, the variety of steps laid previously Parliament today will likewise make certain that the Home Office can guarantee the stability of the EUSS, safeguarding it versus scams and abuse. They consist of modifications to the method affordable premises for late applications to the plan are thought about. We are likewise closing 2 short-term transitional paths, both of which fall outside the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement dedications.
Lord Murray, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Migration and Borders, said:
Automatic extension of pre-settled status makes sure that numerous EU, other EEA and Swiss people and their relative in the UK can continue to make an extremely valued contribution to British society without worry of losing their migration status by merely stopping working to get settled status.
The determines we’ve revealed today will likewise allow us to continue robustly taking on spurious EUSS applications, maximizing resource for genuine late candidates and status-holders, and providing for the UK public.
As of 31 March 2023, an approximated 5.6 million Europeans and their relative had actually protected their rights in the UK through the extremely effective EUSS, with an approximated 2.1 million holding pre-settled status and an approximated 3.5 million holding settled status.
