CYP Now - EU settlement scheme applications: Legal Update

Kamena Dorling, group head of policy and public affairs at Coram, examines the European Union settlement scheme and the barriers faced by many children and young people who may need to apply.

While the UK did not leave the European Union (EU) at the end of March, it did see the rollout of the EU settlement scheme, the largest-scale documentation programme the UK has ever seen. The future of Brexit is uncertain but, as things currently stand, nearly four million European nationals and their family members will need to apply to the scheme to demonstrate their right to remain in the UK. Those that have been resident in the UK for five years should (subject to criminality checks) be granted "settled status", indefinite leave to remain. Those who cannot demonstrate five years' residence will be granted "pre-settled status" for five years, with the option to subsequently apply for settled status.

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