The deadline for EU citizens living in the UK to apply for permanent residence ends on Wednesday.
Britain left the European Union on January 31 last year, but EU citizens who have settled legally and habitually in the country until the end of 2020, at the end of an eleven-month transition period after the end of British membership in the European Union (Brexit), can stay while maintaining on all their acquired rights.
However, they must apply for an indefinite residence permit, a status that is created under an official legal name. The application deadline is June 30, i.e. Wednesday for EU citizens who have settled in the UK by December 31, 2020.
Acquired status is required for eligible EU citizens to work and study in Britain on the same terms from Thursday 1 July,
and access to free UK healthcare services and other benefits. For the period until the assessment, access to acquired rights will also be guaranteed if the application for established status is submitted by EU citizens living in Great Britain by the deadline on Wednesday.
Everyone receives an official certificate of application, and this certificate can also be used to prove eligibility. Until the application is considered, almost nothing will change for those who have applied for settled status.
EU citizens who meet the requirements for UK status in all respects but missed the deadline on Wednesday will still have the opportunity to apply, but must explain with good reason why they applied after the deadline, and the UK authorities will be asked to do so. In this case, it is determined on an individual basis.
Close relatives of EU citizens living abroad in the UK before December 31 last year can apply at any time to join their family members living in the UK. This applies to EU citizens who are legally established in the UK by 31 December 2020.
From the first day of this year, new immigration regulations will apply to new arrivals from the EU and non-EU countries, using a system of registration criteria based primarily on qualifications and English language skills to assess foundation applications, regardless of whether the applicant is from the EU. European or anywhere else. Arrive.
However, under the new rules, holders of the highest international recognition can obtain a UK residence and work permit under a simplified procedure,
Including Nobel Prize-winning scientists and writers in physics, chemistry, economics, literature and medicine, creators Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA laureates from the international world of cinema, the Fields Medal, also known as the Nobel Prize in Mathematics, and Turing Prize laureates, referred to as the Prize Nobel in computer science.
British award-winning stars and Grammy Award winners in the international music world can also expect an accelerated settlement and hiring process. According to the latest summary from the UK Home Office, 5,605,800 citizens from 27 EU member states living in the UK have applied for settled status by May 31.
According to the ministry, barely 2 per cent of applications submitted and already processed by the end of last month had been rejected by UK authorities.
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