New report from Migration Observatory “How Secure is Pre-Settled Status for EU Citizens After Brexit?”

Mariña Fernández-Reino and Madeleine Sumption from the Hub’s team at Migration Observatory have released a new report looking at the question “How Secure is Pre-Settled Status for EU Citizens After Brexit?”

The report considers available statistical data and 15 qualitative interviews with practitioners and identifies several features of the EUSS that will impact the ability of vulnerable residents to upgrade their status:

• A double application process with multiple individual deadlines.

• A digital application process and only-digital status.

• A more onerous application process for settled than for pre-settled status.

• Uncertainty about the level of support that will be available in the future, including interpretation and translation services.

• Breaks in continuous residence.

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