EU Settlement Scheme: UK tax and benefits records automated check (2024)

FAQs

How do I check the progress of the EU Settlement Scheme? ›

Viewing your status

After you get your decision letter, you can view your pre-settled or settled status online on GOV.UK. If you're from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you will not get a card showing your pre-settled or settled status - your status is only online.

How the automated check calculates the period of residence. The automated check starts from the date of your application and works backwards through the previous 7 tax years, looking at each month to see if there is evidence of your UK residence.

The status you get under the EU Settlement Scheme proves your rights in the UK only. Your documents will be returned to you automatically once the decision has been made - this usually takes between 6 to 8 weeks.

To get settled status, you only need evidence for 6 months out of every 12 months for 5 years in a row. It doesn't have to be the last 5 years. You can provide evidence for a different 5-year period - as long as you haven't lived outside the UK for 5 years in a row since then.

Contact the EU Settlement Resolution Centre online to find out how to apply. They will usually send you an application form. You must send your completed application form and supporting documents to the Home Office by post.

This is a unique 16-digit number associated with your visa application. This number will be on all the emails and letters you receive from the UKVI.

Automated checks consist of a machine that executes checks or test cases automatically, by reading its specification in some way which could be scripts in a general-purpose programming language or one that's tool-specific, from spreadsheets, models, etc.

Why would the EU Settlement Scheme be refused? ›

Applications are refused for a variety of reasons with the most common being insufficient evidence of residence in the UK, or lack of identity (eligibility grounds). As an EU citizen in the UK without Pre-Settled or Settled Status, you will not be able to access your rights under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Settled Status allows you to remain in the UK indefinitely. You can apply for Settled Status once you have reached five years continuous residence in the UK. You must apply before your five years on Pre-Settled status expires if you wish to remain in the UK.

residential mortgage statement or rental agreement and evidence of payment. a dated and signed letter from a registered care home confirming your residence there. employer pension contributions. annual business account of a self-employed person.

You will become eligible to apply for settled status on 2 March 2023, after you've lived in the UK for 5 years. The latest you could apply for settled status is on 14 January 2025, just before your pre-settled status expires. Find out more about continuous residence and if you're eligible for settled status.

Acceptable documents providing proof of residence include:

Utility bills in joint names are permissible* Local authority tax bill valid for the current year** UK full or provisional photo-card driving licene or a full old-style paper driving licence (if not already presented as a personal ID document).

You should get a decision within 24 weeks once you attend your appointment at the visa application centre, if you are applying to settle in the UK as the spouse, partner or family member of someone who has British citizenship or is settled in the UK.

What happens if you don't apply for EUSS? If you are an EU citizen and have not applied for immigration status under the EUSS (EU Settlement Scheme), you may now be living in the UK unlawfully. You should seek professional legal advice from an immigration specialist straight away.

The deadline for most people to apply for pre-settled or settled status through the EU Settlement Scheme was 30 June 2021. You might still be able to apply if you're in one of these situations: you started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 and you need to make a late application.

You can visit the UK as a Standard Visitor for tourism, business, study (courses up to 6 months) and other permitted activities. You can usually stay in the UK for up to 6 months. You might be able to apply to stay for longer in certain circ*mstances, for example to get medical treatment.

An EU Settlement Scheme travel permit is a way to enter the UK if your biometric residence card ( BRC ) is lost, stolen or expired. You can use the travel permit, along with a valid passport, to travel to and from the UK until the permit expires.

How long can EU citizen stay in UK without visa? ›

If you're an EU , EEA or Swiss Citizen travelling to the UK for a short business trip, you may not need to apply for a visa. Under the UK 's new points-based immigration system, you can continue to visit the UK without applying for a visa. In most cases you can stay for up to 6 months.

If you have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. If you would usually need a visa to come to the UK, you'll need to show your carrier one of the following visa exemption documents: a UK-issued biometric residence card. an EU Settlement Scheme family permit.

A dated and addressed invoice from an accredited organisation for school, college or university fees for education requiring physical attendance in the UK. A residential mortgage statement and evidence of mortgage payments. A tenancy agreement and evidence of rent payments.

You can apply for status under the EU Settlement Scheme from outside the UK. You must use the EU Exit: ID Document Check app to verify that you're entitled to apply from outside the UK. If you're an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you must use your current valid passport or national identity card with a biometric chip.

Support line

+44 (0)844 8920232 (outside the UK). Calls cost £0.04 per minute plus your provider's access charge. Our lines are open 09:00 to 17:30 Monday to Friday. Note: we can only handle so many calls a day so waiting times may be very long.

You can write to the Home Office directly using: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk. We understand that it can be difficult to get a response from the Home Office to personal immigration queries. We suggest writing to the Home Office via a local Member of Parliament.

If you have been unable to find information that you are looking for or you have a general enquiry about UK Visas and Immigration's application process, you can contact UKVI using the details below: UKVAIG.ServiceIntegration@fco.gov.uk.

You can find your GWF xxxxxxxxx reference number in the emails you have received from UK Visas & Immigration.

You'll be asked for a Home Office reference number - this is sometimes called a 'unique application number' (UAN). You'll have received this number when you first applied. Before you can get any information about your application, you'll be asked questions to confirm your identity.

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is a division of the Home Office responsible for the United Kingdom's visa system. It was formed in 2013 from the section of the UK Border Agency that had administered the visa system.

What is automated check-in and check out? ›

A single system to be able to check in and out of the hotel without going through reception. Thanks to AutoCheckin, the guest will be able to automatically check-in before arriving at the hotel and check-out on the day of departure.

Under the conventional method for processing paper checks, the check you write to a merchant (for example) is deposited by the merchant at the merchant's bank and the original paper check is then shipped from bank to bank. This process could take a few days.

The check will move from the deposit bank to the drawing bank as part of the check clearing process. The process starts when a check is deposited to a bank. The bank will then set about contacting the drawing bank. The check is cleared when the depositing bank has received the check and funds from the drawing bank.

Who is eligible for the EU Settlement Scheme. You must meet one of the eligibility criteria for the scheme, which for most people is either: you're from the EU , Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and you started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 and had pre-settled or settled status.

27 and 29 April. On 27 April 2021 the European Parliament gave final approval to the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. On 29 April 2021 the European Council approved the conclusion of the agreement by way of a Council Decision. As a result, the agreements between the UK and the EU came into force on 1 May 2021.

You'll be told in the letter given to you at the border if you can apply for the decision to cancel your settled or pre-settled status to be reviewed. You can apply for an administrative review if your settled or pre-settled status was cancelled because: there has been a change in your circ*mstances.

You lose your indefinite leave to remain if you've been outside the UK for 2 or more continuous years. You may be able to re-enter the UK and get indefinite leave to remain by applying for a Returning Resident visa.

Settled status and British citizenship are different. While settled status is a grant of indefinite leave to remain, it does not affect your nationality. To become a British citizen, you will need to make an application to naturalise once you have held settled status, or ILR, for 12 months.

EU settled status and UK permanent residence are not the same. Under the UK's Brexit withdrawal arrangements, EU nationals residing in the UK by 31 December 2o20 – both with or without a permanent residence card – had until 30 June 2021 to secure their lawful status in the UK.

What documents prove UK residency? The following documents are frequently used to prove one's residency: Bank statement; Utility bill for gas, electricity, water, internet, etc.

Do I have settled status? ›

You should be given 'settled status' if you've lived in the UK for 5 years or more. Once you have settled status, you can stay for as long as you like. You can live outside the UK for up to 5 years in a row without losing settled status.

Here are some of the most common documents that count as valid proof of address: Bank statement; Utility bill for gas, electricity, water, internet, etc.

You must have spent no more than 180 days outside the UK in any 12 months. If you think you're affected by this rule, the Home Office has guidance about how to calculate your time in the UK ('continuous residence').

If you get British citizenship, you can leave the UK for as long as you want without losing your right to return.

After you get your decision letter, you can view your pre-settled or settled status online on GOV.UK. If you're from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, you will not get a card showing your pre-settled or settled status - your status is only online.

You can use your passport or a residence permit with a biometric chip. You have to send them to the Home Office. You have to provide evidence of your relationship to your EU, EEA or Swiss family member. You also need to have your fingerprints scanned and a photo taken.

You may be eligible for settled status before you've been living in the UK for 5 years. Your family member must have been working or self-employed in the UK at the time of their death. They must have been living in the UK by 31 December 2020.

The EU Settlement Scheme is open to resident EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members who started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 (the end of the 'Withdrawal Period') and are seeking to remain after the expiry of the 'Grace Period' on 30 June 2021.

Is the EU Settlement Scheme over? ›

The deadline for most people to apply for pre-settled or settled status through the EU Settlement Scheme was 30 June 2021. You might still be able to apply if you're in one of these situations: you started living in the UK by 31 December 2020 and you need to make a late application.

The EU Settlement Scheme allows you to continue to live, work and study here in the UK. It means you continue to be eligible for: • public services, such as healthcare and schools. • public funds and pensions. • British citizenship, if you want to apply and meet the requirements.

The EU Settlement Scheme can grant permission to remain in the UK for five years (Pre-Settled Status) or indefinitely (Settled Status). For most applicants, the initial deadline to apply to the scheme was 30 June 2021 but for some others a later date may apply and, in some cases, late applications can be considered.

You can prove you have right of abode if you have a UK passport describing you as a British citizen or British subject with right of abode. Otherwise you need to apply for a 'certificate of entitlement'.

You'll be told in the letter given to you at the border if you can apply for the decision to cancel your settled or pre-settled status to be reviewed. You can apply for an administrative review if your settled or pre-settled status was cancelled because: there has been a change in your circ*mstances.

Settled status and British citizenship are different. While settled status is a grant of indefinite leave to remain, it does not affect your nationality. To become a British citizen, you will need to make an application to naturalise once you have held settled status, or ILR, for 12 months.

Indefinite leave to remain is how you settle in the UK. It's also called 'settlement'. It gives you the right to live, work and study here for as long as you like, and apply for benefits if you're eligible.