EU Settlement Scheme status

  • Issued to EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and their family members who had been resident in the UK prior to ‘Brexit’ (31 December 2020).
  • Confers unrestricted and unlimited right to work in the UK (some Pre-Settled status eVisas may have an end date, but are automatically extended by 5 years to allow the holder to accrue enough residence to apply for Settled status)
  • No repeat check required for the duration of employment.
  • Note the wording highlighted in yellow, which denotes that it is a status specifically issued under the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement.

Example of an online right to work status document. Two paragraphs have a yellow box around them explaining how to tell it's for a holder of Settled or Pre-Settled status under the EU settlement scheme.