UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff consider applications made under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Find out more about the EU Settlement Scheme and how to apply.
Previous versions of this guidance, including those used for the testing phases of the EU Settlement Scheme, can be found on the National Archives website.
Added an accessible version of the guide for EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members.
'EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members' has been updated to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules made in Statement of Changes HC 590, laid on 14 March 2024, and in respect of reasonable grounds for delay in making an application (where further late applications are concerned) and validity consideration.
Updated the EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members guidance to reflect changes to the Immigration Rules made in Statement of Changes HC 590, laid on 14 March 2024, and in respect of reasonable grounds for delay in making an application (where further late applications are concerned) and validity consideration.
The EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members guidance has been updated.
Updated the guidance for EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members.
Accessible versions of the 'family member of a qualifying British citizen' and 'person with a Zambrano right to reside' guidance added.
'Person with a Zambrano right to reside': updated because the EU Settlement Scheme is closed to new applications from this group, where they do not already hold pre-settled status or a relevant EUSS family permit.
'EU Settlement Scheme: family member of a qualifying British citizen' - updated to reflect the closure of the EU Settlement Scheme to new applications from those applying as a family member of a qualifying British citizen, where they do not already hold pre-settled status or an EUSS family permit.
Changes have been made in particular to reflect the changes to Appendix EU made in Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1496, laid on 17 July 2023.
Minor changes to family member of a qualifying British Citizen guidance in line with the Immigration rules changes and minor formatting changes throughout. Changes have been made to derivative right to reside (Chen and Ibrahim / Teixeira cases), EU Settlement Scheme: EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members and EU Settlement Scheme person with a Zambrano right to reside guidance to reflect the Immigration Rules which come into force on 12 April 2023.
Updated EU Settlement Scheme: derivative right to reside (Chen and Ibrahim / Teixeira cases) guidance.
Added accessible versions of PDFs.
Updated EU Settlement Scheme derivative right to reside (Chen and Ibrahim Teixeira cases).
Updates made to EU Settlement Scheme: person with a Zambrano right to reside to reflect changes to Appendix EU made by the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 719 laid on 18 October 2022.
Updated due to changes to changes in the Immigration Rules.
Changes to the temporary concession to treat the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus as part of the European Economic Area where an accompanying family member of a member of HM Forces, who was posted there before the end of the transition period, otherwise meets the requirements as a 'family member of a qualifying British citizen'.
Replaced EU Settlement Scheme: suitability requirements.
Updated guidance on derivative right to reside (Chen and Ibrahim/Teixeira cases) published.
Updated guidance on Zambrano right to reside published.