Home Office Offering Automation Of Settled Status Post-Brexit

A recent High Court ruling has engineered a change in the process for obtaining settled status for anyone who is under the post-Brexit arrangements. EEA nationals and their family members, currently resident in the UK with "pre-settled status", will see a positive benefit.

At present, those granted pre-settled status are granted a five-year visa to work and reside in the UK. They are able to apply for settled status (also known as indefinite leave to remain, i.e. permanent residence) once they have spent a continuous period of at least five years in the UK. Non-EEA family members are eligible for pre-settled and settled status on the basis of their relationship with the EEA national as well as their UK residence. The process to date has revolved (as it does in other categories) around absence-checking, to verify that applicants meet day count criteria.