Brexit - Advice for residents

If you are a non UK EU citizen currently living in the UK you can apply to continue to live in the UK after Brexit through the EU Settlement Scheme

• This will be in place even in the event of a no deal Brexit until at least 31 December 2020
• Further details can be found here.

If you are a non UK citizen arriving in the UK after Brexit you will be able to visit, work or study in the UK for up to 3 months

• After 3 months you will need to apply for a European Temporary Leave to Remain (Euro TLR)
• Euro TLR is a temporary UK immigration status that will allow EU citizens who move to the UK after Brexit to continue living, working and studying in the UK after 31 December 2020
• Further details can be found here.

If you are a UK citizen currently living in another EU country your rights and how you access services may change

• Visit www.gov.uk/brexit where an online tool will guide you through everything you may need to do

If you’re a citizen of the following countries you and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021:

• the European Union (EU)

• Norway

• Iceland

• Liechtenstein or

• Switzerland

You will not need to apply to the scheme if:

• you’re an Irish citizen

• you have indefinite leave to remain in the UK

• you have indefinite leave to enter the UK

Your family members from outside the UK and Ireland will still need to apply even if you do not need to.

 

What do settled status and pre-settled status mean?

If your application is successful, you’ll be given either settled or pre-settled status. You will not be asked to choose which you’re applying for. Which status you get depends on how long you’ve been living in the UK when you apply. Your rights will be different depending on which status you get.

• settled status - you’ll usually get settled status if you’ve lived in the UK for a continuous 5-year period known as ‘continuous residence’

• pre-settled status - if you have not lived in the UK for 5 years in a row, known as ‘continuous residence’, you’ll usually get pre-settled status. You must have started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 unless you are applying as the existing close family member of an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen who started living here by then.

When do I need to apply?

The deadline for applying is 30 June 2021.

The rights and status of EU citizens and their family members residing in the Winchester district before the UK left the EU will remain the same until June 2021.  Including those who have yet to apply for, or receive, a settlement status.

How to apply

Guidance about how to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme is set out on the Government’s webpage and is available online in 26 European languages.

How to use the ID document checker app

To complete your application, you will need to prove your identity. You can use the ID document checker mobile phone app to do this, using an Android or an Apple device.

You can read guidance on how to use the ID checker app on the government webpage.

If you cannot use the app, Citizens Advice Bureau Southampton has been funded by the Home Office to provide an EUSS support service to help vulnerable people in the region, and the Southampton Registration Service is offering an ID scanning service.

Get support with your application

There is a national advice centre available should you need it. As well as help for those who need digital skills support. 

Support and advice is available for those needing help with the online form or assistance with complex cases at the Citizens Advice Bureau .