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1697421

registered interest
date	20/03/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of issuing physical back-up copies of immigration documents for people on the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Bristol East
tabling member printed	Kerry McCarthy
uin	19565
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2024 answer text <p>As part of our move to a “digital by default” border and immigration system, physical immigration documents are being replaced by fully digital eVisas (an online record of the person’s immigration status).</p><p>All EU, EEA and Swiss citizens granted pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) are now able to prove their rights in the UK digitally, by using the View and Prove service on GOV.UK, instead of using physical documents. Non-EU, EEA or Swiss citizen family members who have a UKVI account can also use the View and Prove service.</p><p>Successful applicants continue to receive written notice of their immigration status by email or letter, which they can keep for their personal records if they wish. However, due to the possibility of fraud and abuse this document cannot be used to evidence an individual’s immigration status to external organisations.</p><p>There are no plans to provide EU citizens granted status under the EUSS with physical back-up copies of immigration documents.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/04/2024 11:39:03 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	1491 label Biography information for Kerry McCarthy

1683634

registered interest
date	19/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the clarity of the updated caseworker guidance for processing late applications for the EU Settlement Scheme from people with permanent residency cards.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	10645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) caseworker guidance was updated on 16 January in light of operational experience and stakeholder feedback regarding the assessment of reasonable grounds for applying late to the EUSS.</p><p>The updated guidance now addresses circumstances where a person may have had a reasonable belief they did not need to apply earlier to the EUSS, or a reasonable basis for being unaware they needed to apply. This may include where they had been issued with a permanent residence document under the EEA Regulations, which implemented free movement law in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 29/01/2024 17:17:02 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1679813

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many settled status applications from EU citizens submitted before 8 August 2023 are pending; and how many such applications have been pending for more than (a) 12, (b) 18 and (c) 24 months.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	8170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Figures for EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) applications awaiting a decision as at 30 June 2023 are included in the latest statistical release <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%23other-related-data&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5cfbbc8b38964fbe44de08dc10362a5b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638403072025823324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lV0iOvwxH0KOqKrh8Hgmlcbz4LHPR8tX0Y8n9S5%2Fpb8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%23other-related-data&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5cfbbc8b38964fbe44de08dc10362a5b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638403072025823324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lV0iOvwxH0KOqKrh8Hgmlcbz4LHPR8tX0Y8n9S5%2Fpb8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Other related data</a> section.</p><p> </p><p>Complete applications under the EUSS are generally processed within a month, if no further information is required, but may take longer in certain circumstances. More information on EUSS processing times is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated processing times for applications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>All applications are determined on a case-by-case basis depending on their individual circumstances. Those who have made a valid EUSS application can rely on their Certificate of Application as evidence of their right to live and work in the UK pending the outcome of their application, including any appeal.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8171 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:56:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1679814

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate his Department has made of how long it will take to process pending applications for settled status from EU citizens.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	8171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>Figures for EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) applications awaiting a decision as at 30 June 2023 are included in the latest statistical release <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%23other-related-data&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5cfbbc8b38964fbe44de08dc10362a5b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638403072025823324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lV0iOvwxH0KOqKrh8Hgmlcbz4LHPR8tX0Y8n9S5%2Fpb8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, September 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a> in the <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023%23other-related-data&amp;data=05%7C02%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C5cfbbc8b38964fbe44de08dc10362a5b%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638403072025823324%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=lV0iOvwxH0KOqKrh8Hgmlcbz4LHPR8tX0Y8n9S5%2Fpb8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Other related data</a> section.</p><p> </p><p>Complete applications under the EUSS are generally processed within a month, if no further information is required, but may take longer in certain circumstances. More information on EUSS processing times is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times/eu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated processing times for applications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>All applications are determined on a case-by-case basis depending on their individual circumstances. Those who have made a valid EUSS application can rely on their Certificate of Application as evidence of their right to live and work in the UK pending the outcome of their application, including any appeal.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 8170 question first answered 15/01/2024 17:56:57 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1679815

registered interest
date	05/01/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will provide EU citizens with (a) pre-settled and (b) settled status (i) a stamp in their passport, (ii) a biometric card and (iii) other physical proof of their legal right of residence.
tabling member constituency	Battersea
tabling member printed	Marsha De Cordova
uin	8172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/01/2024 answer text <p>As part of our move to a “digital by default” border and immigration system, physical documents such as Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) and passports with vignette stickers or ‘wet ink stamps’ are being replaced by fully digital eVisas (an online record of the person’s immigration status).</p><p>All EU, EEA and Swiss citizens granted pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme are now able to prove their rights in the UK digitally, by using the View and Prove service on GOV.UK, instead of using physical documents. Non-EU, EEA or Swiss citizen family members who have a UKVI account can also use the View and Prove service.</p><p>There are no plans to provide EU citizens granted under the EUSS with stamps in passports, biometric cards, or other physical proof of rights of residence.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove question first answered 15/01/2024 17:23:48 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4676 label Biography information for Marsha De Cordova

1678597

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what routes to review are available to individuals who wish to challenge a decision on their application to the EU settlement scheme on the grounds of error if the decision was made on or after 5 October 2023.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	7440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), the option of administrative review no longer applies where a decision was made on an EUSS application on or after 5 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The right of appeal under the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 will continue to meet our obligations under the Citizens’ Rights Agreements to provide a means of redress for relevant decisions under the EUSS.</p><p> </p><p>The change aligns the EUSS with other UK immigration routes, none of which provide for both an administrative review and a right of appeal.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 7441 question first answered 11/01/2024 11:19:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1678598

registered interest
date	18/12/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing the right to an administrative review of decisions on applications to the EU settlement scheme.
tabling member constituency	Belfast South
tabling member printed	Claire Hanna
uin	7441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2024 answer text <p>Under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), the option of administrative review no longer applies where a decision was made on an EUSS application on or after 5 October 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The right of appeal under the Immigration (Citizens’ Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 will continue to meet our obligations under the Citizens’ Rights Agreements to provide a means of redress for relevant decisions under the EUSS.</p><p> </p><p>The change aligns the EUSS with other UK immigration routes, none of which provide for both an administrative review and a right of appeal.</p> answering member constituency Corby answering member printed Tom Pursglove grouped question UIN 7440 question first answered 11/01/2024 11:19:08 answering member 4369 label Biography information for Tom Pursglove
tabling member	4827 label Biography information for Claire Hanna

1674019

registered interest
date	29/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the average length of time taken was to process an EU settlement scheme application in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Ealing, Southall
tabling member printed	Mr Virendra Sharma
uin	4380
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>The following link contains more details in regards to EUSS processing times: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Feu-settlement-scheme-application-processing-times%2Feu-settlement-scheme-pilot-current-expected-processing-times-for-applications&amp;data=05%7C01%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C59d36908a9ba481b3a6108dbf27e603f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638370396809611597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2ausOQDz9DZo3LOkUiW8%2FqfnEJDmoAO0Rl3%2FDPLgnxA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated processing times for applications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a></p><p>All applications made under the scheme are determined on a case-by-case basis depending on their individual circumstances.</p><p>The latest link to our quarterly statistics can be found here: <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Feu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023&amp;data=05%7C01%7CChris.Jones16%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7C59d36908a9ba481b3a6108dbf27e603f%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638370396809611597%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=GjYOVTE9z5%2B5%2B8GCSq%2BQVer2fGaTv17auzOTENuyK0M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/eu-settlement-scheme-quarterly-statistics-september-2023</a></p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 04/12/2023 17:44:35 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1604 label Biography information for Mr Virendra Sharma

1669032

registered interest
date	09/11/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's plan to implement The High Court judgment in Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin) by providing those with pre-settled status a two year extension before it expires, what steps she plans to take to ensure that an (a) employers conducting right to work checks and (b) landlords conducting rent checks are aware that (i) a share code showing an impending expiration date is actually an EUSS pre-settled status and (ii) the expiry date shown is therefore incorrect and will be replaced with a new expiry date.
tabling member constituency	Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
tabling member printed	Stuart C McDonald
uin	1158
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2023 answer text <p>The guidance for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/right-to-work-checks-employers-guide" target="_blank">employers</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/landlords-guide-to-right-to-rent-checks" target="_blank">landlords</a> has been updated to explain that EUSS pre-settled status will be automatically extended before the original grant expires. The wording on the Home Office online checking service has also been updated to highlight the extension of pre-settled status.</p><p> </p><p>Therefore, if a right to work or right to rent check shows that a person is approaching the expiry date of their pre-settled status, employers and landlords will be aware, from the updated guidance and the updated wording on the online checking services, that a person’s pre-settled status will be extended. Once a person’s pre-settled status has been extended, the new expiry date will be reflected on the Home Office online checking services.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 17/11/2023 10:29:42 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4393 label Biography information for Stuart C McDonald

1656708

registered interest
date	01/09/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many British citizens were wrongly assigned pre settled status in each of the last five years; how many and what proportion of these people subsequently requested to have their pre settled status removed; and how many and what proportion of those requests were successful.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	196457
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>If a British citizen mistakenly applies to the EU Settlement Scheme, the Home Office will void their application as they have a right of abode in the UK. Status under the scheme would only be granted in circumstances where, based on the information and evidence submitted in the application, it was not clear that the applicant was a British citizen.</p><p>The requested data on the number of British citizens wrongly assigned pre-settled status is not available. Where pre-settled status is granted to a British citizen, it has no legal effect.</p><p>The Home Office strives to make the correct decision for applicants first time in every case.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 18/09/2023 15:50:38 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day