EU Citizens Told Settled Status Granted "in Error"
Some European Union citizens living in Britain have been told that their post-Brexit right to remain was granted “in error”, according to reports, raising fresh fears over their status. The letters have alarmed people who had believed their settled status secure, years after the Brexit vote. The Home Office’s handling of the scheme has long drawn criticism.
More than five million EU nationals applied to stay in Britain under the settlement scheme created after the 2016 referendum, and its administration has been dogged by complaints of errors and uncertainty. Letters suggesting a grant was mistaken threaten to upend lives built over many years and could face legal challenge. Campaigners have warned repeatedly that the scheme leaves people vulnerable to bureaucratic mistakes with life-changing consequences. The number affected, and the government’s response, were not immediately clear. Watch whether ministers move to reassure those caught up in the confusion.