EU Settlement Scheme: Revised COVID-19 Continuous Residence Guidance & Concessions
Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix
Policy effect
Issued new casework guidance establishing broad concessions for EU/EEA citizens applying to the EU Settlement Scheme whose 6-month continuous residence periods were broken by COVID-19 pandemic-related travel disruptions, public health advice, or overseas stays.
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… citizens and their family members - changes have been made in particular to reflect changes in the approach to contacting the applicant at the validity and eligibility stages where they have submitted fraudulent evidence. 15 November 2021 Updated version of "EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members" published, which includes guidance from the deleted document "EU Settlement Scheme: coronavirus (COVID-19)". 21 July 2021 EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members guidance updated following rules changes on 1 July. 10 June … 2021 New EU Settlement Scheme: coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance added. 24 May 2021 'EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members’ guidance updated. Updates to the tables setting out the countries that have extended the validity of their identity documents in response to the COVID-19 situation, which documents the extensions apply to, and the impact on the expiry date. 28 April 2021 Updated 'EU Settlement Scheme: person with a Zambrano right to reside' to reflect the changes to Appendix EU made in Statements of Changes in Immigration Rules, up to HC 1248, laid …
Home OfficeHome Office, EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members - Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance, 10 June 2021.Open official source
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- 2021-04-06Hong Kong BNO Fee Waiver and Administrative Fee Restructuring
- 2021-04-06Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 1248)
- 2021-05-21Mandatory Expansion of Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) to Skilled Worker Route
- 2021-05-25Revised Guidance on Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention
- 2021-06-16Common Travel Area Enforcement Update
- 2021-07-01Amendment to British Nationality Act regarding Appendix EU
- 2021-07-01Mandatory Digital Right to Work Checks Framework for EEA/Swiss Nationals
- 2021-07-01Mandatory Right to Rent Verification Framework for EEA/Swiss Nationals
- 2021-07-01Setting of Graduate Route Application Fees and Fee Caps
- 2021-08-31Commencement of Mandatory Electronic Monitoring Conditions for Foreign National Offenders on Bail
- 2021-10-01Phasing Out Acceptance of EU/EEA National ID Cards at the Border
- 2021-10-11Replacement of T2 Sportsperson route with new sponsorship frameworks
- 2021-10-11Temporary Seasonal Worker expansion to poultry and food-goods haulage
- 2021-11-01Improved Access to Legal Advice in Detention
- 2021-12-23Swiss Professional Qualification Equivalence Recognition under Temporary Work Guidance