Settled Status, Permanent Residence And Indefinite Leave To Remain

With the UK's exit from the EU, the Government created new appendices to the Immigration Rules, Appendix EU and Appendix EU (Family Permit). The purpose of Appendix EU is to set out the basis on which an EEA citizen and their family members, and the family member of a qualifying British citizen, will be granted indefinite leave to remain ("settled status") or limited leave to remain ("pre-settled status"). These applications are under the Immigration Rules.

EEA citizens and their family members were previously entitled to apply under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. For those who lived in the UK in accordance with the EEA regulations for a period of more than five years, an automatic right of permanent residence was obtained. Qualifying EEA citizens and their family members could then apply for a document certifying permanent residence as evidence of this.