EU Settled Status Application

All EEA nationals and their present or former family members need to make an application for either the Settled Status or Pre-Settled Status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Deadline to Make EU Settled Status Application

The deadline to make Settled Status Application or Pre-Settled Status Application is 30 June 2021. However, delayed applications can still be made provided the applicant has a good reason for the delay.

Who needs to Apply for EU Settled Status Application?

The EEA nationals or their family members or those family members who have retained their right of residence in the UK and have Permanent Residence granted under the EEA Regulations, provided no supervening event has occurred.

The EEA nationals or their family members or those family members who have retained their right of residence in the UK and have Indefinite leave to enter or remain in the UK.

The EEA nationals or their family members or those who have retained their right of residence in the UK or a person with a derivative right to reside or is a person with a Zambrano right to reside or is a person who had a derivative or Zambrano right to reside and has completed a continuous qualifying period of five years, provided no supervening event has occurred.

The EEA national who has ceased his activity and since then no supervening event has occurred.

A family member of a relevant EEA citizen who has died and the relevant EEA citizen was resident in the UK as a worker or self-employed person at the time of their death; and the relevant EEA citizen was resident in the UK for a continuous qualifying period of at least two years before dying, or the death was the result of an accident at work or an occupational disease; and the applicant was resident in the UK with the relevant EEA citizen immediately before their death and since then no supervening event has occurred.

A family member of a qualifying British citizen or a family member who has retained the right of residence by virtue of a relationship with a qualifying British citizen and the applicant has a documented right of permanent residence and no supervening event has occurred.

What is a Supervening Event?

A supervening event means that, at the date of application:

a) the applicant has been absent from the UK and Islands for a period of more than five consecutive years (at any point since they last acquired the right of permanent residence in the UK under regulation 15 of the EEA Regulations, or the right of permanent residence in the Islands through the application there of section 7(1) of the Immigration Act 1988 or under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations of the Isle of Man, or since they last completed a continuous qualifying period of five years); or

(b) any of the following events has occurred, unless it has been set aside or no longer has effect in respect of the person:

any decision or order to exclude or remove under regulation 23 or 32 of the EEA Regulations (or under the equivalent provisions of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations of the Isle of Man); or

a decision to which regulation 15(4) of the EEA Regulations otherwise refers, unless that decision arose from a previous decision under regulation 24(1) of the EEA Regulations (or the equivalent decision, subject to the equivalent qualification, under the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations of the Isle of Man); or

an exclusion decision; or

a deportation order, other than by virtue of the EEA Regulations; or

an Islands deportation order; or

an Islands exclusion decision

Suitability Requirement

The home office may refuse the application for settled status for the following reasons:

The applicant is subject to a deportation order

The applicant is subject to an exclusion order or exclusion decision

The applicant has provided false or misleading information, representations with the application.

Why Chauhan Solicitors?

We are a city law firm, specialising in UK Immigration matters. We are located in Central London and South West London (Tooting), therefore conveniently accessible to Londoners and clients in other parts of the UK. Moreover since all the UK immigration Applications can be submitted online, it has become easier for us to take instructions from anywhere in the world.

According to our clients, we are one of the Best Immigration Solicitors in London. We invite you to view our online reviews shown below that would allow you make an informed choice when instructing on of the best immigration solicitors of London to represent you.

How We Can Help You?

No two immigration matters can be the same. We have a tailor make solution for every immigration matter and in order to achieve the best outcome we follow a strict strategy i.e.

A) Assessment of your Immigration Matter:We carefully asses merits of your intended visa application, further leave to remain, immigration appeal, Judicial Review or any other immigration matter, as the case may be.

B) Immigration Advice: Upon assessment of your matter, we advise you on the most appropriate way forward by keeping in view your personal circumstances and the relevant law.

C) Engagement of Our Immigration Services: Once engaged, we shall provide you with a comprehensive list of documents / information required for preparing your immigration application, immigration appeal, Immigration Judicial Review and Administrative Review, as the case may be.

D) Review of Information and Documents: We then very carefully review the requested documentation and information and make sure that your application etc. is aligned with the relevant laws. In immigration appeal or Judicial Review matters, we discuss suitability of the immigration barristers for the particular matters.

E) Representations: We believe that for any successful UK visa application, leave to remain application, UK immigration appeals, immigration Judicial Review or Admin Review, it is pivotal that you are thoroughly & efficaciously represented. For the same reasons, we very carefully draft your covering letters, Grounds of Appeal, Grounds of Judicial Review or Skeleton Arguments etc. in order to conclude your immigration matters successfully.

F) Follow-up: Once the immigration matter is submitted or filed, when & where necessary, we keep tabs on the Home office or the Immigration Tribunals and update you accordingly.

G) Outcome of your Immigration Matter: The outcome of the matter is followed with a need of further advice in respect of making a further application in the future or complying with a list of do’s and don’ts. Our team of best immigration solicitors take care of that diligently.

We believe in giving honest & unparalleled advice to you. We work in complete confidence, as your partners, in sorting out your immigration matters. We have teamed up with the best immigration barristers who specialise in UK Immigration Laws and are well equipped to represent you in any complex immigration matter. Our 5 star reviews vouch for our legal competence, vast knowledge and diligent work attitude.

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