- BY CJ McKinney
You can now get an EU Settlement Scheme application form online
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Most people applying to the EU Settlement Scheme do so entirely online. A minority cannot, including adults without a valid passport, young children with no ID at all and non-EU citizens who qualify for the scheme under various scenic routes (known to lawyers as Zambrano, Chen, Ibrahim/Teixeira and Surinder Singh).
Those people previously had to call the Settlement Scheme helpline and ask for a paper application form to be posted out. With days to go before the main application deadline, some readers have told us that they are unable to get through.
Possibly as a result, the Home Office has now put those application forms on its website. There are six in total, four that are specific to the routes named above, and then two general ones (MAIN for EU citizens, FM for their family members). Note that the general use forms are only for:
- people who have been in touch with the helpline already and been told they are allowed to use the form, or
- people who have no valid passport/ID card and need to rely on alternative evidence of their identity
The deadline for most applications is 30 June 2021. Our friends at Seraphus advise that it is better to get an application in by that date even if some supporting documents are missing; you should have a chance to provide more evidence later.
This article was originally published on 10 June and has been updated several times. Our thanks to Coram Children’s Legal Centre for highlighting the forms.
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We have tried for a single applicant and been refused.
“Good afternoon,
This is the incorrect process for individual applicants. Please redirect your query to the Settlement Resolution Centre.
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
If you’re outside the UK
Telephone: +44 (0)203 080 0010
Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), 8am to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
If you’re from an organisation helping others to apply
Telephone: 0300 790 0566
Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), 8am to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Find out about call charges
If you need assistance with your application there are a number of organisations that can provide free assistance in your local area, these can be found when you input your postcode here Get help applying to the EU Settlement Scheme – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Kind regards,
EUSS Grants Team”
I called on Monday for a “Chen” client and was told a form would be emailed to me. Still haven’t received anything. I guess I will have to spend another 2 or 3 hours tomorrow waiting on the line.
Yes it seems the forms are no longer there and now redirected to contact the EU Resolution Centre – the number for reps has been quick in my experience:
If you’re from an organisation helping others to apply
Telephone: 0300 790 0566