Application For Settled Status Under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

• Page Contents
• Overview
• How Your Continuous Residence Is Worked Out?
• When You Can Be Outside The UK For More Than 6 Months
• If You Are Not Eligible For Settled Status
• Naturalisation As A British Citizen After Settled Status
• How Can We Help?
• Our Fixed Fees

You can apply to switch from pre-settled status to settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) if you have lived in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for 5 years in a row (known as ‘continuous residence’). The 5 years is will normally be counted from the day you started your continuous residence, not the day you were granted pre-settled status. You may not be eligible for settled status if during the 5 years you spent more than 6 months outside the UK in a 12-month period.

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How Your Continuous Residence Is Worked Out?

For the purposes of applying for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), five years’ continuous residence means that for 5 years in a row you have been in the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man for at least 6 months in any 12-month period. You will also need to show that you - or your family member from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein - were living in the UK by 31 December 2020.

When You Can Be Outside The UK For More Than 6 Months

There are some absences of more than 6 months in a 12-month period that will not count as a break in your continuous residence, which are:

• one period of up to 12 months for an important reason - for example, childbirth, serious illness, study, vocational training, an overseas work posting or because of coronavirus (COVID-19)
• compulsory military service of any length
• time you spent abroad as a Crown servant, or as the family member of a Crown servant
• time you spent abroad in the armed forces, or as the family member of someone in the armed forces
• working in the UK marine area

If You Are Not Eligible For Settled Status

If you are not eligible for settled status under the EU Scheme (EUSS) because you spent more than 6 months outside the UK in a 12-month period, you may be able to get pre-settled status again instead of settled status. For the grant of pre-settled status instead of settled status, both of the following must apply:

• the time you spent outside the UK was before 31 December 2020
• you were back in the UK by 31 December 2020

You may also be able to get pre-settled status again if you apply to join a family member from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein who was living in the UK by 31 December 2020. If you cannot get pre-settled status again and your current status is about to expire, apply for a visa to stay in the UK.

Naturalisation As A British Citizen After Grant Of Settled Status

You can apply for naturalisation as a British Citizen 12 months after the grant of your settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) by virtue of section 6(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981. An application for naturalisation as a British Citizen is made using application form AN. Naturalisation is at the discretion of the Home Secretary. Under Section 6 of the British Nationality Act 1981, s/he may, if s/he thinks fit, grant a certificate of naturalisation to a person of full age and capacity if s/he is satisfied that person meets the requirements set out in Schedule 1 to the Act.

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How Can We Help?

Our specialist team of immigration solicitors in London can provide expert immigration advice and legal representations concerning your application for settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) to cover all the work on your settled status application until decision is made by the Home Office, UKVI on your application. Our best team of immigration solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable and fixed fee immigration services concerning your settled status application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our immigration solicitors on your settled status application will entail the following:

• Our immigration solicitors will assess your eligibility for settled status under the EU Settled Scheme (EUSS) by considering all your personal circumstances;
• Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the weaknesses and strengths of your settled status under the EU Settled Scheme (EUSS);
• Our immigration solicitors will advise you on the relevant documents to be submitted in support of your settled status under the EU Settled Scheme (EUSS);
• Our immigration solicitors will assess your documents to ensure that the documentary evidence is as per requirements of Appendix EU of the immigration Rules;
• Our immigration solicitors will complete and submit the online application form to apply for settled status under the EU Settled Scheme (EUSS) by gathering all the relevant information from you;
• Our immigration solicitors will upload online all the relevant supporting documents to be considered in support of your settled status application;
• Our immigration solicitors will liaise with the Home Office UKVI for a timely decision on your settled status application.

Our Fixed Fees For Applications Under The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)