Updated Guidance On Late EU Settlement Scheme Applications

Our previous post summarised Home Office guidance on what counts as reasonable grounds for making a late application to the EU Settlement Scheme.

As of 16 January 2024, the Home Office guidance was updated again. This post focuses on updated guidance for those who did not realise they needed to make an application to the EU Settlement Scheme, and are now applying late. In particular, this affects those applying late because they had not realised that their residence document issued under EEA regulations is no longer valid.

Deadlines for EU Settlement Scheme Applications and the Possibility of Making a Late Application

The deadline for most applications to the EU Settlement Scheme was 30 June 2021. As set out in our earlier post, a different deadline applies in certain circumstances. In particular, for family members of EEA citizens arriving in the UK on an EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit after 01 April 2021, the deadline for making an application to the EU