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<p>EU citizens and their family members who obtain settled status under the Withdrawal
Agreement (WA) will be granted Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). This status will
provide the holder with the same rights and access to benefits, education and healthcare
as those who obtained it under the Immigration Rules before the UK joined the EU</p><p>In
addition, the UK and the European Commission have agreed that those granted settled
status under the WA will also benefit from certain more favourable entitlements including,
for example, that ILR will not lapse unless the holder has been continuously absent
from the UK for over five years, as opposed to two years; and more generous provisions
relating to future family reunification.</p><p>Further details of the agreement with
the European Commission can be found in ‘Joint report on progress during phase 1 of
negotiations under Article 50 TEU on the United Kingdom’s orderly withdrawal from
the European Union’ published on 8 December 2017, available here: <br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-report-on-progress-during-phase-1-of-negotiations-under-article-50-teu-on-the-uks-orderly-withdrawal-from-the-eu"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint-report-on-progress-during-phase-1-of-negotiations-under-article-50-teu-on-the-uks-orderly-withdrawal-from-the-eu</a>.</p>
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