settled status
Coverage of settled status in the Nexus archive.
- EU citizens in UK get letters telling them post-Brexit residency rights were given ‘in error’
The UK Home Office has begun revoking post-Brexit residency rights for some EU citizens, claiming the rights were granted 'in error.' This action disrupts the lives of potentially hundreds of thousands of EU citizens as they approach the five-year pre-settled status deadline for upgrading to settled status.
- UK’s higher-earning immigrants may be driven out by tougher rules, report suggests
A report by the Migration Advisory Committee suggests that higher-earning immigrants in the UK may be driven out by proposed stricter settlement rules, including extending the qualifying period for settled status from five to ten years. Analysis of 900,000 journeys between 2014 and 2024 indicates high-earning immigrants are less likely to stay long-term and could be further deterred by the policy changes.
- Woman stranded in Dusseldorf after return UK flight blocked over Home Office admin error
Liza Tobay, a UK resident, was stranded in Dusseldorf after a Home Office administrative error flagged her settled status, preventing her from returning to Edinburgh with her daughter. The mistake caused her separation from her two-year-old child and disrupted family plans during an Easter visit.