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Home Office announces that people applying late to now-closed EU Settlement Scheme will have rights protected while application is determined

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“… who make late applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) will have temporary protection while their application … is determined. The deadline for applying to the EUSS was 30 June and, as we reported on EIN in June, there … grounds for missing the deadline to apply to the EUSS. While the numbers applying late have been small …”

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Groups welcome important policy U-turn protecting EU citizens applying after June deadline

Reports warn EU citizens at risk of being caught up in hostile environment immigration policies after EU Settlement Scheme deadline

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“… of June deadline for applying to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The 107-page report, which was submitted to the … status and without status, will encounter now that the EUSS deadline has passed. In particular, the3million stresses … family reunion. The report also considers the backlog of EUSS applications, the process of applying, and the accessing …”

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the3million, the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit and University of Cambridge academics highlight post-Brexit problems ahead

Government says EU citizens who fail to submit application to EU Settlement Scheme by 30 June deadline will be given 28-day notice to apply

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“… With the deadline for applying to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) now just days away, news media reported yesterday that … or relevant family members who may be eligible for EUSS status on the basis they were resident in the UK by 31 … Enforcement will issue a '28-day notice for the EUSS' to advise the individual to take urgent action to …”

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Immigration minister Kevin Foster sets out details of what will happen to those who miss the deadline

Reports warn that thousands of EU citizens will be left without legal immigration status when EU Settlement Scheme ends this month

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“… that lie ahead for many when the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) closes. A new report by the academic thinktank UK in a … immigration status on 1 July 2021 following the end of the EUSS. You can read the 23-page report here . The report notes that the deadline for EUSS applications is 30 June 2021 and those who miss it will …”

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New reports by UK in a Changing Europe and the EU Rights and Brexit Hub at the University of York on looming problems

New House of Commons Library briefing looks at the entitlement to benefits for migrants in the UK

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“… 2020 and the establishment of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). With the end of free movement, newly arriving EEA … 31 December 2020) been prevented from registering with the EUSS and have been subject to the same immigration regime as … EEA nationals had to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). People who had already been given indefinite leave to …”

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Overview of what benefits can be claimed by asylum seekers and refugees; and EEA and non-EEA nationals

Wide-ranging new statement of changes to the Immigration Rules published

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“… are being made in respect of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), which enables EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the … UK. "The changes reflect in the Immigration Rules for the EUSS, in Appendix EU, the concession outside the Rules for … they will continue to qualify for status under the EUSS. "The changes also allow a joining family member to …”

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Latest statement makes 186 pages of changes, including Covid concessions and rebranding of Tier 5 to Temporary Work routes

Academic article argues that digital-only proof of immigration status is discriminatory and unlawful and could become another Windrush scandal

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“… its underlying objectives. Using the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) as a case study, the article highlights how EU citizens … by digital-only immigration status in the context of the EUSS. They say: "At the very least, the Home Office is yet to … policy – at least as it is being rolled out within the EUSS – is unlawful. It indirectly discriminates against a …”

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Digital-only status disadvantages groups with protected characteristics – namely, disability, age and race

EU Settlement Scheme - Read the small print

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“… Small print: PSS – Absences and continuous residence EUSS has hidden difficulties for those granted Pre-Settled … happening elsewhere in the Immigration Rules. Under the EUSS if you are granted Settled Status (SS) because you have … EU national who already has ILR to secure SS instead under EUSS). The UKVI website, which encourages EU nationals to …”

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Nilmini Roelens

First statement of changes to the Immigration Rules for 2021 released, includes opening of the new Graduate route

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“… adjustments are being made to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and the EUSS family permit. These will ensure their continued … beyond the 30 June 2021 deadline for applications to the EUSS by those EEA citizens and their family members resident …”

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108-page HC 1248 brings significant changes for Graduate route and numerous other changes elsewhere

A hostile environment risks undermining the jab

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“… UK currently? The last day of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) on 30 June 2021 saw a sudden surge of 50,000 applicants … number. If our estimates of EU nationals eligible under EUSS was out by over 2.6 million (as at today's date) how …”

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Nilmini Roelens

UK Frontier Worker Permit: what you need to know

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“… proof is provided. How to Apply In a similar manner to EUSS applications , frontier worker applicants will be able … in the UK permanently, alternative applications under the EUSS where possible would be preferable. For instance, …”

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Victoria Waller, Latitude Law

House of Commons Library considers implications of Brexit for British citizens wishing to travel, live, work or study in the EU

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“… provisions of the WA through the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The EUSS is a 'constitutive' system. This means individuals must successfully apply to the EUSS to have the protections set out in the WA. EU citizens …”

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Overview of the implications of the UK's new relationship with the EU and the end of free movement

Limited leave to remain does not knock out a Zambrano claim

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“… also amended in 2019 to deal with leave granted under the EUSS. However, neither of those amendments altered its … a Changing Europe has recently published a report on the EUSS which ominously predicts that tens or perhaps even … right to reside to those eligible to apply late to the EUSS) to ensure that the EU concerned nationals are protected …”

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Asad Ali Khan