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by kamoe » Tue May 09, 2023 7:29 am
My understanding is also that the Pre-Settled Status will be valid for 5 years and the BRC card will be valid until its expiration date, regardless of whether the relationship has ended or is subsistent.
I'd like to add that, because you are unmarried, there is no immediate way of establishing that your relationship has ended. This is done by contradiction: by establishing that the relationship is not subsistent, and this is established when you fail to provide proof that it is subsistent. The only occasion I am aware of such a verification process is when you apply for Settled Status. I cannot think of any other scenario when you would need to prove or disprove your relationship status (even when you travel in and out of the UK, your BRC is enough, the UK border officer never asks you to provide proof that the relationship is subsisting).
In other words, the only way for the Home Office to determine that your unmarried partnership has ended is if you fail to prove it is not subsistent (e.g. to attempt an application for Settled Status and fail to provide proof). And The Home Office does not do this proactively, they don't go checking all family members' statuses regularly to see if the family relationship is subsistent. These checks take place only when you make an application.
This means that, if your relationship ends, in practical terms you can stay, live, and work in the UK until your BRC card expiration date. What you cannot do is apply for Settled Status, as others above have said.
My posts express what I believe are the facts, based on the best of my knowledge, about the topics discussed in this forum. They do not constitute immigration advice.
