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Change description : 2026-04-27 11:33:00: This guidance has been updated to remove reference to the Application Management System (AMS); to refer to section 45 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, which came into force on 2 December 2025; and to tell HM Passport Office operational staff how to deal with automatic extensions to pre-settled status and changes from pre-settled status to settled status. [Guidance and regulation]

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Guidance

EU Settlement Scheme: customer granted pre-settled status

Tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications where the customer's parent was granted pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

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HM Passport Office
Published
2 June 2025
Last updated
27 April 2026 — See all updates

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications where the customer’s nationality claim is through a parent who:

  • was granted pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • has a Withdrawal Agreement right of permanent residence by carrying out a qualifying activity

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Published 2 June 2025
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  1. This guidance has been updated to remove reference to the Application Management System (AMS); to refer to section 45 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, which came into force on 2 December 2025; and to tell HM Passport Office operational staff how to deal with automatic extensions to pre-settled status and changes from pre-settled status to settled status.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-04-27 11:33
This guidance has been updated to remove reference to the Application Management System (AMS); to refer to section 45 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, which came into force on 2 December 2025; and to tell HM Passport Office operational staff how to deal with automatic extensions to pre-settled status and changes from pre-settled status to settled status.

2025-06-02 16:43
First published.