- It just got even more difficult for EU nationals to get British citizenship
- What is a frontier worker permit and will it help people commuting into the UK for work?
- EU deportation protections after Brexit
- EU Settlement Scheme “still unknown to many migrants”
- Tens of thousands of people wait months for an EU Settlement Scheme decision
Digital-only status for EU citizens “creates a real risk of harm”, experts warn
Digital-only residence permits could make it harder for migrants to access vital services like jobs and housing, a new report warns. Landlords and employers used to physical passports and residence permits may discriminate against migrants whose proof ...
1st October 2020What is a frontier worker permit and will it help people commuting into the UK for work?
With weeks to go to the end of free movement on the rather apocalyptic sounding “IP Completion day” (the end of the implementation period, at 11pm on 31 December 2020), the post-Brexit immigration system is finally beginning to take shape. ...
30th September 2020Applying for settled and pre-settled status requires genuine residence
Although the UK ceased to be a member of the EU on 31 January 2020, the transition period arrangements mean that EU citizens can still apply for leave to remain under the EU Settlement Scheme even if they move to the UK after that date, as long as the ...
29th September 2020What is the legal status of EU citizens during the post-Brexit “grace period”?
As we’re constantly being reminded, free movement will come to an end this year. From 1 January 2021, EU/EEA/Swiss citizens who wish to move to the UK to work and study will have to meet the requirements of the new points-based immigration syste ...
25th September 2020EU deportation protections after Brexit
From next year there will be two categories of EEA national: Those who began their residence in the UK before 31 December 2020; and Those who began their residence in the UK after 31 December 2020. The law a person is subject to will depend on whi ...
24th September 2020EU Settlement Scheme “still unknown to many migrants”
Many eastern European migrant workers don’t know that the EU Settlement Scheme exists, new research suggests. A survey of EU citizens in Cambridgeshire by the Social Market Foundation think tank found that barely half were aware of the Settlemen ...
21st September 2020