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If you are an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. When your application is successful, you will get either settled or pre-settled status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are an Irish citizen or have Indefinite Leave to Remain, you may be able to stay in the UK without applying. The deadline for applying is 30 June 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need to be living in the UK before it leaves the EU to apply. The deadline for applying will be 31 December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who needs to apply for the EU settlement scheme\u200b<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You need to apply if you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen. However, when you are not an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen but your family member is, then you are eligible to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are able to apply if you were born in the UK but you are not British citizen. Besides, when you have a UK permanent residence document you can apply. If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen with a British citizen family member you are able to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You do not need to apply if you have indefinite leave to enter the UK. Besides, you are not required to apply while holding Indefinite Leave to Remain<\/a> in the UK. If you have British or Irish citizenship, you are not required to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are exempt from immigration control<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

You cannot apply to the EU Settlement scheme. Don’t need to do anything to continue residing in the UK while you are exempt from immigration control. You will have been told if you are exempt from immigration control, for instance, because you are a foreign diplomat posted in the UK and a member of NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you stop being exempt, for instance while changing jobs, you will usually require applying the scheme within 90 days. You will be eligible to apply after the deadline of 30 June 2021 as long as you were living in the UK before 31 December 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rights and status of EU and Swiss citizens living in the UK will remain the same until 30 June 2021 if the UK leaves the EU with a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you apply to EU Settlement successfully, you will be eligible to continue residing and working in the UK after 30 June 2021. You will be given either settled status or pre-settled status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bring your family members to the UK<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Your close family members can join in the UK before 31 December 2020. They will require applying to the EU Settlement Scheme once you are here. However, you may still be eligible to bring family members after 31 December 2020. It will depend where you are from, when your relationship with your family member started, and whether the UK leaves the EU with or without a deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the UK leaves the EU with a deal<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In terms of being citizen of an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland to bring your close family members to the UK after 31 December, 2020 if your relationship with them began before 31 December 2020 or you are still in the relationship when they apply to join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the UK leaves the EU without a deal<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When you are an EU citizen, the deadline for close family member joining you in the UK is 29 March 2022. You will be eligible to bring them if your relationship with them began before the UK left the EU and if you are still in the relationship when they apply to join you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Identification proof<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You require a valid passport or national identity card. You also require providing a digital photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are not an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen, you can use any of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n