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Chris Benn

Chris Benn is Legal and Policy Advisor at Seraphus Solicitors. He is accredited as a Senior Caseworker and Supervisor under the Immigration and Asylum Accreditation Scheme. Seraphus provides advice on the EUSS and EU citizens' rights to the EU Delegation to the UK.

Durable partner rules dumbfound the Upper Tribunal

It is not often you’ll see an Upper Tribunal judge simply concede defeat trying to understand what on earth the immigration rules mean, but this is exactly what happened in […]

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25th January 2023
BY Chris Benn

High Court finds EU Settlement Scheme breaches the Withdrawal Agreement

The Brexit fall out continues with the High Court finding in the case of Independent Monitoring Authority v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022] EWHC 3274 (Admin) that […]

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23rd December 2022
BY Chris Benn

Win for Pre-Settled Status holders accessing benefits

The problems faced by pre-settled status holders who cannot show a qualifying right to reside when trying to access benefits have been dragging on for several years. Notwithstanding their lawful […]

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15th December 2022
BY Chris Benn

Statement of Changes HC 719: Appendix EU and Appendix EU (Family Permit)

Appendix EU and Appendix EU (Family Permit) have both received some updates in the latest Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. The accompanying explanatory statement gives an overview of […]

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20th October 2022
BY Chris Benn

Late applications under the Surinder Singh immigration route

Under EU free movement law, British citizens who had been exercising “treaty rights” in the European Economic Area and then decided to move back to the UK could sponsor their […]

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29th March 2022
BY Chris Benn

Repeat applications to the EU Settlement Scheme

The most recent version of the EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance was released on 9 December last year. After checking the “changes from last version of this guidance” you would […]

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1st March 2022
BY Chris Benn

Dependent relatives to get EU Settlement Scheme family permits

The UK’s agreements on the post-Brexit rights of EU, EFTA and Swiss residents allow beneficiaries to sponsor their non-European family members to live with them in the UK. There are […]

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8th November 2021
BY Chris Benn

How do Covid-related absences from the UK affect EU pre-settled status?

On 15 December 2020 the Home Office published a short guidance document covering absences from the UK connected to COVID-19. It applies to EEA citizens and their family members who […]

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17th June 2021
BY Chris Benn

Changes to EU Settlement Scheme affect deadlines and family reunion

Appendix EU and Appendix EU (Family Permit), which contain the rules for the EU Settlement Scheme, have received their latest revamp in the recent statement of changes (HC 813) to […]

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5th November 2020
BY Chris Benn

What is the legal status of EU citizens during the post-Brexit “grace period”?

As we’re constantly being reminded, free movement will come to an end this year. From 1 January 2021, EU/EEA/Swiss citizens who wish to move to the UK to work and […]

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25th September 2020
BY Chris Benn
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