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Guidance

EU Settlement Scheme: Border Force guidance

Guidance for Border Force officers dealing with EU, EEA and Swiss passengers and their family members who arrive at the UK border.

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Home Office
Published
7 January 2022
Last updated
1011 JuneNovember 2025 — See all updates

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Immigration staff guidance on dealing with individuals who:

  • hold pre-settled status or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) or an EUSS family permit
  • claim to have a Withdrawal Agreement right of permanent residence in the UK on the basis of qualifying activity for the relevant period, having previously been granted pre-settled status under the EUSS
  • claim to be eligible for the EUSS but have not yet made an application
  • have a pending EUSS application
  • have a pending appeal or administrative review against an EUSS decision
  • have previously been refused EUSS status

Updates to this page

Published 7 January 2022
Last updated 1011 JuneNovember 2025 + show all updates

  2. This version has been updated to reflect the position of EUSS applicants with a pending in-country appeal who arrive in the UK; that the Home Office stopped issuing biometric residence cards and permits from 31 October 2024; and the scope for EU, other European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals in the EUSS cohort to continue to use a valid national identity card for travel and entry to the UK. A description of the other changes is included in the guidance, under "Changes from last version of this guidance".

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Update history

2025-12-03 09:00
This version has been updated to reflect section 45 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 which came into force on 2 December 2025.

2025-11-11 00:01
Updated to take account of the Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1333, laid on 14 October, where ‘Part 9 Grounds for Refusal’ was replaced with ‘Part Suitability’, and minor changes were made to Appendix EU.

2025-06-10 17:41
This version has been updated to reflect the position of EUSS applicants with a pending in-country appeal who arrive in the UK; that the Home Office stopped issuing biometric residence cards and permits from 31 October 2024; and the scope for EU, other European Economic Area (EEA) and Swiss nationals in the EUSS cohort to continue to use a valid national identity card for travel and entry to the UK. A description of the other changes is included in the guidance, under “Changes from last version of this guidance”.

2024-10-15 14:32
Updated guidance.

2024-10-08 12:12
Updated the guidance as Joining Family Members (JFMs) must now apply under the EUSS within 3 months of their first arrival in the UK.

2024-09-16 16:25
Uploaded a new version of the Border Force guidance for the EU Settlement Scheme and added an accessible version.

2024-07-15 09:00
Guidance updated.

2022-04-19 12:06
Added the word “six” to the ‘Use of eGates’ section to clarify the number of months a passenger can enter for, having successfully passed through an eGate.