Applying for EU Settled Status

The UK's decision to leave the European Union means that all EU, EEA or Swiss citizens living in Northern Ireland must now apply to have their legal status confirmed. 

They must apply for a new EU immigration status – ‘settled' or ‘pre-settled' status – in order to protect their right to continue to live, work, study or access the NHS or other services in the UK. This requirement applies to all the 88,000 (approx.) EU nationals living in NI, (unless they have already applied for British or Irish citizenship) no matter how long they have lived here. The deadline for applying is June 30, 2021, or December 31, 2020 if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. The application for settled status is made online and the process of applying is relatively straightforward.

Information on this is available on the Home Office website here:

https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-status