The European Union Settlement Scheme (also the EU Settlement Scheme or EUSS) is an immigration regime of the United Kingdom introduced by the Home Office in 2019, under the new Appendix EU of the UK's Immigration Rules, in response to the Brexit situation. EUSS processes the registration of nationals of EU and EFTA countries who were resident in the United Kingdom prior to the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period (which followed the technical departure of the UK from the European Union) at 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020 ("IP completion day"[1][2][3]). Successful applicants receive either "pre-settled status" (a special form of Limited Leave to Remain) or "settled status" (a special form of Indefinite Leave to Remain), generally depending on the length of time they have been resident in the United Kingdom.[4]
The system also provide rights to particular types of family members, whether residing in the UK before IP completion day or not, of those EU and EFTA nationals, as long as the family relationship existed by IP completion day (with certain exceptions, like for later-born children).
The system also extends rights to certain family members who resided with a British citizen in an EU or EFTA country prior to IP completion day.
- ^ Parliament of the United Kingdom (23 January 2020). "European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020". legislation.gov.uk. Section 39. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Ministry of Justice and Civil Procedure Rule Committee (19 December 2020). "Practice Direction update 126: Brexit changes". Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Department of Health and Social Care (2021). "EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM TO THE EUROPEAN QUALIFICATIONS (HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONS) (AMENDMENT ETC.) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ "Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)". gov.uk. UK Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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