Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether it is her policy that EU citizens who have indefinite leave to remain will have to apply for settled status.

EU citizens with indefinite leave to remain (ILR) in the UK will not need to apply for UK settled status once the UK has left the European Union (EU). Their incumbent rights and privileges will not be affected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

However, where such individuals are also covered by the Withdrawal Agreement, they might find it useful to apply to the EU Exit Settlement Scheme to obtain updated documentation which they can use to demonstrate their rights. There will be no application fee for settled status where an applicant has documentary evidence that they have valid indefinite leave to remain.