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Benefits for Migrants Handbook (15th edition)
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Chapter 5: European Economic Area nationals and their families
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Benefits for Migrants Handbook (15th edition)
Part 2: Immigration law
Chapter 5: European Economic Area nationals and their families
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Chapter 5: European Economic Area nationals and their families
1. The European Economic Area member states
2. Immigration categories for European Economic Area nationals and family members
3. The European Union Settlement Scheme
Who is eligible for leave under the EUSS
Direct family members under the EUSS
Extended family members under the EUSS
Family members of Northern Irish citizens
General deadline to apply to the EUSS
4. Leave under the European Union Settlement Scheme
Settled status
Continuous residence
Pre-settled status
Suitability for settled and pre-settled status
Retained rights and the EUSS
Derivative rights and the EUSS
Family members of British citizens under the EUSS ('Surinder Singh' cases)
5. Progressing from pre-settled status to settled status
6. Late applications to the European Union Settlement Scheme
If you are waiting for an application to be decided
Deadlines for EUSS applications
7. Challenging European Union Settlement Scheme decisions
8. Arriving from 1 January 2021 onwards
European Economic Area nationals newly arriving, not joining family already resident in the UK
Family members arriving to join European Economic Area nationals already resident in the UK
EUSS family permits
Applying to the EUSS from outside the UK
EUSS travel permits
9. Frontier workers
Who is eligible for a frontier worker permit
How to apply for a frontier worker permit
Family members of frontier workers
10. Documentation under the European Union Settlement Scheme
11. Deportation
Deportation rules for offences committed before 31 December 2020
Deportation rules for offences committed after 31 December 2020
This chapter provides an overview of the main immigration rules that apply to European Economic Area nationals and their family members. The information in this chapter is not a substitute for specialist legal immigration advice for individual cases. Further detail on free movement rights, including who can still use these for the purpose of claiming benefits, is set out in
Chapter 12
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CPAG. "Chapter 5: European Economic Area nationals and their families." In
Benefits for Migrants Handbook (15th edition).
, 2024. Accessed March 12, 2026.
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https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-258401CITANCHOR.
CPAG. "Chapter 5: European Economic Area nationals and their families." In
Benefits for Migrants Handbook (15th edition).
, 2024. Accessed March 12, 2026. https://askcpag.org.uk/?id=-258401CITANCHOR.
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