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Women who applied for EU settled status in the UK under their married names may struggle to access jobs and housing because of a government computer anomaly, it has emerged. Many have been left unable to prove their status to councils and employers because they have been wrongly registered to the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) in their birth names. There are fears that this could leave them in legal limbo from 1 July, when EU nationals have to...

Brexit: EU citizens given 28-day deadline to apply to stay in UK By Callum May image copyrightGetty Images Immigration enforcement officials will begin giving EU citizens who live in the UK a 28-day warning to apply to remain, the government says. But the Home Office will allow people indefinite time to complete an application for settled status if they have a reasonable excuse for delay. There is a week to go until the deadline for applications. Some 5.6 million European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and their dependents have applied for settled status. But there are around 400,000 cases outs...

British citizens have wrongly been sent letters by the Home Office warning them about their UK immigration status. Campaigners have said that the ‘scattergun’ mailshot sent to some long-term UK citizens highlights the government’s ‘couldn’t care less attitude’ and demonstrates that they have learnt nothing from the Windrush scandal.    The letters reportedly tell people receiving them that they risk losing their right to work in the UK, benefits and free healthcare unless they apply for UK immigration status in the next few weeks. The mailshot, sent to thousands, is targeting EU...

Last modified on Wed 26 May 2021 13.23 EDT EU citizens have won the right to get full access to records about them held by the Home Office or any other body after a legal battle by campaigners. Three judges at the court of appeal unanimously overturned an earlier high court decision that their case had no legal merit and ruled the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) unlawfully denied them access to their data through an “immigration exemption” clause. It brings to an end a three-year challenge by campaign groups the3million and the Open Rights Group. The ruling means EU citizens who are denied...

Last modified on Mon 17 May 2021 14.15 EDT A number of long-term British citizens have expressed alarm at receiving letters from the Home Office telling them they risk losing the right to work, benefits and free healthcare unless they apply for UK immigration status in the next six weeks. Campaigners said they were concerned that the “scattergun” mailshot, which was sent out to thousands of people instructing them to apply for EU settled status before the end of June, revealed weaknesses in the Home Office’s databases, and a lack of bureaucratic clarity about who has the right to live i...