COA 05 May 2022
COA 05 May 2022
COA 05 May 2022
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live in the UK
work – once your employer has verified your certificate
of application with the Home Office
study
rent a place to live in England – once your landlord has
verified your certificate of application with the Home
Office
use the National Health Service (NHS) in a similar way
to permanent UK residents
access public funds such as benefits and pensions, if
you are eligible for them
access a current account with a bank or building society
in the UK
Travelling in and out of the UK
Subject to the usual immigration, customs and health checks at the border, your
certificate of application allows you to travel in and out of the UK pending a final decision
on your application, including during any appeal.
If you applied to the EU Settlement Scheme on the basis of your residence in the
UK by 31 December 2020
You will also need a valid passport (or your valid national identity card, if you are an EEA
or Swiss citizen) in order to enter the UK.
You may be delayed at the border if your passport or identity card is not registered on
your UK visas and immigration account at www.gov.uk/update-uk-visas-immigration-
account-details.
If you are a visa national, you will be required to show your carrier (for example, an airline
or ferry operator) a valid visa exemption document (for example, a Biometric Residence
Card or an EU Settlement Scheme family permit) in order to travel to the UK.
If you applied to the EU Settlement Scheme after 30 June 2021, you may also be asked
for evidence to show that you were resident in the UK by 31 December 2020. If you are a
non-EEA national, you may be asked for evidence of the basis on which you qualify for
the EU Settlement Scheme (for example, your family relationship to a relevant EEA or
Swiss citizen).
If you applied to the EU Settlement Scheme as the joining family member of a
relevant sponsor
You are advised not to travel in or out of the UK until your application has been decided,
unless you have previously been issued with an EU Settlement Scheme family permit,
EEA family permit or UK-issued biometric residence card recognising your family
relationship to a relevant EEA or Swiss citizen. If you have applied while in the UK as a
visitor and you leave the UK, you may not be permitted to re-enter until your application
has been granted.
You will need a valid passport (or your valid national identity card, if you are an EEA or
Swiss citizen and you hold a valid EUSS family permit) in order to enter the UK.
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You may be delayed at the border if your passport or identity card is not registered on
your UK visas and immigration account at www.gov.uk/update-uk-visas-immigration-
account-details.
At the border, you may be asked to provide an EU Settlement Scheme family permit, EEA
family permit or UK-issued biometric residence card (these documents may be valid or
expired).
If you are a visa national, you will be required to show your carrier (for example, an airline
or ferry operator) a valid visa exemption document (for example, a Biometric Residence
Card or an EU Settlement Scheme family permit) in order to travel to the UK.
How to evidence your rights while your application is pending
Since 1 July 2021, it has been a requirement to prove your status when making a new
application for benefits and services and show your eligibility to work in the UK when
applying for a new job or to rent in England when entering into a new tenancy agreement.
There is no requirement to demonstrate a right to rent where the property is in Northern
Ireland, Scotland or Wales.
If you need to prove your immigration status to someone, you can do this online. You
have a digital certificate of application which you are able to view online, via the 'view and
prove your immigration status' service: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status.
This online service provides access to secure record of your immigration status which is
held digitally by the Home Office. You will have this immigration status until your
application is finally determined. Whilst your application or appeal is pending, including
where you have chosen to make your appeal after an administrative review decision, you
can use this service to share details of this with others, including to prove your right to
work in the UK and your right to rent property in England.
The online service may direct the employer or landlord to carry out a check with the
Employer Checking Service or Landlord Checking Service in order to confirm your right to
work or right to rent.
How to access your digital certificate of application
You will have created a UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) account when you applied to
the EUSS. If you applied using a paper application form, an account will have been
created for you during the application process and the login details shared with you. You
will use your UKVI account credentials to sign in to the online view and prove on
GOV.UK, where you can access your online immigration status information.
You can use your UKVI account to access the 'view and prove' service which allows you
to view the details of your immigration status, along with other services.
To sign into the view and prove service, you'll need:
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details of the identity document you used when you last
applied (your passport, national identity card, or
biometric residence card/permit)
your date of birth
access to the mobile number or email address you used
when you last applied - you will then be sent a code for
signing in
If you have updated your identity document or sign in details in your account since you
last applied, you must use the updated details to sign in.
Signing into the view and prove service allows you to:
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Yours sincerely,
UKVI European Casework
On Behalf of the Secretary of State
Data Protection
The Data Protection Act 2018 governs how we use personal data. For details of how we
will use your personal information and who we may share it with please see our Privacy
Notice for the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-
and-citizenship.
This also explains your key rights under the Act, how you can access your personal
information and how to complain if you have concerns.
Further information
For further information or if you have any queries, our contact details are on our website:
www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk.
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