Commencement of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016

Policy effect

Revoked and replaced the EEA Regulations 2006. Consolidated domestic implementation of EU Directive 2004/38/EC, codified public policy and public security removal grounds, made use of official application forms mandatory, and tightened verification surrounding non-EEA family members and Surinder Singh route cases.

Official source excerpt

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… documentation and existing appeal rights and appeals; and S.I. 2020/1309, Sch. 4 paras. 1, 2, 4 in relation to access to benefits and services for persons who are members of the post-transition period group) Citation and commencement 1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. (2) These Regulations come into force— (a)for the purposes of this regulation, regulation 44 and Schedule 5 (transitory provisions), on 25th November 2016; (b)for all other purposes, on 1st February 2017. General interpretation 2.—(1) In these Regulations— “the 1971 Act” … means the Immigration Act 1971(1); “the 1999 Act” means the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999(2); “the 2002 Act” means the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002; “the 2006 Regulations” means the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006(3); [F2“the 2016 Act” means the Immigration Act 2016;] “civil partner” does not include— (a) a party to a civil partnership of convenience; or (b) the civil partner (“C”) of a person (“P”) where a spouse, civil partner or durable partner of C or P is already present in the United Kingdom; “civil partnership of convenience” includes a civil partnership …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2017

• 2017-03-15The Transfer for Determination of an Application for International Protection (Detention) (Significant Risk of Absconding Criteria) Regulations 2017
• 2017-04-06Immigration health charge exemption extended to Appendix V visitor leave to remain
• 2017-04-06Immigration health charge exemption extended to modern slavery victims
• 2017-04-06Introduction of the Immigration Skills Charge
• 2017-04-06The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2017
• 2017-04-06Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer immigration health charge exemption removed
• 2017-08-10Implementation of Article 8 ECHR Exceptional Circumstances and Alternative Income Framework (HC 290)