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The European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) is an immigration program in the United Kingdom for citizens of the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries

In 2024, the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) saw changes in how it operated and extended the time frame for applying, including changes to the scheme, extensions to the application time frame, and Automatic status extensions.

The latest EU settlement scheme is the official grant of immigration status by the Home Office that allows EU citizens to continue to live, work, and study in the UK on an indefinite basis.

No, you don't need a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) if you have settled status in the UK.

EU settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme is valid for life, as long as you meet the conditions. This means you can live and work in the UK indefinitely.

The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) is free to apply to. There was a fee in the early stages of the scheme, but it was dropped after pressure from various groups.

Yes, you can lose settled status in the UK if you are absent from the country for too long or if you commit a serious crime.

Putting millions of people at risk of wrongly losing their jobs, homes, and access to healthcare and benefits.

EB-1C visa is the shortest and quickest way to get a green card in just two years. It is available to managers and executives of multinational companies who are being transferred to the US.

Yes, you can travel immediately after getting a green card in the US. However, during your travel ensure that it is no longer and you intend to return to the United States. As staying outside the US for a longer time may risk your permanent resident status.

Permanent Residence through Adjustment of Status or Processing through the Consulate or Embassy abroad is the last step of the green card process. In this, you need to file Form I-485 to officially apply for permanent resident status if you are already staying in the US. However, for applicants outside the US, the last stage would be obtaining an immigrant visa through a consular process.

After getting the green card, you should update your status in the documents, file taxes, and notify your employer. Also, you should consider yourself for Selective Service in the US and become a citizen there after five years.

There are three main stages of a green card. It includes labor certification (PERM) for employer-sponsored permanent labor certification, I-140 immigrant visa petition for an immigrant visa, and ability proof to pay and adjustment of status or consular application process to become a US permanent resident from inside or outside the country.

The most complex part of the green card process is strict eligibility requirements and working with extensive documentation. While applying for the green card applicants must certify that they submit the right forms and meet all the criteria.

To change your pre-settled status to settled status in the United Kingdom, you need to apply for settled status through the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) online.

To apply to switch from pre-settled status to settled status in the UK, you will need your identity document, an email address, your National Insurance number, a mobile number, and evidence of continuous residence in the UK for at least 5 years. Alongside, you also submit other documents like payslips, tenancy agreements, or utility bills, depending on your situation. By providing all these documents, you can easily apply to change your pre-settled status to settled status.

A citizen from the United Kingdom can live outside the UK for an infinite period of time without losing their citizenship.

To prove your living in the United Kingdom for naturalization, you need to submit tenancy agreements, employer letters confirming your UK employment, utility bills, bank statements, and sometimes even council tax bills.

By providing tenancy agreements, council tax bills, P60s, letters from employers confirming employment dates, passport stamps showing your entries and exits from the UK, dated payslips, and bank statements, you can prove your 5 years of continuous residence in the United Kingdom for citizenship.

To convert your pre-settled status to settled status, you don’t need to pay any fees. There is no cost to convert pre-settled to settled status.