EU Settlement - Can I apply for pre-settled status twice?

Hello,

I arrived in the UK on Oct-2019 and then I applied for Pre-settled status. I got my pre-settled status which is valid till January-2025.

I traveled abroad on 1-Nov-2020 and I was having a return ticket on 23-April-2021. However, in April 2021, I got infected with the Covid-19 and post covid weakness due to which I could not travel back to the UK within 6 months. This has caused a gap in my continuous period.

My question is can I re-apply for Pre-settled status as the deadline to apply for pre-settled status is 30-June-2021 ?

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Sun May 09, 2021 12:09 pm

My question is can I re-apply for Pre-settled status as the deadline to apply for pre-settled status is 30-June-2021 ?

Anyone can apply for Pre-Settled status as many times as they want.

Now, actually getting the status is a different matter. Concerning applications of people who broke their continuous residence via an absence longer than six months, and therefore now rely on a continuous residence period that starts after January 1st 2021, the outcome depends on wether you are the main EU sponsor, or their non-EU family member:

• If you are the EU sponsor, it's usually game over; you can stay in the UK until your Pre-Settled Status runs out, but you cannot extend it under the EU Settlement Scheme. (However, that infographic does inform that absences related to COVID-19 are reported to be considered among the allowed exceptions by the Home Office).

• If you are the non-EU family member, if your EU sponsor has not broken their qualifying period, you can come back as a "joining family member", effectively restarting your clock to zero. You will be able to re-obtain Pre-Settled Status, but your past residence before you absence will be wiped off when counting time towards Settled Status.