EU Settlement Scheme What? Who? Why? How? www.strongertogetherni.org
EU Settlement Scheme What does it mean for me? • EU/EEA citizens and their family members need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK. • The EU Settlement Scheme allows EU/EEA citizens & family members to get the immigration status enabling them to continue to live, work and study in the UK: settled status or pre-settled status . Either status means that you will continue to be eligible for: • public services, such as healthcare and schools; public funds and pensions and British citizenship, if you want to apply and meet the requirements The Settlement Scheme is FREE, open and you have until 31 st Dec 2020 to • apply (in case of a no-deal Brexit)
EU Settlement Scheme Who is eligible to apply? You need to apply if you are an EU/EEA citizen or a non-EU family member • of an EU/EEA citizen (including children), this includes those with a UK permanent residence document. Irish citizens do not need to apply, but can if they wish • British citizens cannot apply • You must not be a serious or persistent criminal, a threat to national • security, or have a deportation order, exclusion order or exclusion decision against you
EU Settlement Scheme Residence – How Long You Lived in UK You need to be a resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 • If you have been a resident in the UK for five continuous years or more • you will be eligible for settled status (which equals indefinite leave to remain) If you have been a resident for less than five continuous years you will be • eligible for pre-settled status (equals definitive leave to remain for 5 years and you will have to apply again to gain settled status)
EU Settlement Scheme Family members • If you are an EU citizen living in the UK, you and your family members can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Family members do not need to be from the EU, they can come from anywhere in the world (non-EU family members). • Close family members include spouses, civil partners, unmarried partners, dependent children and grandchildren, and dependent parents and grandparents. • Close family members who are not living in the UK by 31 December 2020 can join you in the UK before June 2022 • Children born or adopted by people with settled status after 31 December 2020 will also have their rights protected.
EU Settlement Scheme Apply online https://apply-for-eu-settled-status.homeoffice.gov.uk • https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-eu-exit-id-document-check-app • You need an email address (security codes, correspondence sent there) • You need a phone number (security codes sent there) • You need an ID (ideally biometric one to scan) • Access to mobile device to scan ID and your face • You will need to scan your face • Your will need to take a photo of your face • You will need your National Insurance Number • If you have Permanent Residency you will need the reference number • Potentially you’ll need evidence of how long you’ve lived here •
EU Settlement Scheme – How? Basic information: The application asks for basic information like your name, address, contact details and nationality. Proof of identity: Verify your identity and nationality using your passport, national identity card, or biometric residence card (if you are a non-EU citizen). Proof of residence Prove your residence in the UK by providing your National Insurance number, if you have one. Other documentation may be used, or required, to show proof of residence. Criminality check Complete the criminality check by declaring any criminal convictions. Only serious or persistent criminality will affect your application. This will not affect the vast majority of EU citizens and their family members.
EU Settlement Scheme Why does it matter to businesses? • If you currently employ EU citizens, regardless of how long they have been resident here, it is necessary for them to complete the registration to protect their existing rights including the right to work here (which you as employer need to ascertain) • Non-completion will create difficulties for employers as the status of their employees will become the same as current non-EU citizens, requiring significant new paperwork
Stronger Together EUSS Support Project What can we offer your organisation and employees? • The opportunity to provide information in the form of posters & fliers about EUSS • The opportunity to host an information session for your employees on site (no more than 60 minutes incl Q&A ) where our qualified staff members can talk through the EUSS registration process • The opportunity to deliver free, confidential clinic sessions on your premises for those individuals who need assistance or specialist advice with language support if required
Stronger Together EUSS Support Project What does your workplace need to do for us? • Ensure that all your staff are aware of EUSS by displaying the information about the scheme • Provide a space for the information session & a suitable time for staff to attend • Provide a space for the clinic sessions and suitable times for staff to attend • Provide internet access for the clinic as application process is done online
EU Settlement Scheme
Funded by: UKVI Stronger Together EUSS Project Partners: STEP North West Migrant Forum Inter- Ethnic Forum Strabane Ethnic Communities Association Omagh Ethnic Communities Support Group Community Intercultural Programme - Portadown/Craigavon YMCA North Down Building Communities Resource Centre - Ballymoney South Belfast Round Table Resurgam Trust, The Welcome Project – Lisburn STEP Migrant Rights & Law Centre Law Centre NI Children’s Law Centre Email: info@strongertogetherni.org Phone: 02 887 750 211 Web: www.strongertogetherni.org
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