EU Settlement Scheme: Suitability Ground Refusals

Primarily, whether an applicant will be refused under the 'suitability' grounds in an EU Settlement Scheme application relates to previous criminal conduct, see also the previous article on criminality and applications under the Scheme. It should be noted that even where there are not mandatory grounds for refusal on suitability grounds for criminal conduct, suitability grounds encompass discretionary grounds for refusal relating to providing false or misleading information with an application under the Scheme.

Immigration rules EU15, EU16 and EU17 of Appendix EU set out the basis on which an application under Appendix EU will or may be refused on suitability grounds.

An application to the EU Settlement Scheme may be refused on 'suitability' grounds in the following circumstances; based on the applicant's personal conduct or circumstances in the UK or overseas an application may be refused:-