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Re: General discussion on CSI and Settled Status. Big issues for people on the EEA-Applications Routes

Post by euscape1 » Wed Dec 02, 2020 10:12 am

CULLINAN wrote:
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https://www.freemovement.org.uk/bye-bye ... ance-rule/

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Some respite here...Thank you @Cullinan.The information is helpful.

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Post by Dier » Sat Dec 05, 2020 12:12 pm

@ Cullinan

Thank you for the credit. Could you please give your opinion on what points from the article should one include in a cover letter regarding CSI?

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Post by Alena004 » Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:53 pm

Guys please help

I am ready to submit my application, do you think this should be ok to explain why I havent paid for CSI??
Im so worried to pay all that money and be declined.


I have been Self sufficient/housewife between April
2012 - June 2014. During that time I have paid
European Health Insurance in the Czech Republic
and I only saw private doctors in the UK, I did not
use NHS during that time. I was not aware that I
needed to pay Comprehensive Sickenss Insurance
during this period. It was not advertised to me and I
would have paid if I have known.

Thank you.....

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Post by alterhase58 » Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:56 pm

Alena004 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Guys please help

I am ready to submit my application, do you think this should be ok to explain why I havent paid for CSI??
Im so worried to pay all that money and be declined.


I have been Self sufficient/housewife between April
2012 - June 2014. During that time I have paid
European Health Insurance in the Czech Republic
and I only saw private doctors in the UK, I did not
use NHS during that time. I was not aware that I
needed to pay Comprehensive Sickenss Insurance
during this period. It was not advertised to me and I
would have paid if I have known.

Thank you.....
First of all, so far there have been no reports from members here that they were refused due to CSI issues. On the other hand members with CSI issues here and elsewhere have reported being approved. There simply isn't the evidence available so far that applicants have been refused and how widespread or not it might be.

A Government Immigration Minister stated, in a letter to the3million pressure group, that he is not aware that applicants have been refused merely on the basis of missing CSI. Clearly it's not a statement in law.

The decision to apply is of course yours. If you decide to apply you should certainly fully explain your situation and provide copies of your insurance arrangements at the time.
This is just my opinion as a member of this forum and does not constitute immigration advice.
Please do not send me private messages asking for advice.

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Post by Alena004 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:11 pm

alterhase58 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:56 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Guys please help

I am ready to submit my application, do you think this should be ok to explain why I havent paid for CSI??
Im so worried to pay all that money and be declined.


I have been Self sufficient/housewife between April
2012 - June 2014. During that time I have paid
European Health Insurance in the Czech Republic
and I only saw private doctors in the UK, I did not
use NHS during that time. I was not aware that I
needed to pay Comprehensive Sickenss Insurance
during this period. It was not advertised to me and I
would have paid if I have known.

Thank you.....
First of all, so far there have been no reports from members here that they were refused due to CSI issues. On the other hand members with CSI issues here and elsewhere have reported being approved. There simply isn't the evidence available so far that applicants have been refused and how widespread or not it might be.

A Government Immigration Minister stated, in a letter to the3million pressure group, that he is not aware that applicants have been refused merely on the basis of missing CSI. Clearly it's not a statement in law.

The decision to apply is of course yours. If you decide to apply you should certainly fully explain your situation and provide copies of your insurance arrangements at the time.



Thank you for your reply! I will submit my application and post my progress on here.

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Post by alterhase58 » Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:57 pm

Alena004 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:11 pm
alterhase58 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:56 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Guys please help

I am ready to submit my application, do you think this should be ok to explain why I havent paid for CSI??
Im so worried to pay all that money and be declined.


I have been Self sufficient/housewife between April
2012 - June 2014. During that time I have paid
European Health Insurance in the Czech Republic
and I only saw private doctors in the UK, I did not
use NHS during that time. I was not aware that I
needed to pay Comprehensive Sickenss Insurance
during this period. It was not advertised to me and I
would have paid if I have known.

Thank you.....
First of all, so far there have been no reports from members here that they were refused due to CSI issues. On the other hand members with CSI issues here and elsewhere have reported being approved. There simply isn't the evidence available so far that applicants have been refused and how widespread or not it might be.

A Government Immigration Minister stated, in a letter to the3million pressure group, that he is not aware that applicants have been refused merely on the basis of missing CSI. Clearly it's not a statement in law.

The decision to apply is of course yours. If you decide to apply you should certainly fully explain your situation and provide copies of your insurance arrangements at the time.



Thank you for your reply! I will submit my application and post my progress on here.
Good luck!
Feel free to post further queries if any and also post your timeline.
This is just my opinion as a member of this forum and does not constitute immigration advice.
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Post by saf7776 » Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:34 pm

hi everyone,

I have a questions for csi requirement. Confusing statements from guidance and application submission. So basically they look at the period before ILR to see if you needed CSI ?. But elsewhere it says you needed to have CSI from the date covering residence requirement... so basically time before submission day, 3 years for me. And in my case and I'm sure a lot of you that could be a year or few months difference.

Also is self employed tax assessment/returns print out for 3 years enough evidence to satisfy their requirements of being self employed ?

any advice would be appreciated

thanks

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Post by alterhase58 » Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:49 pm

saf7776 wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 8:34 pm
hi everyone,

I have a questions for csi requirement. Confusing statements from guidance and application submission. So basically they look at the period before ILR to see if you needed CSI ?. But elsewhere it says you needed to have CSI from the date covering residence requirement... so basically time before submission day, 3 years for me. And in my case and I'm sure a lot of you that could be a year or few months difference.

Also is self employed tax assessment/returns print out for 3 years enough evidence to satisfy their requirements of being self employed ?

any advice would be appreciated

thanks
Are you an EU citizen, or non-EU family member, with Settled Status?
The issue of CSI comes under lawful residence as part of the "Good Character" requirements, which UKVI can review going back 10 years from the application date. Beyond the residency requirement for naturalisation. If you were here under EU free movement and exercising treaty rights as a Student or Self-Sufficient then there was a requirement to hold CSI. If you fall into this category ideally you had CSI, alternatively you might have had an EHIC card or other insurance from your home country, which you can add to your application. Tax print outs will be sufficient.
If you are under UK ILR then this doesn't apply of course.
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Post by saf7776 » Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:54 pm

Hi

Thank you for the reply. I am a British citizen since birth and the application is for my wife.(Surinder singh route i don't know does that make me a EU citizen?). She has been a house wife for the whole time and not working (we have children). She has ILR settled status. I support her and i have been working self employed. We have made the application recently and what i don't understand is even though we repeatedly told them that she is a housewife and relying on me,, they kept on making us aware of CSI and signing many statements and decelerations that we are aware we are submitting missing documents (CSI). This is UKVCAS, we received emails saying we are missing documents and then at the appointment she had to sign declarations saying we are submitting missing documents.

does she still need CSI for being not employed and self sufficient of a family member who is engaged in those activities ?

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Post by alterhase58 » Tue Dec 29, 2020 2:23 pm

saf7776 wrote:
Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:54 pm
Hi

Thank you for the reply. I am a British citizen since birth and the application is for my wife.(Surinder singh route i don't know does that make me a EU citizen?). She has been a house wife for the whole time and not working (we have children). She has ILR settled status. I support her and i have been working self employed. We have made the application recently and what i don't understand is even though we repeatedly told them that she is a housewife and relying on me,, they kept on making us aware of CSI and signing many statements and decelerations that we are aware we are submitting missing documents (CSI). This is UKVCAS, we received emails saying we are missing documents and then at the appointment she had to sign declarations saying we are submitting missing documents.

does she still need CSI for being not employed and self sufficient of a family member who is engaged in those activities ?
This wasn't clear from your post. I can't be sure whether this effects Surinder Singh cases, I believe as your wife is a non-EU citizen it is not relevant - your wife could never exercise EU Treaty Rights on her own and not based on you as her sponsor, as you are British. The UKVI policy guidance doesn't even mention Surinder Singh. UKVCAS (a Home Office contractor) are obliged to ask for this - they don't make the decisions though, that's still with UKVI. You should attach a letter explaining why you didn't have CSI - we have yet to see any reports of applicants being rejected purely on CSI missing.
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Post by saf7776 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 9:12 am

God willing i will wait and see. Thanks for the help ! :D

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Post by Alice109 » Wed Dec 30, 2020 12:45 pm

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Hi, I would wonder to hear if you met with any application for naturalisation through settled status being rejected due to lack of CSI in the case when the applicant was a student or self-sufficient person. We are all scared now, but to be honest, does it really happen? I read a number of recent stories from Q2 and Q3 of 2020 and in most cases, discretion was applied.
Hello, my application for British citizenship has been successful!!!!!!! :D :D :D :D
I wish all of you good luck with yours!!! Goodbye guys thanks for chatting

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Post by closer85 » Mon Jan 04, 2021 2:16 pm

If this can be of any utility to any EU citizen applying for British citizenship with settled status. As you already know comprehensive sickness insurance is needed if you were a student or self sufficient person during the last 10 years. According to latest "European Economic Area nationals: qualified persons" guide, we can show we had CSI with an actual CSI policy insurance at that time, which most of us didn't have it or forms S1,S2,S3.

I have a couple of unemployment gaps, 2 and 3 months respectively and to actually prove that I was insured without using the EHIC I managed to request from the italian health authority a S041 form which states that I was covered for any health expense at that time. Better than nothing, I will have it officially translated and legalized by an Italian tribunal.

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Post by Alena004 » Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:48 pm

alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:57 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:11 pm
alterhase58 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:56 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Guys please help

I am ready to submit my application, do you think this should be ok to explain why I havent paid for CSI??
Im so worried to pay all that money and be declined.


I have been Self sufficient/housewife between April
2012 - June 2014. During that time I have paid
European Health Insurance in the Czech Republic
and I only saw private doctors in the UK, I did not
use NHS during that time. I was not aware that I
needed to pay Comprehensive Sickenss Insurance
during this period. It was not advertised to me and I
would have paid if I have known.

Thank you.....
First of all, so far there have been no reports from members here that they were refused due to CSI issues. On the other hand members with CSI issues here and elsewhere have reported being approved. There simply isn't the evidence available so far that applicants have been refused and how widespread or not it might be.

A Government Immigration Minister stated, in a letter to the3million pressure group, that he is not aware that applicants have been refused merely on the basis of missing CSI. Clearly it's not a statement in law.

The decision to apply is of course yours. If you decide to apply you should certainly fully explain your situation and provide copies of your insurance arrangements at the time.



Thank you for your reply! I will submit my application and post my progress on here.
Good luck!
Feel free to post further queries if any and also post your timeline.
Hello! one more question, I am preparing for my appointment with UKVCAS, I have got the SO41 form from the Czech republic, confirming that I have been paying insurance over there, however it is in Czech language... I wonder do I spend even more money now having it translated, maybe they wont even look at it... as the whole CSI decision is up to the HO officer discretion anyway, with or without the SO41 form...

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Post by Alena004 » Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:48 pm

alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:57 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:11 pm
alterhase58 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:56 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 4:53 pm
Guys please help

I am ready to submit my application, do you think this should be ok to explain why I havent paid for CSI??
Im so worried to pay all that money and be declined.


I have been Self sufficient/housewife between April
2012 - June 2014. During that time I have paid
European Health Insurance in the Czech Republic
and I only saw private doctors in the UK, I did not
use NHS during that time. I was not aware that I
needed to pay Comprehensive Sickenss Insurance
during this period. It was not advertised to me and I
would have paid if I have known.

Thank you.....
First of all, so far there have been no reports from members here that they were refused due to CSI issues. On the other hand members with CSI issues here and elsewhere have reported being approved. There simply isn't the evidence available so far that applicants have been refused and how widespread or not it might be.

A Government Immigration Minister stated, in a letter to the3million pressure group, that he is not aware that applicants have been refused merely on the basis of missing CSI. Clearly it's not a statement in law.

The decision to apply is of course yours. If you decide to apply you should certainly fully explain your situation and provide copies of your insurance arrangements at the time.



Thank you for your reply! I will submit my application and post my progress on here.
Good luck!
Feel free to post further queries if any and also post your timeline.
Hello! one more question, I am preparing for my appointment with UKVCAS, I have got the SO41 form from the Czech republic, confirming that I have been paying insurance over there, however it is in Czech language... I wonder do I spend even more money now having it translated, maybe they wont even look at it... as the whole CSI decision is up to the HO officer discretion anyway, with or without the SO41 form...

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Post by alterhase58 » Sat Jan 09, 2021 11:13 pm

Alena004 wrote:
Sat Jan 09, 2021 5:48 pm
alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 5:57 pm
Alena004 wrote:
Wed Dec 16, 2020 4:11 pm
alterhase58 wrote:
Thu Dec 10, 2020 10:56 pm

First of all, so far there have been no reports from members here that they were refused due to CSI issues. On the other hand members with CSI issues here and elsewhere have reported being approved. There simply isn't the evidence available so far that applicants have been refused and how widespread or not it might be.

A Government Immigration Minister stated, in a letter to the3million pressure group, that he is not aware that applicants have been refused merely on the basis of missing CSI. Clearly it's not a statement in law.

The decision to apply is of course yours. If you decide to apply you should certainly fully explain your situation and provide copies of your insurance arrangements at the time.



Thank you for your reply! I will submit my application and post my progress on here.
Good luck!
Feel free to post further queries if any and also post your timeline.
Hello! one more question, I am preparing for my appointment with UKVCAS, I have got the SO41 form from the Czech republic, confirming that I have been paying insurance over there, however it is in Czech language... I wonder do I spend even more money now having it translated, maybe they wont even look at it... as the whole CSI decision is up to the HO officer discretion anyway, with or without the SO41 form...
SO41 forms seem to be standard across the EU as was, so it's probably ok to include that in the original and perhaps prepare a quick summary as to what it is and details of cover.
This is just my opinion as a member of this forum and does not constitute immigration advice.
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Post by pzas21 » Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:57 pm

Good afternoon all,

I had my documents checked by the home office and they came back with the following recommendations:

1. If applicant had Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI), to be uploaded to the 'Other' category.
2. Please upload passport with bio and attach second page in one image to the 'Proof of Application' with all four corners showing as the one uploaded is not showing the corners.

Regarding the first point, it clearly states in the document upload section that:

"Evidence that you have been in the UK lawfully for your 3 or 5 year qualifying residence period. This should be evidence that you were here as a worker, student, self-employed, self-sufficient, retired or incapacitated person, If you spent some of that time in the UK as a student or as a self-sufficient person, and had comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI), a copy of your sickness insurance policy

I was a student in the UK back at 2013-2014,so I don't include that in my application. I remember I had some health insurance from EU when I came to UK but I cannot find it now. However, from what I understand from the above, the CSI is not required, as the qualifying period for me is from 2015-2020, correct?

Regarding the second point, I will upload the passport again, but what do they mean about the second page, is this the one with the signature?

Thanks,

Pavlos

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Post by londuk1 » Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:28 am

pzas21 wrote:
Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:57 pm
Good afternoon all,

I had my documents checked by the home office and they came back with the following recommendations:

1. If applicant had Comprehensive Sickness Insurance (CSI), to be uploaded to the 'Other' category.
2. Please upload passport with bio and attach second page in one image to the 'Proof of Application' with all four corners showing as the one uploaded is not showing the corners.

Regarding the first point, it clearly states in the document upload section that:

"Evidence that you have been in the UK lawfully for your 3 or 5 year qualifying residence period. This should be evidence that you were here as a worker, student, self-employed, self-sufficient, retired or incapacitated person, If you spent some of that time in the UK as a student or as a self-sufficient person, and had comprehensive sickness insurance (CSI), a copy of your sickness insurance policy

I was a student in the UK back at 2013-2014,so I don't include that in my application. I remember I had some health insurance from EU when I came to UK but I cannot find it now. However, from what I understand from the above, the CSI is not required, as the qualifying period for me is from 2015-2020, correct?

Regarding the second point, I will upload the passport again, but what do they mean about the second page, is this the one with the signature?

Thanks,

Pavlos
Unfortunately they have recently changed the guidance and for CSI only they are looking at the last 10 years.

UKVI guidance now makes clear(er) there is an expectation that EU citizens (and occasionally their family members) should have held private health insurance, if seeking to establish lawful residence on a self-sufficient or student basis.

This is causing confusion for many granted settled status, who thought that being granted settled status meant the Home Office was satisfied with their lawful residence in the preceding five years (or three years if married to a Brit). To many, settled status represented a ‘clean bill of health’, in terms of immigration history. This has led many to apply to naturalise as British, with misguided confidence. Such people may have their naturalisation applications refused, if they are relying on a period of residence on a ‘self-sufficient’ or ‘student’ basis, unless they held CSI.

Furthermore, as well as the requirement to have been lawfully resident for five (or three) years, there is a separate requirement to be of ‘good character’. There is detailed policy guidance instructing UKVI caseworkers how to interpret this seemingly subjective and ill-defined term. One aspect of good character is immigration related issues, including a failure to ‘comply with the EEA Regulations’, within the previous 10 years’.

So, confusingly, you have one rule that you must have lived here lawfully for five years, but then, buried deep within UKVI guidance, lo and behold! A requirement to have resided here lawfully for 10 years.

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Post by secret.simon » Thu Jan 21, 2021 6:15 am

londuk1 wrote:
Thu Jan 21, 2021 1:28 am
So, confusingly, you have one rule that you must have lived here lawfully for five years, but then, buried deep within UKVI guidance, lo and behold! A requirement to have resided here lawfully for 10 years.
A more accurate way to express that is that there is a requirement to have resided in the UK legally for a minimum of the past five years, and for any residence in the past ten years to not have been illegal.

You are not required to have 10 years legal residence in the UK. You can naturalise with a residence of just six years (e.g., 5 years to acquire ILR+1 year). But any residence in the UK in the past 10 years must have been legal.
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Post by Aniko84 » Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:18 pm

Good evening,

could anyone help me about the comprehensive sickness insurance part of the application form?

I meet all the criteria to be able to apply for neutralization (lived in UK continuously for over 5 years, have been employed, language test, life in uk test, have been granted Indefinite Leave in the United
Kingdom under the EU settlement scheme over 12 months ago) but there is a 6 weeks gap in my employment. When I get to required documents part of my application, there is a section where it asks for prof of comprehensive sickens insurance while I was studying or being self sufficient.
I have left my job in October and now I am a full time student with a part time job. I was not aware of the CSI and that I may need one.
Should I worry about this before submitting my application form? Could my neutralisation be rejected over this? I realise the insurance can not be backdated and if this is something I would need to get my British citizenship for, I'm afraid I'd just loose the money as I don't have this Insurance.

Thank you in advance!

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Post by alterhase58 » Tue Feb 02, 2021 4:21 pm

Aniko84 wrote:
Mon Feb 01, 2021 11:18 pm
Good evening,

could anyone help me about the comprehensive sickness insurance part of the application form?

I meet all the criteria to be able to apply for neutralization (lived in UK continuously for over 5 years, have been employed, language test, life in uk test, have been granted Indefinite Leave in the United
Kingdom under the EU settlement scheme over 12 months ago) but there is a 6 weeks gap in my employment. When I get to required documents part of my application, there is a section where it asks for prof of comprehensive sickens insurance while I was studying or being self sufficient.
I have left my job in October and now I am a full time student with a part time job. I was not aware of the CSI and that I may need one.
Should I worry about this before submitting my application form? Could my neutralisation be rejected over this? I realise the insurance can not be backdated and if this is something I would need to get my British citizenship for, I'm afraid I'd just loose the money as I don't have this Insurance.

Thank you in advance!
First of all, we have not seen any reports where applicants have been refused purely due to CSI issues, but there have been some reports that applicants have been approved who had CSI issue. Clearly there is discretion being applied, and the caseworker guidance seem to suggest that discretion can be applied.

Presumably you have started studying in October 2020? The UK has left the EU formally on 31 January 2020, and ended the transition period on 31 December 2020. CSI was an EU regulation adopted by the UK about 8(?) years ago and applied to EU citizens exercising Treaty Rights as "Students" or "Self-sufficient". So you have been studying for max 3 months in the UK (under EU regulations?) - I should think that three months doesn't make any difference. Also you have status under UK immigration regulations, which doesn't require CSI.

If/when you submit your application you will be asked whether you had CSI at some stage, if not, why not, ... you need to explain. You are free to add a cover letter. Clearly you have to decide whether to apply
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Re: General discussion on CSI and Settled Status. Big issues for people on the EEA-Applications Routes

Post by Aniko84 » Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:36 am

Thank you so much for this, I really apricate it! I was very confused about this CSI when I first read about it, because when I applied for my indefinite leave to remain last year, my acceptance letter said I can continue my life in the UK and can study, work, use NHS and claim benefits just as before... Nowhere was this insurance ever mentioned to me.

I started to study in September, but I was also still in employment and worked part time. At the moment I work on a 0 hour contract (due to covid with very little luck at the moment, but that should change) but I am employed. There was only a 6 weeks gap between my jobs.
I will write the cover letter, where I mention this. In your opinion, what should I write about me not having a CSI?
Can I say that when I received my ILR status I was under the impression that my rights in the UK are protected and that involved me using the NHS without extra insurance? I don't want to phrase the cover letter in a way that could be confusing or just plain wrong.
Thank you for your help!

kind regards, Aniko

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Re: General discussion on CSI and Settled Status. Big issues for people on the EEA-Applications Routes

Post by alterhase58 » Thu Feb 04, 2021 11:38 am

Aniko84 wrote:
Thu Feb 04, 2021 10:36 am
Thank you so much for this, I really apricate it! I was very confused about this CSI when I first read about it, because when I applied for my indefinite leave to remain last year, my acceptance letter said I can continue my life in the UK and can study, work, use NHS and claim benefits just as before... Nowhere was this insurance ever mentioned to me.

I started to study in September, but I was also still in employment and worked part time. At the moment I work on a 0 hour contract (due to covid with very little luck at the moment, but that should change) but I am employed. There was only a 6 weeks gap between my jobs.
I will write the cover letter, where I mention this. In your opinion, what should I write about me not having a CSI?
Can I say that when I received my ILR status I was under the impression that my rights in the UK are protected and that involved me using the NHS without extra insurance? I don't want to phrase the cover letter in a way that could be confusing or just plain wrong.
Thank you for your help!

kind regards, Aniko
Cover letter should just explain the facts as they apply to you - if you have anything other insurance documents it's best to include a copy. This is just my take on things based on reports by members and my understanding of the original requirement. So not able to suggest how you should phrase a cover letter. Suffice to say it should be to the point and based on the facts relating to your case.
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Re: General discussion on CSI and Settled Status. Big issues for people on the EEA-Applications Routes

Post by pterodactylus » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:19 am

I will try to be as concise as possible:
Is CSI no longer required for the period beginning from the moment you obtain pre-settled/settled status, i.e. February 2020 in my case, or from 01.01.2021 (assuming that you have PS/SS)?
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Re: General discussion on CSI and Settled Status. Big issues for people on the EEA-Applications Routes

Post by alterhase58 » Wed Feb 17, 2021 10:47 am

pterodactylus wrote:
Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:19 am
I will try to be as concise as possible:
Is CSI no longer required for the period beginning from the moment you obtain pre-settled/settled status, i.e. February 2020 in my case, or from 01.01.2021 (assuming that you have PS/SS)?
Thank you!
The short answer is yes, no requirement for Settled Status. CSI was a requirement under EU regulations (as implemented by the UK) for EU citizens exercising treaty rights as "students" or "self-sufficient" people - Settled Status is a UK immigration status and has no such requirement.

However, note that for naturalisation the Home Office can review your immigration history for the past 10 years back from the application date. And they will ask whether you had CSI if applicable during the period under EU regulations. Refer to the guidance:: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... 7.0ext.pdf

Note also that we have not seen any reports of applicants being refused purely on the basis of CSI issues, if they should have had it. And the guidance does suggest that caseworkers can apply discretion.
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