Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has in place to assist people with iPhones in (a) accessing and (b) using the settled status registration app.

The application process for the EU Settlement Scheme can be completed on any smartphone, tablet or computer. This includes Apple devices.

The ‘EU Exit: Identity Document Check’ app which allows applicants to prove their identity remotely, without sending in their passport or national identity card is currently available only on Android devices. Applicants can, if they wish, use a family member or friend’s Android device to access the app, and complete the rest of the process on their own device.

They can also attend a local centre, expected to number at least 50 by the full opening of the scheme by 30 March 2019, at which they can access an Android device loaded with the app. When the scheme is fully open, applicants will also have the option of posting their identity document to the Home Office, to be checked and returned to them quickly.