Dairy farmers employing EU citizens are being reminded to check they have applied to stay in the UK under the Settled Status Scheme to avoid becoming unlawfully resident and being deported.
Now the UK has left the European Union all EU Citizens must apply under the scheme by 30 June 2021 to continue to live and work in the country. Failure to do so could result in EU citizens being deported.
The Settled Status Scheme, which is free to apply for, is open to applications from nationals from the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland who are already resident in the UK.
Successful applicants will either be given settled status if they have lived in the UK for a continuous five-year period or pre-settled status if they have been here for less time than that; this can be converted into settled status once they have passed the five-year mark.
Receiving settled or pre-settled status will allow applicants to work in the UK, access health care, social services, study and claim benefits, if they are eligible for them.
LSL News.