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Read more at: What has happened to settled status applications?

What has happened to settled status applications?

6 March 2020

Home Office Statistics released last Thursday (16/01/20) show applications for EU settled status (EUSS) are down. The implications of this are potentially serious for EU nationals living in the UK. In late 2019, Boris Johnson remarked that ‘’EU migrants have been able to treat the UK as if it’s part of their own country’’...

Read more at: Seeking settled status and permanent residency

Seeking settled status and permanent residency

6 March 2020

The front page of the Daily Telegraph (08/01/20) read ‘EU warning over rights for citizens after Brexit’. What can the problem be? Surely they can all apply for settled status (EUSS) and they’ll be fine. In fact, many EU citizens had already applied for permanent residency ((EEA PR)) in the UK under EU law. Home Office (HO...

Read more at: EUSS- What's occurring?

EUSS- What's occurring?

6 March 2020

New blog post examining the progress of EU Settled Status Scheme in the UK to date. Today the Home Office will publish a report, produced by Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Bolt, on the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) on how the settlement scheme for citizens living in the UK is working. At first sight, the...

Read more at: EU Migrants feeling ''unwelcome'' in the UK

EU Migrants feeling ''unwelcome'' in the UK

4 December 2019

Our newest blog features early research findings that EU Communities across the country are feeling less welcome post-Brexit. Participants report also feeling more 'visible' in communities and reluctant to speak their own native lanaguge when out in public. You can read more about these findings here ...

Read more at: Unsettled Status- Longer Read

Unsettled Status- Longer Read

4 December 2019

The project team have published a longer read piece on ther early research findings from conversations with community members about their experiences of applying for EU Settled Status and Pre-Settled Status, since the scheme was launched in March 2019. Conversations and focus groups were held around the country including...

Read more at: Early Research Findings on EUSS

Early Research Findings on EUSS

4 December 2019

Unsettled Status: The EU Migrant Worker team's blog post on interim findings from our early research work. Our research shows that a significant portion of the migrant community is still unaware of the need to apply for settled status or even what settled status is/ means''. We found initial evidence of low levels of...

Read more at: Survey - Settled and Pre-Settled Status

Survey - Settled and Pre-Settled Status

4 December 2019

We have a short survey currently live- where we would like to hear from EU Citizens living in the UK and their experiences and perceptions of Brexit and settled and pre-settled status. The survey an be found here: https://tinyurl.com/brexitandsettledstatus We would love to hear from you.

Read more at: 'Why would I bother claiming benefits? It’s quicker for me to just get a job.'
'Why would I bother claiming benefits? It’s quicker for me to just get a job.'

'Why would I bother claiming benefits? It’s quicker for me to just get a job.'

10 April 2016

We spent half a day in Wisbech, observing and speaking to people at the Rosmini Community Centre as well as in the town. While we were there we met Daina. This is her story: 'I've been here for seven years, on and off. I came here from Latvia and now I live here with my partner and my child who is nine years old.' Diana...

Read more at: Meeting clients at a Polish Advice Centre
Meeting clients at a Polish Advice Centre

Meeting clients at a Polish Advice Centre

10 April 2016

In some towns advice centres are being established that are aimed at helping migrant workers. Some of these centres are owned and run by EU nationals. We spent time speaking to advisers and clients and observing what happened at one advice centre in the East of England. Adam and Irena: two farm workers Adam previously...

Read more at: 'Nature never maximises efficiency because efficiency is too fragile and brittle. Resilience comes from diversity.'
'Nature never maximises efficiency because efficiency is too fragile and brittle. Resilience comes from diversity.'

'Nature never maximises efficiency because efficiency is too fragile and brittle. Resilience comes from diversity.'

10 April 2016

Francesco and Andreas are both Italian nationals who are studying and working in the UK. Francesco's story begins with a broken leg in Italy. This led him to say 'enough is enough'. He started looking for academic opportunities and chose the UK on the basis that he could speak much better English than any other language...

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