Home Office confirms changes to the EU Settlement Scheme
Changes to the EU Settlement Scheme announced on the 21st May 2024 will ensure that all those granted pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme can continue to prove their rights easily, and bring greater clarity for those who are required to check immigration status, such as employers and landlords.
The changes support the Home Office’s practical implementation of the High Court judgment in the judicial review proceedings brought by the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA).
In response to that judgment, the Home Office announced changes to the EU Settlement Scheme in July 2023 to ensure that nobody loses their immigration status if they do not apply to switch from pre-settled to settled status.
Right to Rent and EU Settlement Status Q and A
As the deadline for applying for EU Settlement Status approaches, immigration enforcement officials will begin giving EU citizens who live in the UK a 28-day warning to apply to remain. However, the Home Office will allow people indefinite time to complete an application for settled status if they have a reasonable excuse for delay.
The following questions were asked but letting agents attending the Rightmove Webinar presented by Susie and may prove useful.
1. When will the government issue new guidance on EU Settlement?
18th June 2021
2. Is there a time limit for tenants to prove status?
There is a time limit for the tenants to prove their status. Tenants have until the 30th of June 2021 to apply for the EU settlement scheme.
3. What can a letting agent do with the share code? i.e., should we be scanning it etc or simply having site of the code and continuing?
A letting agent should have a copy of the tenants share coded or original documents as well as their passports photocopied very clearly. Letting agents then must keep the documents during their tenancy and for one year after.