Guidance

EEA nationals qualified persons: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on European Economic Area (EEA) national qualified persons.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
19 February 2015
Last updated
7 November 2023 — See all updates

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European Economic Area nationals: qualified persons (accessible)

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European Economic Area nationals: qualified persons

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff assess if an European Economic Area (EEA) national is a qualified person.

Updates to this page

Published 19 February 2015
Last updated 7 November 2023 + show all updates

  1. Changes made to reflect the High Court judgment in R (IMA) vs Secretary of State for the Home Department 2022.

  2. Link to benefit cap on page 37 has been updated.

  3. Updated the guidance to version 9.0.

  4. Updated EEA document.

  5. Updated guidance to reflect the changes introduced through the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2019. In particular, changes have been made to clarify the policy in relation to workers or self-employed persons who have ceased activity.

  6. Changes made to clarify the policy and required caseworker process in relation to assessing continuous residence of a qualified person.

  7. Guidance updated.

  8. Updated guidance.

  9. Updated guidance.

  10. Updated guidance.

  11. Updated guidance.

  12. First published.

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