EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit

The EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit opens the doors for some non-EEA citizens to visit and stay with close relatives who are citizens of the UK, Northern Ireland, or the EEA. This permit is valid for travel to and entry into the UK.

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What is the EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit?

A family permit under the EU Settlement Scheme is open to people who are not from the EEA but want to visit or stay with a close family member who is an EEA citizen.

Non-EEA citizens can also get EU Settlement Scheme Family Permits if they want to join or go with a close family member who is a person of Northern Ireland or a naturalised British citizen, or if they are a family member of a British citizen who lived with that British citizen in another EU country before December 31, 2020.

Those who hold EUSS Family Permits have unlimited access to the UK for up to six months, during which they can work, study, and travel.

People who have an EUSS Family Permit may be able to stay longer and finally forever in the UK if they can apply for pre-settled status through the EU Settlement Scheme.

For tailored advice related to EU settlement scheme, Call now at 02033844389.

Who can apply for an EUSS Family Permit?

You might be able to get an EEA Family Permit if you are a close family member or a family member who depends on an EEA citizen living in the UK. By 2020 December 31st, the relationship must have begun.

You might also be eligible if your family member is planning to come to the UK with you within six months of your application for a permit even though they don’t live there yet.

For a UK family permit, you must be connected to a family member who lives in the UK in one of the following ways:

Spouse or civil partner
Unmarried partner
Grandchild or child younger than 21
Any age child or grandchild who depends on you
Parent or grandparent who depends on you or

Keep in mind that people who are not married must show proof that they are dating and have lived together as if they were married for at least two years.

EEA family permits can no longer be given to “extended” family members of an EU, EEA, or Swiss person. This is because the rules have changed.

Additionally, you might be able to get an EEA Family Permit if any of the following are true:

You have a “retained right of residence.” This could be true if you used to be able to live in the UK with an EEA family member who has since left the UK, died, or split up with you as a husband or civil partner.
You have a “derivative right of residence.” That could be you if you are the child of an EEA citizen who no longer works in the UK, the carer of someone who lives in the UK, or the child of that carer.
Additionally, you have the right to apply for “Surinder Singh.” If you’ve spent more than a year living with a family member who is a UK national in another EEA country, this might be relevant to you.

Our experienced UK immigration Solicitors can help you with your immigration process.

Family Members Requirement for euss Family Permit UK

For your EEA Family Permit application to be approved, the family member you want to join in the UK must also meet certain standards.

As we already said, your family member must be in the UK by December 31, 2020. They must either be a “qualified person” or have been given permanent residence.

Your family member must meet one of the following requirements to be a “qualified person”:

These people have jobs.
They’re studying.
Their own business makes them enough money to pay taxes and national insurance.
They have the money to live on their own.

A family member must have full health insurance if they are a student or can support themselves financially.

Our experienced UK immigration Solicitors can help you with your immigration process.

Supporting Documents for EEA Family Permit

By applying for an EEA family pass, you must be outside of the UK.

You have to show proof of your dependency on your EEA family member as part of your application for an EEA Family Permit. Among these are:

Your valid passport
Proof that you are related to your EEA family member, like a marriage certificate, civil partnership certificate, birth certificate, or evidence that you have lived together for two years if you are not married.
A valid passport or national ID card for a family member (or a verified copy if you can’t give the original).
Proof that your family member can live in the country permanently or is a “qualified person”
Documentation showing that a qualifying family member has comprehensive health coverage, especially if they are financially independent or studying.

How long does an EEA family pass valid?

EEA family permit is valid for 6 months. During that time, you can leave and come back to the UK as many times as you want.

The non-EEA family member usually gets an EEA Family Permit for 5 years. After that, the non-EEA family member can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK, which is also called “permanent residence” or “ILR.“

Our experienced UK immigration Solicitors can help you with your immigration process.

Staying in the UK after June 30, 2021

It is no longer possible to get a residence card for the UK. Any residence cards that are still valid after June 30, 2021, will no longer work.

You would need to apply for EU stable status if you want to stay in the UK after June 30, 2019, as long as you:

are a member of the EU, EEA, or Switzerland and lived in the UK by December 31, 2020

are living in the UK with a close family member who is an EU, EEA, or Swiss national as of December 31, 2020.

If you are a family member of a British citizen who lived with them in the UK, the EU, or Switzerland and they were working, studying, or living on their own, you may be able to stay in the UK if you have a UK residence card or have applied for one by December 31, 2020.

have “retained rights of residence,” such as if you lived in the UK on December 31, 2020, and were married to an EU, EEA, or Swiss national in the past.