dgon0410 wrote: ↑Tue May 18, 2021 3:53 pm
Has anyone been given Settled status recently?
Having Settled Status or not is irrelevant. The BRP replacement service also deals with people applying for cards with Pre-Settled Status.
I have an EU family member BRP. It says you should get a replacement card within 10 working days if your card is not valid.
That is the standard message sent to everyone who applies and gets status under the EU Settlement Scheme, so do no read it as a customised message for yourself.
Technically all the EU cards post Brexit are not valid.
Well, EU cards were valid, then they weren't, then they are valid again.
The Home Office keeps changing the message. Last we heard is that the EEA Residence Cards are valid until their printed expiration date.
Wondering if someone received a replacement automatically?
No "automatic replacements".
Replacements have to be applied for, and even if you applied, there is currently a bottleneck that is making waiting times longer. Hence why the Home Office seems to have changed their minds and extended the validity of current EEA RCs, in the hopes people stop applying.
Should I wait or apply for a replacement via the website?
You should apply at some point since your card will expire at some point, just that there is a bottleneck and you might end up waiting more than the 8 weeks; also as I said, according to the Home Office, there is no longer need to replace your BRC in the short term (depending on the printed expiration date on your card).
Also there is no time guide on the gov portal now, it used to say 8 weeks. Has it changed?
Referring to this one: visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/product/biometric-residence-permit-replacement-service
No point in relying too much on that.
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.
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