Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status)

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Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme

You can apply using any device, for example, a laptop, Android device or iPhone.

Check what you’ll need before you apply.

If you have pre-settled status already, you’ll need to apply again when you’re changing your pre-settled status to settled status.

Apply

The deadline for applying for most people was 30 June 2021. You can still apply if either:

If you’re applying for yourself and your children, make your own application first.

Start now

The Home Office will use the personal information you provide to decide whether to grant your application. Find out how the Home Office will process your personal information.

Continue your application

If you’ve already started to apply, you can continue your application.

Who cannot use this service

You cannot use the online service to apply to the scheme if you’re applying as:

  • the family member of a British citizen you lived with in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein by 31 December 2020 and you returned with them to the UK
  • the family member of a British citizen who is also a citizen of an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, and they lived in the UK as a citizen of one of those countries before becoming a British citizen
  • the child (who is in education in the UK) of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein who used to live and work in the UK

You and your child can also not apply using the online service if by 31 December 2020 you were the primary carer of a:

  • British citizen (and you did not have another type of permission to stay in the UK)
  • child of someone from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein who used to live and work in the UK - the child must be in education in the UK
  • self-sufficient child from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein

If you do not have any of the documents you’ll need to prove your identity, you may not be able to use the online service. Check what you’ll need before you apply.

If you cannot use the online service

Contact the Resolution Centre online to find out how to apply.

They will usually send you an application form. You must send your completed application form and supporting documents to the Home Office by post.

EU Settlement Scheme
PO Box 2076
Liverpool
L69 3PG

You must not send your form back by email unless the Resolution Centre has told you to do so.

If you’re applying as the family member or primary carer of a British citizen and you’re eligible to apply, you’ll be given a form with a unique reference number. You must use this form to apply.

If you’re not eligible to apply, the Resolution Centre will tell you and you will not be sent a form.

When you can apply from outside the UK

If you’re from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, you can apply from outside the UK if you hold either a valid passport or national identity card with a biometric chip.

If you’re from somewhere else, you can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme from outside the UK if you have a UK-issued biometric residence card (if it has not expired).

Otherwise, you will need to apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to the UK. Once you’re in the UK you can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

Fees

It’s free to apply to the scheme.

Get help

Contact the Resolution Centre online.

You can also get help over the phone.

The phone number is different if you’re from a local council or another organisation helping others to apply.

If you’re inside the UK

Telephone: 0300 123 7379
Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), 8am to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Find out about call charges

If you’re outside the UK

Telephone: +44 (0)20 3080 0010
Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), 8am to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Find out about call charges

Christmas and New Year opening hours

Date Opening hours
Tuesday 24 December 2024 8am to 5pm
Wednesday 25 December 2024 Closed
Thursday 26 December 2024 Closed
Tuesday 31 December 2024 8am to 5pm
Wednesday 1 January 2025 Closed

If you’re from an organisation helping others to apply

Telephone: 0300 790 0566
Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), 9am to 5pm
Find out about call charges

You can also get support if you need help doing things online.

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Part of Stay in the UK ('settled status'): step by step

  1. Step 1 Check if you need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme

    You may need to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK.

    1. Check if you need to apply

  2. Step 2 Find out what status you’ll get

    You’ll get settled or pre-settled status depending on how long you’ve been living in the UK. This might affect when you choose to apply.

    1. Find out what you’ll get

  3. Step 3 Check what you’ll need to apply

    1. What you'll need to apply

    Check what you need to do if:

  4. Step 4 Apply

    The deadline for applying for most people was 30 June 2021.

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  5. Step 5 After you've applied

    1. What happens after you’ve applied