The EU Settlement Scheme is open to all EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, and their non-EU citizen family members (if they hold a valid biometric residence card), who were in the UK on or before 31 December 2020. The scheme allows people to apply for permission to continue living and working in the UK, following the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020 and is open for application until 30 June 2021.
Those EU nationals with five years or more residency in the UK will be given full settled status. Anyone applying who has not lived in the UK for five years will be granted pre-settled status and must apply for settled status before their pre-settled status expires.
The scheme is free to apply allowing people to:
- Work in the UK
- Use the NHS for free
- Enrol in education or continue studying
- Access public funds such as benefits and pensions, if eligible
- Travel in and out of the UK
Further details are available on the HR website and the GOV.UK website.
Part of the application process involves using an app which must be downloaded to a compatible smart ‘phone or tablet. If a staff member doesn’t have access to a compatible device they can email to arrange [email protected] access to a University device for this purpose.
There is also a SharePoint site linking to advice and resources for our staff.
