Senedd Cymru / Welsh Parliament debate on the EUSS and citizens’ rights after Brexit
It will likely take a generation before we can be sure that all EU citizens
It will likely take a generation before we can be sure that all EU citizens
On 19 February 2024, without prior notice or consultation, the UK government closed two of the humanitarian visa schemes that
Settled recently wrote to Seema Malhotra MP, the new Minister for Migration and Citizenship at the Home Office. Based on our casework experience, we outlined concerns about difficulties faced by particular client groups in applying for EUSS status.
The Home Office has started granting five years of extension (instead of two) to pre-settled status holders who have not yet switched to settled status.
This is not a dramatic change, but we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of some key principles:
Home Office changes affecting both EU citizens and Ukrainians 1. No new or replacement BRPs/BRCs – effective 26
A good example of why Settled is so needed, in yesterday’s piece in The Observer
As a result of recent Home Office changes related to EUSS arrivals arriving at the UK Border, Border Force officers have been granted the power to cancel leave of someone with pre-settled status if they cease to meet, or never met, the requirements of the rules.
These changes were brought in on 15 July 2024. The changes
Our Ukraine service gives free, multilingual, accredited advice and support to many Ukrainian families on the UK’s Ukrainian visa schemes.
One couple, having arrived under the Homes For Ukraine scheme in 2022, had set up a business and secured a tenancy. By February they were ready to apply to sponsor their young daughter and be reunited with her. Then the rules were changed overnight,
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During this pre-election period and in anticipation of a new government, Settled calls on politicians and officials to take note of these recommendations:
1. RESPECT
EU citizens who have settled in the UK make an enormous contribution to
Settled’s advice work and advisers are accredited by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).
In March 2024, the OISC opened a consultation on changes to the fees they charge for this accreditation. Please see our response to this consultation below, or here.
Overview article on EUSS late applications We are pleased to have collaborated with Europe Street News to publish
Settled calls for right of Ukrainians to sponsor close family members to be reinstated Our Ukraine service
Legal rights can be hard to access, especially if you’re vulnerable. Yet they can be literally vital. Thanks to a new grant from Justice Together, European citizens resident in Scotland will continue to get much-needed advice and support on the EU Settlement Scheme from two charities, Settled and Citizens Rights Project – all free, multilingual, and accredited by the OISC.
Settled co-signed a powerful letter last week to the Home Secretary from 40 migration charities on the sacking of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders & Immigration.
Since then we’re pleased that most of David Neal’s reports have now been belatedly published
Today is the two year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Thinking back to the morning of 24th February 2022, I can still hear the sound that woke me up at 5am, unknown to me until then.
Concerns raised about aspects of Ukraine visa schemes: recent correspondence with the Home Office Over the summer of
Autumn Newsletter, October 2023 We hope you’re well. It’s been a typically busy few months. We’ve been looking back,
Our brilliant staff and volunteer teams help a huge number of EU citizens & Ukrainians understand the EU
Settled wrote this letter to Home Office ministers on 4th August following notable increases in two inter-related issues raised by
The government has published a “Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules” which includes various types of EU Settlement
Statement on the case of Marcus Decker Settled is a registered charity, accredited to give immigration advice at
Yuliia, our Ukrainian solicitor who leads Settled’s Ukraine advice service, was a panellist at the prestigious annual national conference of the Chartered Institute of Housing last month. The video above is of her summarising after the panel talks and Q&A.
Settled co-signed a powerful letter last week to the Home Secretary from 40 migration charities on the sacking of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders & Immigration.
Since then we’re pleased that most of David Neal’s reports have now been belatedly published
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Job title: SENIOR IMMIGRATION ADVISER (Scotland and Wales) Reporting to: Immigration Advice Manager Duration: 35 hours/5 days a
To access Settled’s free, accredited, multilingual advice service for Ukrainians: Email [email protected] View https://settled.org.uk/ukraine/ or https://settled.org.uk/ukraine-ukr (Інформація українською).
Settled is a well-regarded and well-networked charity that manages multi-lingual volunteer-run information, advice and support services for EU
Settled is recruiting volunteers to join our immigration advice team in Wales. We’re looking for volunteers to support
Settled is recruiting Romanian and Polish-speaking volunteers to join our immigration advice team working across the UK.We’re looking
(You can read the June newsletter in English here: https://mailchi.mp/settled/winter-appeal-15327856) Ukrainian Шановний прихильник, З березня Settled веде спеціальну
Settled is recruiting English-speaking volunteer immigration advisers to join our team across the UK.
Важно! Нижеприведенная информация и советы актуальны на сегодняшний день, но могут изменяться по мере развития ситуации в Украине.
Важливо! Наведена нижче та інформація та поради є актуальними на сьогоднішній день, але можуть змінюватися в міру розвитку
The EU Settlement Scheme is unfinished business.
Ukraine Family SchemeThe Ukraine Family scheme was one of three new visa schemes introduced by the UK government
We’re hiring for two roles at Settled. Both remote working and part time. Please read the person specification
Settled is setting up a new service in response to a growing number of requests for advice and
Every EU citizen in the UK has the right to access NHS services under the EU Settlement Scheme.
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