THE SNP have urged the UK Government to automatically grant post- Brexit residence status for EU nationals to prevent a cliff-edge and to stop damage from being inflicted on Scotland’s economy and NHS.
Thousands of EU citizens face having no right to remain in UK as June 30 Brexit deadline looms
16/06/2021
Think tank UK In A Changing Europe says some will "immediately and irreversibly lose their rights of residence" with the Home Office after June 30 cut-off.
Deadline to apply for settled status two weeks away, as academics warn that vulnerable groups face loss of rights
Brexit has forced more than 5million people in the UK to apply for 'settled status' - but figures suggest there's a backlog ahead of the June 30 deadline.
Care manager Joao Lamberio is in a race against time to apply for post-Brexit settled status.
EU settlement scheme deadline: One month left for EU nationals to apply for settled status in UK
31/05/2021
Latest figures released by the Home Office revealed more than 5.4 million people have applied to the scheme in the two years it has been open.
Detained man facing deportation after being ‘blocked from applying’ for EU settlement scheme
29/05/2021
Under the Government’s EU Settlement Scheme, Joey Bediako is entitled to apply to remain in the UK – but instead, he’s been detained
Thousands risk having their lives ‘turned upside down’ as 30 June cut-off looms and backlogs remain.
Scotland's Europe Minister has called on the UK Government to extend the deadline for the scheme allowing EU citizens living in the UK to apply for settled status.
Home Office rejects Italian girl’s EU settlement application after granting status to parents and brother.
Those who miss 30 June deadline will immediately be charged for non-urgent NHS treatment.
Confused over regulations, Home Office border staff meet legitimate visitors and workers with suspicion.
Tens of thousands of EU citizens in UK to lose legal status next month due to Brexit ‘cliff edge’
19/05/2021
The EU settlement scheme, which guarantees post-Brexit residency, closes on June 30.
Long-term citizens alarmed at letter saying they risk losing rights to work and healthcare unless they apply for post-Brexit status.
Eleventh-hour bid to ensure EU citizens living in Highlands secure UK settled status before June deadline
16/05/2021
EU citizens and their family members have less than 50 days left to apply for their pre-settled and settled status to continue residing legally in the UK after June 30, 2021.
THE Home Office has launched a new information campaign urging EU citizens living in the UK to apply for its settlement scheme as soon as possible.
Research shows lack of trust in government as deadline to apply for settled status approaches.
‘In Limbo’ author reveals why the government’s Settlement Scheme and citizenship process could cause a scandal 'like Windrush'.
Dahaba Ali told there is ‘no evidence’ she lives in UK despite having attended school in London, studied at University of Cambridge and currently working as a freelance writer.
"It leaves some of the most vulnerable children in the UK undocumented and facing an insecure future."
Thousands of EU children face ‘cliff edge’ as still without post-Brexit status three months before deadline
30/03/2021
Three-quarters of EU nationals in local authority care yet to be granted settled status, figures show.
EU citizens eligible to stay in the UK post-Brexit are at risk of "slipping through the net" and being deported, a group of Senedd members have warned.
European nationals added to voluntary returns scheme, which can include flights and up to £2,000 for resettlement.
Settled status: Job adverts on Government site ask for proof of right to remain, against Home Office guidance
25/01/2021
The Home Office has insisted that EU nationals should not be asked for proof of their right to work in the UK, but a number of adverts published on the DWP job page ask for settled status evidence.
Care sector faces ‘devastation’ as research shows one in seven EU employees unaware that they must apply to regularise status before June 2021 or be stripped of right to work and live in UK.