The european union settlement scheme is a scheme launched in 2019 by the home office to process the registration of eu citizens resident in the united kingdom prior to its departure from the european union.
Home office number eu settlement scheme. 16 october 2019 updated eu settlement scheme. The scheme is open you can apply now if you re eligible. Apply to the eu settlement scheme it is taking longer than usual to process applications because of coronavirus covid 19. It puts the government close to its overall goal for the.
Eu citizens in the uk have been living under a cloud of uncertainty for far too long. While the eu settlement scheme is in some respects less exposed to the coronavirus crisis than other parts of the immigration system that rely more heavily on face to face. Applicants to the scheme will if successful receive one of two statuses dependant on a number of eligibility criteria most notably time resident in the united kingdom. If you re an eu eea or swiss citizen you and your family can apply to the eu settlement scheme to continue living in the uk after 30 june 2021.
Added eu settlement scheme quarterly statistics september 2019 and a link to home office eu settlement scheme quarterly statistics. Home office and uk visas and immigration eu citizens living in the uk and their family members will need to apply under the settlement scheme to obtain their new uk immigration status. They are our families and. Eu citizens and their families will be able to apply to get either settled or pre settled status through the eu settlement scheme.
Home office presides over 100 data breaches in eu settlement scheme she said. The home office has received 3 4m applications from people seeking to stay in the uk after brexit under the eu settled status scheme.