EUSS Family Permit

You may be able to get a EUSS family permit to come to the UK if you are a family member of an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen, or a ‘person of Northern Ireland. The family members of some British citizens can also get a family permit. You must be outside the UK to apply for a EUSS family permit.

Our expert team of EU law solicitors in London specialises in EUSS family permit applications. Our specialist EU law solicitors have successfully helped thousands of clients with the EUSS family permit applications. Our best team of EU law solicitors can provide fast, friendly, reliable, and fixed-fee immigration services concerning your EUSS family permit application. Ask a question to our expert EU law solicitors for free immigration advice or submit an online request to book an appointment for detailed legal advice for your EUSS family permit application.

EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit: Joining An EU, EEA, Or Swiss Citizen

You can apply for the EU Settlement Scheme family permit if you’re a close family member of an EU, EEA, or Swiss citizen who was living in the UK by 31 December 2020.

You can also apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit:

EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit: Joining A Qualifying British Citizen

You can apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit to come to the UK before 29 March 2022 if you’ve lived in an EU or EEA country or Switzerland with an eligible family member who’s a British citizen.

The EEA includes the EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

You must have lived with them in that country before 1 January 2021, and be:

  • their spouse, civil partner, or unmarried partner
  • under 21 years old, and are their child or grandchild
  • 21 years or older, and are their dependent child or grandchild
  • their dependent parent or grandparent
  • another dependent relative

This includes family members who were adopted under an adoption order that’s recognised in UK law.

The country that you lived in together must have been your main residence. Your British family member must also have been working (including on a posting with HM Armed Forces), studying, or being self-sufficient in the country while there.

The relationship with your family member must have existed before 1 February 2020 for you to be eligible to apply, unless you have reasonable grounds for not returning to the UK before 1 January 2021.

EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit: Retained Right Of Residence

You may be able to apply for an EU Settlement Scheme family permit if you previously had a right to reside in the UK either:

This is called a ‘retained right of residence’. You may have it if:

  • your eligible family member died
  • you’re their child, they died or left the UK, and you are in education in the UK
  • you’ve had a child with them, they died or left the UK, and the child is in education in the UK
  • they divorced you or a member of your family
  • the relationship has broken down because of domestic abuse or violence

You must also meet other requirements to be eligible for a retained right of residence.

How Can We Help With Your EUSS Family Permit Application?

Our expert team of immigration solicitors specialises in EUSS Family Permit applications. If instructed to represent you regarding your application for EUSS Family Permit, we will carry out all the work on your application until a decision is made by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) on your EUSS Family Permit application. The immigration casework to be carried out by our expert team of immigration solicitors will include the following:

  • Assessing your eligibility for EUSS Family Permit by considering all your personal circumstances;
  • Advising you on the weaknesses and strengths of your EUSS Family Permit application;
  • Advising you on the relevant documents to be submitted in support of your EUSS Family Permit application;
  • Assessing your documents to ensure that the documentary evidence is as per requirements of the Home Office UKVI;
  • Completing and submitting the online application form to apply for EUSS Family Permit by gathering all the relevant information from you and your EEA national family member;
  • Where necessary, prepare a detailed witness statement of the applicant and/or the sponsor explaining the background of their relationship and other relevant factors pertaining to the EUSS Family Permit application;
  • Preparing a detailed cover letter to introduce and support your EUSS Family Permit application;
  • Uploading online all the relevant supporting documents and scheduling an appointment for submission of passport and enrolment of your biometrics;
  • Liaising with the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) for a timely decision on your EUSS Family Permit application.

Our Fees For EUSS Family Permit Application

Unless your matter is extremely complicated, our fixed fees for EUSS family permit applications from outside the UK are as given in the table below:

Our Service Our Fee
Full service for EUSS family permit to cover all the work until decision by the Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) From £1,000 To £2,000 (no VAT)

 

The agreed fixed fee will depend on the complexity of the EUSS family permit application and the volume of casework involved in the application.

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