Proving settled status at UK border

[Alan Medic]

Does anyone have knowledge or experience of a returning EU citizen who has settled status, having difficulty entering the UK, or not as may be the case?

Just asking as at some point my wife will undoubtedly visit her family in Spain.

The UK won't be issuing any cards to prove it, which in the current climate suggests they like to make things as difficult as possible for EU citizens.

[diable rouge]

It's typical of this Gov that a situation where some form of ID like an EHIC would be beneficial, yet they'd rather bring in Voter ID for a non-existent problem. A couple of examples here...https://twitter.com/StevePeers/status/1395654894552485889

[zerkalo]

The treatment of EU citizens at the UK border is very alarming to see however it should not come as a surprise to anyone paying attention. The UK government repeatedly refused to issue paper proof of settled status despite campaign groups advocating for it and raising concerns. As a EU citizen myself I felt like I had to get British citizenship precisely to protect myself from this kind of treatment. It's like Windrush all over again. Very angry about this.

[apod]

I am EU citizen as well and I had no issues when returning to UK. No questions are being asked regarding your settled status.

As much as there are no documents being issued to prove the settled status, you can log in to your gov account where it is all confirmed. I believe that the link is included somewhere within the email which was sent as a confirmation of the successful application.

[Alan Medic]

apod Wrote:

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> I am EU citizen as well and I had no issues when

> returning to UK. No questions are being asked

> regarding your settled status.

> As much as there are no documents being issued to

> prove the settled status, you can log in to your

> gov account where it is all confirmed. I believe

> that the link is included somewhere within the

> email which was sent as a confirmation of the

> successful application.

So what questions are being asked, I wonder? Given the recent story of the young Italian women being sent back to Italy having been locked up first.

[IlonaM]

Update to story in Guardian today: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/may/21/uk-like-an-enemy-state-to-eu-nationals-detained-by-border-force

As a former lawyer in the field I would suggest returning with basic proof of your residence and/or presettled/settled status, for example, but not limited to: NHS number, NI number, proof of employment and home address, proof of application for settled status i.e ref number. You would only need to use them if an issue arose.

Maybe a practising immigration lawyer could add their advice.

Colin Yeo, an immigration barrister, has a good website, www.freemovement.org.uk, which has an article regarding visitors being affected but not returning residents yet. Watch that space.

Just found an older post on Colin's website which maybe helpful on proving residency when automated checks fail: https://www.freemovement.org.uk/how-to-show-residency-when-the-eu-settled-status-automated-checks-dont-work/

[apod]

I wasn't asked any questions, just as always I showed my passport and came through.

I have just read the article mentioned in the other comment and I truly have not heard any similar feedback from anyone I know or even from any FB groups I follow.