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Change description : 2026-04-27 12:10:00: 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 include a reference to automatic pre-settled status extensions. [Guidance and regulation]

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EU Settlement Scheme, child born on or after 1 July 2021: caseworker guidance

This document tells HM Passport Office staff how to deal with passport applications for customers born on or after 1 July 2021 under the EU Settlement Scheme.

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Published
3 June 2025
Last updated
27 April 2026 — See all updates

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EU Settlement Scheme: child born on or after 1 July 2021

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This guidance is for HM Passport Office staff dealing with passport applications for customers born on or after 1 July 2021 whose nationality claim is through a European Economic Area (EEA) citizen parent (or the family member of an EEA citizen) who was granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

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Published 3 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 include a reference to automatic pre-settled status extensions.

  2. First published.

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Update history

2026-04-27 12:10
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 include a reference to automatic pre-settled status extensions.

2025-06-03 16:02
First published.