kirstybutler05 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:42 am
I have heard that after 30 June 2021 the biometric card will no longer be valid. Mine expires in 2029.
If you are referring to a EEA Residence Card, these are valid until the expiration date that is printed on them.
(although I'm not sure how you can have a EEA RC valid until 2029, since they are usually valid for 5 years???).
Do I need to update it under EUSS.
Not unless its printed expiration date is approaching.
I have heard different things from people so not sure what to do.
The Home Office created a huge confusion by changing twice the validity date of the cards.
First, it was announced card would be valid until December 31st 2020.
Later on, it was announced that the cards would now be valid until June 39th 2021.
Further later on, it was announced that cards would be valid until their printed expiration date (mostly because they realised everyone was rushing to apply to convert cards and the Home Office could not cope with the volume of applications).
These are not rumours, these were actual official messages published on the website for EEA Residence Cards. Hence the confusion.
Also if i apply to update the card, I am applying for a job at the moment how do I prove I have right to work?
The official method is via this website:
https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work
Your employer might still accept old EEA cards, since they would still be valid.
If you see you have difficulty proving your right to work to employers via the website (but you shouldn't, they should accept your electronic status as proof of your right to work), then that might be an actual reason for you to apply and change your card.
(but it will take time due to the bottleneck)
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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