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Date 17 February 2021
AYMAN SAMI ABDUL

Dear AYMAN SAMI ABDUL,

I am pleased to inform you that your application under the EU Settlement Scheme has
been successful and that you have been granted Limited Leave in the United Kingdom
under paragraph EU3 of Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules . This is also referred to
as pre-settled status.
If you were within the UK on the date of your application, you have been granted Limited
Leave to Remain. If you were outside the UK on the date of your application, you have
been granted Limited Leave to Enter. This means that you have a secure status under UK
law.
You can (as set out in the important information below) :

work in the UK
use the NHS
study in the UK
access public funds such as benefits and pensions, if
you are eligible for them
travel in and out of the UK
Your status takes effect from the date of this letter, which can be found above.
Read the section below entitled important information to find out more about viewing
your status online, including how to share it with others, and about your status and rights,
including your right to work and to access benefits and services.
This letter is your written notification of leave, which you may wish to keep for your
personal records, but it is not proof of your status and cannot be used to prove your
status to others.
Instead, you can view your status online, via the 'view and prove your immigration status'
service: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. This online service provides a secure
record of your immigration status which is held digitally by the Home Office and which is
available to you at all times.

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If you remain in the UK, you will qualify for settled status as soon as you have been
continuously resident in the UK for five years and meet the relevant conditions as set out
here: www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/what-youll-need-to-apply.
You can spend up to two years in a row outside the UK without losing your status (unless
you are overseas on Crown Service or as a member of HM Forces, or you are the eligible
family member accompanying such a person, in which case there is no limit to how long
you can remain outside the UK without losing your status).
However, you will need to maintain your continuous residence in the UK if you want to
qualify for settled status – you can find out more about continuous residence here:
www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/what-settled-and-presettled-status-means.
Your pre-settled status does not expire until 18 February 2026 but you can apply for
settled status as soon as you qualify for it.
What this means for you

You have permission to stay in the UK for five years

from the date of this letter.
You can apply for settled status under the EU
Settlement Scheme as soon as you are eligible for it.
This is usually when you have completed five years'
continuous residence in the UK and could be sooner
than the expiry of your pre-settled status depending on
how long you have lived continuously in the UK.
The deadline for applying for settled status is the date by
which your pre-settled status expires.
The application process is the same as you have used
for this application. You do not need to upload the same
evidence again, just any new evidence that shows you
are now eligible for settled status.
Applications for settled status are free.
More information on the qualifying criteria for the EU Settlement Scheme can be found
at: www.gov.uk/eusettlementscheme.
If you disagree with our decision
If you believe that you qualify for settled status already you can make another free
application under the EU Settlement Scheme: apply-for-eu-settled-
status.homeoffice.gov.uk.
Applications are free of charge and you can apply at any time while your pre-settled
status remains valid.
Alternatively, you can apply for administrative review if you think the decision maker made
an error or did not follow the published guidance, or where you have new information or
evidence in support of your application.
You have 28 calendar days from the date on which you receive this decision to apply for
administrative review.

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Information on how to apply for administrative review, the process and the fees payable
are all available online at: www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-settlement-scheme-apply-for-an-
administrative-review.
The administrative review application form is available online at: visas-
immigration.service.gov.uk/product/administrative-review.
You can also appeal this decision to the First Tier Tribunal under the Immigration
(Citizens' Rights Appeals) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.
If you are in the UK on the date of this decision you have 14 calendar days after the date
this letter is sent to appeal. If you are outside the UK on the date of this decision you have
28 calendar days from the date you receive this letter to appeal. You can appeal on the
basis that the decision is not in accordance with the EU Settlement Scheme rules, or that
it breaches any rights you have under the Withdrawal Agreement, the EEA EFTA
Separation Agreement, or the Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement. You may bring or
continue an appeal from inside or outside the UK.
Information and support on how to appeal, the process, and the fees payable are all
available online at www.gov.uk/immigration-asylum-tribunal/overview.
You can get help and advice from a solicitor or an immigration adviser. You can also
contact Citizens Advice. If you are not getting help from a legal representative you can
read the guide on representing yourself.
If you do not appeal now and do apply for an administrative review you will be able to
appeal later if your administrative review is unsuccessful. Your administrative review
decision will give you further details on how to appeal.
Next steps
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this letter, you can call the EU
Settlement Resolution Centre (SRC):
Calling from inside the UK: 0300 123 7379
Calling from outside the UK: +44 203 080 0010
Further details on contacting us can be found on our website: https://www.gov.uk/contact-
ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y/inside-the-uk/eu-settlement-scheme-settled-and-pre-settled-
status
Yours sincerely,
UKVI European Casework
On behalf of the Secretary of State

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 Important information
Your status
Pre-settled status is granted to people who have been in the country for less than five
continuous years. This aligns with EU law whereby someone usually receives permanent
residence status after five years' continuous residence. Your pre-settled status will expire
on 18 February 2026.
If you wish to remain in the UK after this date, you can apply for settled status before that
date, as soon as you qualify for it.
This status has been granted to you in accordance with the EU exit separation
agreements. For EU citizens, and those applying as the family members of EU citizens or
of UK citizens, this is the Withdrawal Agreement. For EEA EFTA citizens, and those
applying as the family members of EEA EFTA citizens, this is the EEA EFTA Separation
Agreement. For Swiss citizens, and those applying as the family members of Swiss
citizens, this is the Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement.
Maintaining your pre-settled status
You can spend up to two years in a row outside the UK without losing your pre-settled
status. If you are absent from the UK for more than two consecutive years you will lose
your pre-settled status (this is also known as your status having lapsed). This applies
unless you are overseas on Crown Service or as a member of HM Forces, or you are the
eligible family member accompanying such a person. If you want to return to the UK after
you have lost your pre-settled status you will need to make an application to return to the
UK under the route that is available to you at that time.
Time outside the UK does not here include time spent in the Islands (the Bailiwick of
Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man).
Qualifying for settled status
If you want to go on to qualify for settled status this generally requires five years'
continuous residence in the UK with only absence or absences of up to six months in any
12-month period (or one absence of up to 12 months for an important reason) permitted.
See 'Applying for settled status' below for information on when and how you can apply for
settled status in the UK.
Your pre-settled status gives you the right to stay in the UK under UK immigration law.
Applying for settled status
Your pre-settled status allows you to remain in the UK for five years from the date of this
letter. You can apply for settled status as soon as you qualify for it. This generally means
demonstrating that you have completed a continuous period of residence in the UK of five
years. You must continue to meet the eligibility requirements for pre-settled status which
can be found here: www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/eligibility.
If you are the family member of a frontier worker, then you must also prove they continue
to be a frontier worker at the date you apply for settled status. More information about
who is considered a frontier worker can be found at: www.gov.uk/frontier-worker-permit.

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There are some circumstances in which you may be able to qualify for settled status
before building up five years' continuous residence. You can find further information at:
www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/settled-status-less-than-5-years.
Evidencing your status
This letter is not proof of your status in the UK and cannot be used to prove your status
with employers, landlords, or other organisations.
You can view your immigration status online, via the 'view and prove your immigration
status' service: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. This online service provides a
secure record of your immigration status which is held digitally by the Home Office and
which is available to you at all times.
Employers, landlords or other organisations may need to check your immigration status to
see if you are allowed to work, rent property or access services. The online view and
prove service can be used to share your immigration status information with third parties.
If you need help accessing your status through the online status service assistance is
available through our Settlement Resolution Centre on 0300 123 7379, or +44(0)203 080
0010 if you are outside the UK. Calls made to this number from within the UK may cost up
to 10p a minute from landline telephones and between 3p and 40p a minute from mobile
telephones depending on your provider.
To access your online status you will need the number of the identity document you used
in your application – therefore please make a note of this number for future reference.
You should tell us about any changes to your personal details, such as your name and
nationality. You should also tell us if any of the information displayed on your online
immigration status profile is incorrect. You can do this online by going to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. You can also use this service to update your
sign in details and passport, identity card or travel document details so that you can
continue to access your immigration status information online.
Work and access to benefits and services
As a person with pre-settled status, you may engage in business or an occupation, or be
self-employed, as long as you comply with any legal requirements for that activity. You do
not need permission from a Government department to take or change employment, but
you will still need to prove your rights to work in the UK to employers.
You do not need permission to study.
You are entitled to NHS healthcare if you are ordinarily resident in the UK. In this context,
ordinarily resident means living in the UK on a lawful, voluntary and properly settled basis
for the time being.
As you have been granted pre-settled status, your eligibility for any UK benefits and
services depends on whether you meet the relevant eligibility requirements for the specific
benefit or service (including any residence or presence conditions). Pre-settled status
does not provide in itself a basis for entitlement to benefits and services under UK law.
Until 30 June 2021 you can demonstrate your eligibility to work and apply for benefits and

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services in the UK and your right to rent property in England using your EEA passport or
national identity card (the Right to Rent scheme only applies to England, which means
you do not need to demonstrate your right to rent if you are renting in Wales, Scotland or
Northern Ireland). There is no requirement to demonstrate your pre-settled status until 1
July 2021. From 1 July 2021, it will be an essential requirement to demonstrate your pre-
settled status when applying for benefits and services and to show your eligibility to work
in the UK and rent in England when applying for a new job or entering into a tenancy
agreement.
Alternatively, should you wish to, you can use the online status service now to evidence
your right to work with employers or your eligibility to access benefits and services. You
are also able to use the online status service to evidence your right to rent in England to
landlords and letting agents.
The online status service is available at: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. You
will be guided through a step by step process to view your status and then, should you
wish to, share it with someone else by generating a 'share code' to give to them. The
person you are sharing your status with will also need your date of birth.
More information about how to use the service is available at: www.gov.uk/view-prove-
immigration-status.
Entering the UK
When you come back into the UK after travelling abroad, you should join the queue for
EEA citizens and present your valid passport or national identity card.
Time outside the UK
Under current UK immigration law, if you are absent from the UK for more than two years
in a row, your pre-settled status will lapse. If you leave the UK for more than two
consecutive years and your pre-settled status lapses, you will need to make a new
application under one of the routes which may be available to you to return to the UK. In
the application, you will need to meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules in force
at that time. The EU Settlement Scheme may no longer be available to you if you make a
further application after your status lapses.
Time outside the UK does not here include time spent in the Islands (the Bailiwick of
Guernsey, the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man).
Please note that if you wish to be eligible to apply for settled status under the EU
Settlement Scheme, you will generally need to demonstrate that you have been
continuously resident in the UK for at least five years.
Continuity of residence for that purpose is not broken by a temporary absence or
absences from the UK of up to six months in any 12-month period; or by a single absence
of up to 12 consecutive months for an important reason, such as pregnancy, childbirth,
serious illness, study, vocational training or an overseas work posting; or by an absence
of any length due to compulsory military service or on Crown Service.
You need to have built up five years' continuous residence in order to be eligible for
settled status on that basis. Time spent in the UK before an absence which breaks your
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continuity of residence cannot be counted. Further information about the eligibility
requirements for settled status can be found here: www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-
families/eligibility.
Family members
As a person with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, your family
members may be able to join or remain with you in the UK under the EU Settlement
Scheme. You can find further information about this at www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-
citizens-families/eligibility.
Or you may be able to sponsor a family visa for them – you can find further information
about this at: www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa. .
Removal from the UK
Where a person who is not a British citizen commits a serious criminal offence,
consideration will be given to whether they should be permitted to continue living in the
UK.
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/y/inside-the-uk/eu-settlement-scheme-settled-
and-pre-settled-status.

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